Change in Density |
Cases |
2000 Density/1990 Density |
2000 Traffic Intensity/1990 Traffic Intensity |
Traffic Intensity Change/Density Change |
Over 10% |
6 |
1.15 |
1.23 |
1.07 |
0% to 10% |
14 |
1.05 |
1.10 |
1.06 |
0% to -10% |
12 |
0.95 |
1.09 |
1.15 |
-10% or Less |
8 |
0.78 |
0.91 |
1.16 |
Total |
40 |
0.98 |
1.08 |
1.10 |
Traffic Intensity: Vehicle Miles per Square Mile of Urbanized Land Area. |
Calculated from Texas Transportation Institute Data for 2000 and 1990, urban areas over 1,000,000 population |
Linear regression result: 0.82 increase in traffic intensity per 1.00 increase in density (constant 0.27). R2=0.75, Significant at 99 percent confidence level |