ABSTRACT
In several previous chapters we have noticed that a high local-area density appears to contribute to an increased amount of transport at the weekend. Admittedly, residents of dense, inner-city local areas do not travel longer distances at the weekend than respondents living in low-density outer-area suburbs. However, when controlling for other urban structural characteristics, especially the location of the residence relative to central Copenhagen and the closest second-order urban centre, as well as for the non-urban-structural control variables, we find several examples of a positive correlation between a high local-area density and a high amount of travel at the weekend. Respondents living in dense local areas travel longer distances at the weekend than respondents living at the same distance from central Copenhagen and the closest second-order centre, but in a local area with a lower density. Our material thus suggests a certain compensatory leisure travel among our respondents living in dense urban environments.
