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This paper investigates the relationship between employment density, population density and levels of transport accessibility in London. The main findings are as follows:
- areas within London with a low level of transport accessibility show a strong and significant relationship between employment and population density. In these areas in London, land turned over for housing will have employment growth associated with it in the locality;
- it is estimated that an increase in the resident population of 1,000 in areas of low transport accessibility (predominantly in Outer London, with a higher proportion of employment serving the local population) will on average have the potential to give rise to a further 171 jobs in the locality;
- by contrast, for areas with a high level of transport accessibility, the relationship between population density and employment density is not significant; therefore, an increase in the resident population in these areas does not increase the chances of a rise in local employment. These are areas in which transport accessibility is the strongest driver of employment density.
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