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Date Time Attractive locations work like large planets Using large-​scale mobility data from diverse cities around the globe, researchers from ETH Zurich, MIT and the Santa Fe Institute discover a powerful yet surprisingly simple travel law that governs the number of visitors to any location in a city. This image visualizes the flows of individuals across the Greater Boston area. (Image: Guangyu Du / MIT Senseable City Lab) Human mobility impacts many aspects of a city, from its spatial structure to its response to an epidemic. It is not only key to social interactions, innovation, and prod...

What explains how often people travel to a particular place? Your intuition might suggest that distance is a key factor, but empirical evidence can help urban studies researchers answer the question more definitively. A new paper by an MIT team,

New research published in Nature provides a powerful yet surprisingly simple way to determine the number of visitors to any location in a city.

New MIT research confirms people visit places more frequently when they have to travel shorter distances to get there. The study establishes a “visitation law” and could help in urban planning.