| Title | Evaluating Transportation Equity: An Intermetropolitan Comparison of Regional Accessibility and Urban Form |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 55549 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Grengs, Joe; Levine, Jonathan; Shen, Qingyun |
| Corporate Creator | University of Michigan. Urban and Regional Planning |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Civil Rights |
| Publication Date | 20130600 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The concept of accessibility is used as the measurement tool to assess the link between social equity and the built environment because it simultaneously accounts for both land-use patterns and a transportation system. This study compares 25 metropolitan regions to identify those regions that best support high accessibility for transit-dependent populations, racial minorities, and low-income households. Comparing across metropolitan regions enables a better understanding of which regions offer greater geographic equity in accessibility, and what factors underpin these differences. The analysis demonstrates that accessibility can be evaluated across multiple dimensions. |
| Rosap ID | dot:29285 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29285 |
| TRT Terms | Metropolitan areas; Public transit; Population; Transit riders; Minorities; Low income groups; Equity; Accessibility; Evaluation; Urban areas; Land use; Research reports; Case studies; Planning; Policy; Infrastructure |
| General Subjects | Human Services Transportation |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1562611 |
| Contract Number | MI-26-8002-00 |
| Report Number | FTA Report No. 0066 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/55000/55500/55549/FTA_Report_No._0066.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |