Low income, public transit, and mobility
Low income, public transit, and mobility
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10.3141/1927-08
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2005-01-01
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Giuliano, G
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Giuliano, G
美国提供过境补贴的一个基本理由是，向所有人提供基本的流动性，特别是在交通方面处于不利地位的人：那些不愿意或不能开车的人或没有汽车的人。然而，即使在弱势群体中，大多数旅行也是乘坐私家车。本文探讨了过境在低收入家庭日常出行模式中的作用。公共交通仅用于旅行的一小部分，经常使用公共交通的人在所有人口群体中的流动性最低。态度数据表明对公共交通的不满，表明目前的趋势可能会继续下去。通过提高高需求市场的服务频率和质量来保留现有市场，探索在低需求市场提供过境服务的更有效方式，并扩大过境服务以服务于非高峰和非方向通勤，将使过境成为对每个人都更具吸引力的选择。
A fundamental justification for transit subsidies in the United States is to provide a basic level of mobility to all persons, especially the transportation disadvantaged: those who are either unwilling or unable to drive or who do not have access to a car. Yet even among the disadvantaged, most travel is by private vehicle. This paper examines the role of transit in the daily travel patterns of low-income households. Public transit is used for only a small portion of travel, and those who use transit regularly have the lowest level of mobility among all population segments. Attitudinal data indicate dissatisfaction with public transit, suggesting that current trends are likely to continue. Retaining existing markets by improving service frequency and quality in high-demand markets, exploring more effective ways of providing transit in low-demand markets, and expanding transit to serve off-peak and off-direction commutes would make transit a more attractive option for everyone.