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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Commuting Inequality between Cars and Public Transit: The Case of the San Francisco Bay Area, 1990-2000
Contributor:
Kawabata, Mizuki;
Shen, Qing
imprint:
SAGE Publications, 2007
Published in:Urban Studies
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1080/00420980701426616
ISSN:
0042-0980;
1360-063X
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p>Equity in access to opportunities is increasingly recognised as an essential component of sustainable development and transport. This study presents a spatial and temporal examination of commuting inequality between cars and public transit in the San Francisco Bay Area. Results visualised in the maps show considerable inequality and temporal changes in job accessibility and commuting time between cars and public transit as well as among locations within the metropolitan area. Results from OLS and spatial regression models indicate that, in both 1990 and 2000, greater job accessibility was significantly associated with shorter commuting time for driving alone as well as for public transit, but the degree of this association was considerably greater for public transit than for driving alone. Urban and transport development that enhances mobility and accessibility for public transit relative to cars should be strongly encouraged.</jats:p>