Impact of light rail implementation on labor market accessibility: A transportation equity perspective

Yingling Fan (), Andrew E Guthrie () and David Levinson
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Yingling Fan: University of Minnesota, http://www.hhh.umn.edu/people/yfan/
Andrew E Guthrie: University of Minnesota

The Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2012, vol. 5, issue 3, 28-39

Abstract: This study seeks to examine transit’s role in promoting social equity by assessing before-after impacts of recent transit changes in the Twin Cities, including opening of the Hiawatha light rail line, on job accessibility among workers of different wage categories. Geo-spatial, descriptive and regression analyses find that proximity to light rail stations and bus stops offering direct rail connections are associated with large, statistically significant gains in accessibility to low-wage jobs. These gains stand out from changes in accessibility for the transit system as a whole. Implications of the study results for informing more equitable transit polices are discussed.

Keywords: transit; social equity; Twin Cities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Working Paper: Impact of Light Rail Implementation on Labor Market Accessibility: A Transportation Equity Perspective (2010)
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