Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/33976
Title: Equity of transit connectivity in Tennessee cities
Authors: Sharma, Ishant 
Mishra, Sabyasachee 
Golias, Mihalis 
Welch, Timothy F. 
Cherry, Christopher R. 
Major Field of Science: Engineering and Technology
Keywords: Public transit;Connectivity;Equity;Gini index;Open-source data
Issue Date: 1-Jun-2020
Source: Journal of Transport Geography, vol.86, 2020
Volume: 86
Journal: Journal of Transport Geography 
Abstract: Federal and state agencies focus on providing captive users in mobility-vulnerable population groups with access to public transit resources. One challenge to the provision of equitable access is quantifying equity-oriented metrics for public transit service. This paper utilizes an approach that utilizes the available spatial demographic data and transit network characteristics to compute multimodal transit connectivity and equity. This method is exemplified by analyzing transit connectivity for three metropolitan cities in the state of Tennessee in the United States and overlapping that connectivity on demographic data. Results indicate that the distribution of transit services among vulnerable populations varies within and between cities. The case studies illustrate how this methodology can be used by public agencies to assess the performance of transit systems and to identify the distribution of these systems among various groups to improve the equity of transit connectivity.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/33976
ISSN: 09666923
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102750
Type: Article
Affiliation : University of Memphis 
University of Auckland 
University of Tennessee 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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