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Moderate walking between home and transit stops can be a significant portion of daily physical activity. Yet, we know … little about the role of public transit in promoting physical activity at the neighborhood level. Using a pre-post treatment …-control research design, we examine whether new Expo light rail transit has any impact on physical activity outcomes among residents of …
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In the last 20 years light rail and tramway schemes have been introduced in many European cities. The effects of these schemes over public transport patronage, and the benefits they have generated, seem to have sometimes been overestimated. The availability of some experiences helps in deriving...
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This study examines transit's role in promoting social equity by assessing impacts of recent transit changes in the … accessibility to low-wage jobs. These gains stand out from changes in accessibility for the transit system as a whole. The paper … concludes by discussing implications of the study results for informing more equitable transit polices in the future. …
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introduction of light rail transit (LRT) on land use in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We measure detailed changes in land use before and …
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are discussed, along with steps in the planning process when citizen involvement is particularly effective, suggestions …
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transit as unsafe. The price elasticity of private vehicle kilometers traveled (-1.28) implies that mobility and external …
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