Public transit access and the changing spatial distribution of poverty
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2017.07.002
Abstract: Abstract This article examines whether access to public transportation plays a significant role in determining the spatial distribution of poverty in a metropolitan area. Our empirical strategy relies on long-term changes in poverty and access… read more here.
Keywords: distribution poverty; transit; transit access; spatial distribution ... See more keywords
Transit access and neighborhood segregation. Evidence from the Dallas light rail system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.10.007
Abstract: Abstract I study the effect of transit access on neighborhood incomes by exploiting a quasi-experimental setting of an extensively planned, but only partially built urban rail system in Dallas. I show that neighborhood income in… read more here.
Keywords: access neighborhood; rail system; access; transit access ... See more keywords