Title: Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America
Abstract: This report describes how effectively and conveniently public transit in the United States connects people with their jobs. It offers statistics regarding accessibility, travel time, rush hour service and geographic region of the country. Trends regarding area of the country include the observation that 15 of the 20 areas of the country ranked lowest in transit coverage and job access are in the southern states. In addition, jobs in high skill industries are more accessible via public transit that jobs in low skill industries. It is also noted that almost 70% of the residents living in large metropolitan areas have access to public transit.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-05-01
Language: en
Type: article
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