WALK-AND-RIDE: FACTORS INFLUENCING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO TRANSIT

The article discusses the problems pedestrians face in trying to gain access to transit, as the predominant means of reaching suburban transit stations in the United States is by private car. In this article, analyses are carried out at two resolutions to address the problem: San Francisco Bay Area's compact, mixed-use settings with minimal obstructions that are conductive to walk-and-ride rail patronage; and Montgomery County, Maryland's urban design with sidewalk provisions and street dimensions that significantly aid access to transit by foot. The paper presents elasticities that summarize findings.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.5038/2375-0901.3.4.1
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/30755822
• Corporate Authors:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Center for Urban Transportation Research, 4202 East Fowler Avenue
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620-5375
• Authors:
  • Cervero, R
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-23
• Serial:
  • Journal of Public Transportation
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: University of South Florida, Tampa
  • ISSN: 1077-291X
  • EISSN: 2375-0901
  • Serial URL: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jpt/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Pedestrian traffic; Public transit; Rail transit stations; Sidewalks; Suburbs; Urban design; Walkways
• Geographic Terms: Montgomery County (Maryland); San Francisco Bay Area
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00808757
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 14 2001 12:00AM