Transit and Livability: Results from the National Community Livability Survey
While many factors influence a community’s livability, affordable transportation options such as transit services can be an important contributor. Availability and frequency of transit services vary greatly among metro and non-metro areas, thereby affecting the access to affordable transportation options. This study was Phase 3 of the three-phase livability study in researching the nexus of transit and livability in U.S. communities. The objective of the study was to conduct a National Community Livability Survey (NCLS) in both urban and rural communities in the United States and analyze the role of transportation and public transit toward quality of life. The NCLS survey was distributed to 25,000 adults across all 50 U.S. states. The survey yielded a total of 994 high-quality responses, including 152 from transit riders who completed the transit rider survey questions. Survey results suggest that improving livability factors, such as affordable jobs, affordable housing, low crime, and affordable transportation options in metro communities, can improve the livability of metro residents. Similarly, improving livability factors, such as available jobs, affordable housing, quality healthcare, affordable transportation options, and overall cost of living, can improve the livability of non-metro communities. Further, when compared with metro communities, non-metro communities have a greater need to improve the identified livability factors, as there is a large need for improvement.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
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Corporate Authors:
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
Small Urban and Rural Transit Center, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND United States 58108-6050Small Urban and Rural Livability Center
Western Transportation Institute
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT United StatesNational Center for Transit Research
Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, CUT 100
Tampa, FL United States 33620Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX United States 77843-3135Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Godavarthy, Ranjit
- Mattson, Jeremy
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0000-0002-0826-5834
- Brooks, Jonathan
- Jain, Jitendra
- Quadrifoglio, Luca
- Sener, Ipek
- Simek, Chris
- Publication Date: 2018-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 78p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Communities; Livability; Public transit; Quality of life; Rural areas; Surveys; Transit riders; Urban areas
- Identifier Terms: National Community Livability Survey
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01690401
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: SURLC 18-008
- Files: UTC, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Dec 31 2018 9:06AM