SIMULATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CERTAIN SOCIAL FACTORS AND TRANSPORTATION IN A LOW INCOME AREA

The intent of this paper is to model a typical urban ghetto in terms of three variables: education, health and income, and to simulate the behavior of these variables over a ten-year period. A fourth variable, the effect of accessibility generated by an improved transit system, is then introduced in order to determine the effect of this component upon system performance. From this analysis it is hoped that a number of insights will emerge concerning the development of urban ghettos and the effect (or lack of effect) of transportation in helping this development.

• Corporate Authors:

  Association of Engineers and Architects in Israel

  Engineers Institute, 200 Dizengoff Street, P.O. Box 3082
  Tel-Aviv,   Israel 
• Authors:
  • Phelps, B G
  • Dickey, J W
• Publication Date: 1974-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 90-95
• Serial:
  • ITCC Review
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Needs assessment; Rapid transit; Social factors; Transportation; Urban transportation
• Subject Areas: Environment; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00071980
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1981 12:00AM