SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN ATTITUDES TOWARD EXPANDED PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE

Although recent budgetary considerations by the Federal government do not portend well for urban public transit, some transit systems are considering expansion into less densely-settled areas further from the Central Business District. Of some concern to planners has been their belief that suburban and rural dwellers may be much less inclined than urban dwellers to support expansion of transit service. This paper presents an analysis of a random-digit dialing/mail-out, mail-back survey conducted in Washtenaw County, Michigan which was designed specifically to examine differences in attitudes between urban and rural residents. Six mutually-exclusive spatial strata were established based upon population density. This paper tests for expected spatial differences in socioeconomic and demographic variables and then examines spatial variations in attitudes about transit service provision between the spatial strata do not arise. Most of the significant differences found are with respect to questions which relate to where transit is provided. Residents in rural (urban) areas support more strongly the provision of services to rural (urban) areas. Many residents, however, will support transit service that may not benefit them directly.

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  Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

  Kluwer Academic Pub Group, Distribution Center, P.O. Box 322
  3300 AH Dordrecht,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Sheskin, I M
  • Stopher, P R
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 211-232
• Serial:
  • Transportation (Netherlands)
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
  • ISSN: 0049-4488

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Data collection; Demographics; Financing; Public transit; Rural areas; Socioeconomic factors; Suburbs; Surveys; Traffic distribution
• Uncontrolled Terms: Socioeconomic data; Transit services
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477634
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 30 1988 12:00AM