JOB ACCESSIBILITY IN THE SAN JUAN METROPOLITAN REGION: IMPLICATIONS FOR RAIL TRANSIT BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Public transportation investment is made primarily because of its potential social and economic benefits. Properly identifying and measuring these benefits has been the central concern in rail transit investment. The social aspects of the benefits, however, have not been well examined. In this research on the potential benefits of Tren Urbano (a new rail transit system proposed in San Juan, Puerto Rico), accessibility measures are utilized as a key analytical tool. An analysis of Tren Urbano's effects on employment accessibility in the region is presented. The results show that there is a need for lower-income workers to improve their accessibility to jobs. Tren Urbano will enhance employment accessibility at the regional level and for all income groups as well. The results also reveal spatial inequity in the distribution of the potential benefits, even though the eventual outcome will be dependent on the actual distribution of ridership. Efforts should be made to channel the potential benefits of transportation investment toward socially targeted populations. Integrating the rail system with other transit modes and formulating favorable land use policies are critical to enhance accessibility.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1618, Transit: Planning, Management, Marketing, New Technology, Capacity, and Quality of Service.
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Authors:
- Zhang, Ming
- Shen, Qing
- Sussman, J
- Publication Date: 1998
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 22-31
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1618
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Economic benefits; Employment; Integrated systems; Jobs; Land use; Low income groups; Policy; Rail transit; Social benefits; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Transportation modes
- Identifier Terms: Tren Urbano
- Uncontrolled Terms: Disadvantaged persons; Integration
- Geographic Terms: San Juan (Puerto Rico)
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00755063
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309064643
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Oct 14 1998 12:00AM