Urban-Rural Classification: Identifying a System Suitable for Transit

A geographic classification system to guide transit policy in small urban and rural areas does not exist, nor does a classification system of rural transit services. As the need and resources available for small urban and rural transit services are increasing, these deficiencies are becoming ever more significant. The general case, where program development and resource allocation depends on appropriate classification, appears to apply to small urban and rural transit policy. In this paper existing urban-rural classifications are evaluated to determine their ability to appropriately delineate differences among geographic areas as they relate to personal mobility need and transportation service availability with emphasis placed on the definitional boundary between urban, small urban, and rural areas. In the absence of a suitable existing classification system, a new system is constructed, applied, and evaluated.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=618
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• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Ripplinger, David
  • Beck, Natalie
  • Hough, Jill Annette
• Publication Date: 2008-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 38p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Population density; Public transit; Resource allocation; Rural areas; Rural transit; Small cities; Small towns; Transportation policy
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01124328
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 20 2009 3:12PM