RELATIONSHIP OF COMMUTER ROUTES TO CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT
There are many factors that may contribute to fluctuating transit ridership in a given region. Seasonal changes, gasoline prices, availability of parking facilities and parking prices, transit fares and downtown or central business district (CBD) employment are just a few. Ridership to a region's CBD core generally represents transit's strongest markets. This study will measure the relationship between CBD employment and transit ridership on commuter routes in Houston area. The focus on commuter routes will establish a direct link to suburbanites and the Houston CBD since the routes are direct from the transit center or park and ride, to downtown. A secondary focus of this study will include an examination of the suburbanization process and its impacts, if any, on Houston's demographics and potential transit ridership.
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Corporate Authors:
Texas Southern University, Houston
Center for Transportation Training and Research, 3100 Cleburne Avenue
Houston, TX United States 77004Southwest Region University Transportation Center
Texas A&M University
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX United States 77843-3135Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Goodwin, R E
- Lewis, C A
- Publication Date: 2000-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
- Pagination: 50 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Central business districts; Commuters; Commuting; Demographics; Employment; Ridership; Suburbs; Work trips
- Geographic Terms: Houston (Texas)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00797434
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: SWUTC/00/721925-1
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Aug 7 2000 12:00AM