Citation

Falcocchio JC, Pignataro LJ, McShane WR. Highw. Res. Rec. 1973; 473: 28-38.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1973, National Research Council (U.S.A.), Highway Research Board)

DOI

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PMID

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Abstract

This study presents some empirical evidence on the manner in which transportation service to job sites influences the employment potential of low-income workers who inhabit the inner city. In addition, it describes an employment-accessibility model that considers the direct relationship of transportation service and employment characteristics in a manner that permits quantification of the expected benefits in unemployment reduction through a proposed improvement in transportation accessibility. Unlike other studies of a similar nature, this research has demonstrated the feasibility of obtaining estimates of unemployment reduction attributable to proposed accessibility improvements before the implementation of a demonstration program. The implications of these findings are, therefore, of significant importance in evaluating the worth of a capital or operating expenditure for improving transportation accessibility because they will lead to more efficient utilization of resources in the quest for "optimum" transportation improvements. /Author/ {TRID}

Language: en

Keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; URBAN PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION - Operations Research