Bus stop attributes and perception of safety : case study Huston Tillotson University

dc.contributor.advisorMcCray, Taliaen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMueller, Elizabethen
dc.creatorGomez Sanchez, Ana Julitaen
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-17T18:43:36Zen
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-17T18:44:01Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:21:25Z
dc.date.available2011-02-17T18:43:36Zen
dc.date.available2011-02-17T18:44:01Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:21:25Z
dc.date.issued2010-12en
dc.date.submittedDecember 2010en
dc.date.updated2011-02-17T18:44:02Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis professional report examines the degree to which the perception of safety shapes travel behavior in Austin, Texas, using Huston Tillotson University (HT) students as our case study. Focus groups are used to explore and identify what elements of the public transit experience are considered safe and unsafe. The report explores what “frightens” HT participants away from using the bus. A quantitative study is then used to measure environmental variables and their relation to bus stops and perceptions of safety. Austin crime data are used to locate bus stop crimes and develop a real context for bus riders’ perceptions of crime. After describing the conditions of bus stops based on physical, environmental, and criminal attributes, the study develops scenarios for the study areas. This report closes by summarizing the empirical findings and gives design and policy recommendations for transportation planners, agencies, and policy makers.en
dc.description.departmentArchitecture, School ofen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-12-2054en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectBuilt environmenten
dc.subjectBus stopen
dc.subjectPerception of safetyen
dc.subjectTravel behavioren
dc.subjectModal choiceen
dc.subjectBus stop crimeen
dc.subjectTransit crimeen
dc.subjectTransit experienceen
dc.subjectBus stop designen
dc.subjectTransportation planningen
dc.subjectPublic transiten
dc.subjectTransportation policyen
dc.subjectFocus groupen
dc.subjectBus stop surveyen
dc.titleBus stop attributes and perception of safety : case study Huston Tillotson Universityen
dc.type.genrethesisen

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