Transit proximity and trip-making characteristics : a study of 2007 Chicago metropolitan region travel tracking survey

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dc.contributor.advisorZhang, Ming, 1963 April 22-
dc.contributor.advisorButler, Kent S.
dc.creatorHong, Sujin, active 2008en
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-21T21:33:19Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:38:30Z
dc.date.available2013-11-21T21:33:19Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:38:30Z
dc.date.issued2008-08en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractInfluence of built environment on travel behavior has been recognized by several studies in last decade (Cervero 2003, 2004, Ewing at al 2003 and etc.). Easy access to the transit station and mixed land use has been largely emphasized by New Urbanist because of its influence on transit ridership and reduction of vehicle mile travel. However, empirical evidence that proximity of residential location to the transit station or mixed land use reduces auto dependency and encourages transit ridership has been lack for Chicago metropolitan region in spite of its long history of transit development. This study uses 2007 Chicago metropolitan region travel tracking study data and travel characteristics of residents living within walkable distance from the CAT or METRA rail station in Chicago Metropolitan region was analyzed in comparison with those of residents living beyond walkable distance from the rail station in order to find any difference in socio-demographic characteristics and travel characteristics. In general, households located within walkable distance (a quarter mile for this study) from the rail station are more likely to be low income households, to reside in a multifamily rental housing. Residents living within walkable distance show higher portion of African American or Asian proportion, of smaller-sized households (a single member household or childless household). They are likely to own fewer cars than residents living far from the rail station. With this observation of some difference in sociodemographic and travel characteristics between two groups, probability of transit use and rail use in a relationship with home location and job location were tested using binary logistic model. The result indicates that the number of household vehicles per person in the household influences negatively on residential location. The more available household cars per person, the less likely it is that a household is located within walkable distance from the rail station. Work location was also an important factor for transit or rail use. This provides evidence that providing mixed land use where jobs and housing are all provided within walkable distance from the transit station can increase transit use and reduces auto-dependency that current American society is facing severely.en
dc.description.departmentCommunity and Regional Planningen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/22376en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
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dc.subjectTransiten
dc.subjectRail transiten
dc.subjectTransit stationsen
dc.subjectChicagoen
dc.subjectMETRAen
dc.subjectCATen
dc.titleTransit proximity and trip-making characteristics : a study of 2007 Chicago metropolitan region travel tracking surveyen
dc.typeThesisen

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