Transit accessibility and labor force participation rate of at-risk groups : Dade County

NTIS Invoice: 24004;NTIS Order #:PB98109796PDFResearch PaperNUTI-3-FSU2AccessibilityLabor forceEmploymentPublic transitUrban transitFloridaUniversity of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation ResearchThompson, G. L.National Urban Transit Institute (U.S.)Florida State University. Dept. of Urban and Regional PlanningUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs AdministrationNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Economics and FinancesNTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Social ImpactsUS Transportation CollectionThis report examines whether transit accessibility to jobs from individual traffic analysis zones has an impact on employment of different racial/ethnic groups. Demonstrations of cross-town bus routes making suburban employment more accessible have been well-used by people traveling to suburban jobs, supporting the idea that transit accessibility may make a difference. Earlier literature on spatial mismatch theory suggests that transit accessibility should make a difference in unemployment rates for African-Americans confined to inner city ghettos