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Accessibility, equity, and mode share: an introductory analysis across 11 Canadian metropolitan areas

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Accessibility impacts mode choice and the degree of its impact varies between geographic regions and income groups. This paper presents an introductory analysis of this relationship for low and higher-income groups across 11 Canadian metropolitan areas. In all regions, low-income groups exhibit higher public transport use at the same level of accessibility. Additional differences exist between income groups in different regions when considering the change in mode share with varying accessibility. This study, while demonstrating the link between public transport mode share and accessibility, also begets further research to explain the differences in this relationship between groups in different regions.

DOI: 10.32866/7400

Authors: Boer Cui, Ahmed El-Geneidy

Institution: McGill University

Language: English

Topic: Urban Transport and Accessibility

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, No poverty

Open Access status: gold

Funder: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

OpenAlex ID: W2911527871