Can Public Transit Affect Private Vehicle Use?

1. Can Public Transit Affect Private Vehicle Use? Guanhua Mu Feb 13th,2012

2. Background The phenomenon of “car society” indeed exist in America. People can benefit a lot from the widespread use of public transportation. Can private vehicle use affected by public transit? Try to find some relationships between public transit stops and around families.

3. Working Area • Location Downtown, Florence-Graham, Lynwood, West Athens • Skills • Insert Map

4. Transit Lines • Transit Lines: • Rapid 757 • Green line • Skills • Attribute sub-sets selections

5. Buffer Area • Transit Stops • 33 Bus Stops • 14 Rail Stops • Buffer Area 0.5 Miles walking distance around public transit stops • Skills • Aggregating attribute fields • Buffer • Geocoding

6. Analysis of Families Near Transit Stops • The families near bus stops(16464) are much higher than that near rail stops(2037) per station. • Total quantities of families along bus line(559770) are more than that along rail line(134207) within 0.5 miles. • Skills • Aggregating attribute fields • Graduated Symbols

7. Structure of Families Near Transit Stops Non-vehicle families near bus stops(72344) are much more than that near rail stops(4625) within 0.5 miles. Families Near Rail Stops

8. Analysis of Non-Vehicle Families Near Transit Stops • The non-vehicle families near bus stops(2192) are much larger than that near rail stops(330) per station. • We can see quantities of families along bus line are more concentrative than that in rail line. • Skills • Aggregating attribute fields • Graduated Symbols

9. Skills Utilized • Insert Map • Attribute sub-sets selections • Aggregating attribute fields • Buffer • Geocoding • Graduated Symbols

10. Next Steps • Analyzing transit style of families around public transit stops. • Other factors: income, land use, etc.

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