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Patterns in Road Maintenance: An Analysis of San Diego Roads

Mahavier, Kendall Caitlin Alexandra
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1526393989343466

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2018, BA, Oberlin College, Economics.
This paper examines what impacts road improvement patterns in San Diego, with a particular focus on how the income or racial demographics of an area may effect the area's roads. There are also, however, several other types of variables that are examined to understand how road maintenance is distributed across the city. The analysis covers a four year period from 2011 to 2015 and uses an Overall Condition Index number to assess the roads. Three linear models are run, and some of the key findings include: areas with a higher income generally have better roads; racial demographics don't impact road quality; areas that are densely populated with businesses have better roads; and roads near the international border are also generally better off. The results of this paper are specific to San Diego and cannot be generalized to other cities, however the results do offer an important look into the world of road maintenance and encourage questions such as what does it mean to have a fair distribution of road maintenance?
Ron Cheung (Advisor)
35 p.
Economics
Road quality; public services; road maintenance

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  • Mahavier, K. C. A. (2018). Patterns in Road Maintenance: An Analysis of San Diego Roads [Undergraduate thesis, Oberlin College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1526393989343466

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mahavier, Kendall. Patterns in Road Maintenance: An Analysis of San Diego Roads. 2018. Oberlin College, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1526393989343466.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mahavier, Kendall. "Patterns in Road Maintenance: An Analysis of San Diego Roads." Undergraduate thesis, Oberlin College, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1526393989343466

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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