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An Evaluation of the Accessibility of the Public Transit Network to Commuting Patterns in the Greater Cincinnati Area

Cunningham, Eileen R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1250550537

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2009, MCP, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Community Planning.
This study evaluates the accessibility of the Greater Cincinnati Area’s public transit network to the area’s commuting patterns. The study examines the spatial characteristics of the area’s commuting patterns against the service provided by the regional transit network. Using United States Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) Journey-to-Work data, the study employs Geographic Information Systems (GIS), specifically ESRI ArcGIS Network Analyst extension, to analyze public transit accessibility in terms of how well public transit serves a sample of area’s commuting patterns in comparison to automobile travel. This evaluation determines whether or not a gap in distances and coverage exists between the travel demands created by area commuting patterns and the service provided by the area’s existing public transit network. The study found that public transit sufficiently accommodates travel in cases where the county has a strong relationship with the urban core, as in the cases of Hamilton, Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties. In these cases, routing and bus stop coverage is strong, whereas the opposite is largely true of in Butler, Clermont and Warren Counties. Intra-county service in these counties is lacking and in need of improvement. Further research should be conducted to evaluate the viability of local circulator services in these counties to more adequately serve intra-county commuting patterns and make public transit a viable alternative to automobile commuting.
Mahyar Arefi, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
K. D. Rex, M.A. (Committee Member)
Tim Bender, B.U.P. (Other)
147 p.
Transportation; Urban Planning
public transit; public transportation; accessibility; GIS; Network Analyst; Census Transportation Planning Package; commuting patterns

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  • Cunningham, E. R. (2009). An Evaluation of the Accessibility of the Public Transit Network to Commuting Patterns in the Greater Cincinnati Area [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1250550537

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cunningham, Eileen. An Evaluation of the Accessibility of the Public Transit Network to Commuting Patterns in the Greater Cincinnati Area. 2009. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1250550537.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cunningham, Eileen. "An Evaluation of the Accessibility of the Public Transit Network to Commuting Patterns in the Greater Cincinnati Area." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1250550537

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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