Refugees and Transportation in Vermont : Travel Behaviour and Critical Questions Based on Gender, Age and Transportation Hierarchies

Details

• Creators:
  Bose, Pablo
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Travel behavior
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Mobility
  • Mode choice
  • Attitudes
  • Focus groups
  • Surveys
  • Research Hub
• Publication/ Report Number:
  #13-002
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Vermont ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  This study examines the travel behaviour and attitudes of recently resettled refugees in Chittenden County, Vermont, with particular attention to distinctions based on gender and age. It is based on an earlier project conducted between 2008-­-2012 that examined transportation practices amongst recently arrived refugees in Vermont as a generalized group. One of the findings from that initial study was that more in-­-depth research was necessary in order to understand the ways in which mobility and access to transportation impact specific parts of the refugee population, especially women, children and the elderly. Drawing on qualitative research methods using techniques such as interviews, focus groups, and surveys, this current study examines what kinds of possibilities and various exist to full mobility for these sub sets of the refugee population. In addition one of the key goals of this project was to examine what particular mode choices were favored by refugees both within the larger community but also within these subgroups of the population.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23148/dot_23148_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.13 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:82b97d55a42aecf18bdd11d4e8bf4eb399cf20fe4912bbcb737abe5c4e16acdf18c34fb764ae306d72c3b228ad058cb3ae2b96d1d2bf57111831ee72f4565e46