California voting and suburbanization patterns : implications for transit policy.

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• Creators:
  Holian, Matthew J. ; Kahn, Matthew E.
• Corporate Creators:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Suburbs
  • Public transit
  • Political factors
  • Land use
  • Infrastructure
  • Public opinion
  • Urban transportation policy
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CA-MTI-12-1105 ; MTI Report 12-05
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California
• Corporate Publisher:
  California. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Land Use ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Surveys
• Abstract:
  Public transit is an environmentally friendly transportation mode that usually focuses on transporting people within and to the city ; center. However, over the last 60 years, population and employment has been suburbanizing. As the median voter lives further ; from the city center, and thus enjoys fewer benefits from accessing public transit, does this reduce such a voter’s propensity to ; support public investment in public transit improvements? We analyze voting patterns on 20 transit-related ballot propositions ; from state-wide elections in California between 1990 and 2010. Controlling for demographic, socio-economic and political ; ideological factors, we focus on the role of suburbanization as a possible causal factor in determining public support for public ; transit investment. The results provide a rich picture of the attitudes towards transportation policy among California voters, and ; will help policy makers to better understand citizen preferences and to better predict how future trends will shift support towards ; or against transit. Finally, we suggest ways policy makers can use urban land markets to increase support for transit.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT12-G-UTC21
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26067/dot_26067_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 987.42 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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