Exploring bicycle and public transit use by low-income Latino immigrants : a mixed-methods study in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Details

• Creators:
  Barajas, Jesus M. ; Chatman, Daniel G. ; Agrawal, Asha Weinstein
• Corporate Contributors:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bicycling Hispanics Public Transit Transit Riders Transportation Disadvantaged Persons Travel Surveys
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  San Francisco Bay Area
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  There are approximately 40
  
  million immigrants living in
  
  the US, making up about 13%
  
  of the population. The U.S.
  
  Census Bureau predicts that
  
  both numbers will rise in coming decades, with a large fraction coming from Latin America.
  
  Many immigrants will arrive in the U.S. with few resources, relying on public transit, bicycling,
  
  and walking to travel. It is critical for transportation planners and policy makers to understand
  
  the unique needs and constraints that immigrants face, in order to provide appropriate
  
  transportation services.
  
  This study relied on interviews with low-income, primarily Latino immigrants and a survey
  
  of San Francisco Bay Area residents to better understand how low-income immigrants’
  
  travel behavior differs from other immigrants and people born in the U.S. Specifically, the
  
  investigators asked:
  
  • How frequently do low-income immigrants drive, take public transit, walk, and bicycle, and
  
  how does this compare to other groups?
  
  • What preferences do low-income immigrants hold, and what barriers and constraints do
  
  they face, in bicycling, taking transit, and accessing transit via bicycle?
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  MTI Project 1202
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dd67020d5ae5c1db6459cfe7fb22e2f13456aef8b628feec0c32f57a358fef32fc3ef3dd862349f50b882fff0c5906579c9ae21ebd5c42af573f44b5cd3a2c28
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30804/dot_30804_DS1.pdf
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