Public Transit and Welfare-to-Work: A Paper Exploring Issues of Access and Mobility Related to the Federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

Details

• Creators:
  Ward, Beverly G.
• Corporate Creators:
  National Urban Transit Institute (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Public transit
  • Legislation
  • Mobility
  • Access
  • Travel behavior
  • Socioeconomic factors
  • Welfare recipients
  • Economics
  • Public Transportation
  • Society
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00800955
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation Research
• Abstract:
  This paper discusses some of the issues related to public transportation and welfare reform. Consideration is given to socioeconomic characteristics of welfare recipients at the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act and how these characteristics might influence travel behavior. There is also some discussion of land use, market forces, and other factors in U.S. society that may create barriers to public transportation for the target population. Strategies to address the barriers, including funding and service opportunities are provided. Suggestions for additional research are included. The paper includes a welfare-to-work transportation typology and glossary.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39105/dot_39105_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 189.46 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c3fa8ebc03b78b511b690f719e33cd50934d1b901c361f2e0e7970689844570c