Job accessibility and journey to work : the case of Boston Metropolitan area

In this study, variations in levels of transit usage to work from block groups in the Boston metropolitan area were explored. The examination of the 2000 Census data showed that there were significant differences in the transit share of the work trip at the block group level. In order to understand this variation, which is required to plan and implement transportation policy in the region, the study area was categorized into three groups based on the level of relative job accessibility. Commuting patterns in these areas were examined and compared to each other. First, the conceptual and measurement issues surrounding accessibility are reviewed. Next, travel time impedance functions were developed using the journey to work data from Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP) 2000, considering both transit and auto travel time between all origin-destination pairs in the Boston Metropolitan area thanks to the Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS), the transportation network data from Massachusetts Geographic Information Systems (MassGIS), and the job location data from Initiatives for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC).

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Chung, Jee-seong, 1969-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Nigel H.M. Wilson and Mikel Murga.

• Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33691

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/33691