Assessing Public Transportation Options for Intercity Travel in U.S. Rural and Small Urban Areas: A Multimodal, Multiobjective, and People-Oriented Evaluation

The transportation needs and available resources of rural and small urban areas differ from those of larger urban areas. In the U.S., the accessibility and connectivity of such areas rely heavily on the highway system and, consequently, on personal automobile use. Transportation infrastructure and services are unevenly distributed in space, and thus accessibility levels are expected to differ across areas. As a result, individuals have different mobility levels depending on where they live, work, and travel. However, physically, financially, or socially disadvantaged individuals typically suffer the impacts of an automobile-oriented community disproportionally, experiencing higher transportation costs and enjoying fewer benefits.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil Engineering

Year

2016

Author dc:creator

• Pyrialakou, Vasiliki Dimitra

Contributors dc:contributor

• KONSTANTINA GKRITZA
• JON D. FRICKER
• SANDRA S. LIU
• FRED L. MANNERING

• Public transportation
• Rural transportation
• Transportation planning

Repository record dc:identifier

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1268

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:docs.lib.purdue.edu:open_access_dissertations-2484