Transit Quality

Destination Accessibility by Transit in the Six-county Metro Chicago Area

Unlike auto destination accessibility, employment accessibility by transit for entry-level jobs tends to be far more localized into “clusters”.

Transit Availability in the Six-county Metro Chicago Area

The Transit Availability Index (TAI) decreases gradually from CBD to region periphery.
TAI is highest in majority of Cook and immediate tracts. neighboring Cook County.
TAI is high along Metra Corridors.
TAI is low at fringes of Region.

 

A presentation to the Transpotation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2008:
An Analysis of Transit Quality of Service and Employment Accessibility for the Greater Chicagoland Region


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