2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Determining Underserved Areas of Public Transit in Rural South Carolina Track: Transportation Author(s): Jochen Albrecht, Sam McDonald Access to public transportation is particularly important for families and households with one or no cars. Surprisingly, the number of SC households with no access to private transportation has increased around 4 percent in the last decade. Our research focuses on the rural portion of this population and assesses the public transit services available. A combination of SAS and ArcGIS is used to pursue the following two research questions: Job openings: An indication of the level of public transit service measured as accessibility to job opportunities. This provides an indication of which areas could benefit most from an improved service. Spatial distribution of job openings and their accessibility by job seekers based on the current rural level of public transportation service: How accessibility to the job market would change if ITS solutions for faster connections or even a simple increased frequency of service were implemented in these underserved areas. Jochen Albrecht University of Maryland Geography 1151 LeFrak College Park , MD 20742 US Phone: (301) 445-8541 E-mail: jochen@umd.edu Sam McDonald South Carolina State University Mathematics and Computer Science 300 College St NE Orangeburg , SC 29117 US Phone: (803) 536-8681 E-mail: mcdonald@scsu.edu |
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