Abstract
 Bus Route Changes Impact on the Poor and Elderly Track: Census and Geodemographics Author(s): Linda Loubert This analysis of the Greater Baltimore Bus Initiative (GBBI) uses geographical information systems as a tool to incorporate data from the Maryland Transportation Administration, the U.S. Census Bureau, and data compiled at the Institute for Urban Research to understand the relationship of changes in the bus stops and the population the lost bus stops serves. Three different views of the geographical areas are portrayed in this analysis. One uses the transportation analysis zone (TAZ) to understand where the bus routes take passengers compared to where jobs are located. The second analysis uses U.S. Census 2000 tract data to understand the relationship of populations over 65 years old and bus stops before and after changes in bus stops. The third analysis uses the neighborhood statistical areas (NSA) to understand the loss of bus stops created by GBBI in neighborhoods where 25 percent of workers use the transit system. Linda Loubert Morgan State University Institute for Urban Research 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore , MD 21251 US Phone: 443-885-1259 E-mail: lloubert@moac.morgan.edu |
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