The effects of commuter rail establishment on commuting and deconcentration

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ID10409266
AuthorsJoanna Ganning (0000-0002-8448-0288, Cleveland State University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume52
Issue12
Pages1636-1645
Publication date2018-02-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-3404 • E-ISSN: 1360-0591
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00343404.2018.1437898
OpenAlexW2792667712
LanguageEN
References cited20

Historians and others have chronicled the role of highway construction in population deconcentration in the United States, but little is known about whether commuter rail produces similar outcomes. This paper studies the role of commuter rail stations in population deconcentration, modelled through the relationship between in-migration and out-commuting from census tracts. It finds that increased migration in station areas suppresses population deconcentration, seemingly enabling node-based development. However, this effect does not hold across all stations. Preliminary evidence suggests that commercial development in station areas facilitates migrants working locally, decreasing deconcentration – and possibly helping regions work toward sustainability goals

Census · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Journey to work · Population · Public transport · Sociology · Sustainability · Transport engineering · Work (physics · Demography · Ecology · Engineering · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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