Category: Research

Agglomeration Vs Public Transportation

    Agglomeration, all it really means is more people in the same place. As more people collect in a city center, more jobs cluster there too, boosting both wages and economic productivity over time. And the key to it all, may be public transportation. This thought is putforth by Daniel Chatman, Planning Scholar, University of …

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Measuring the Performance of Livability Programs

The report produced by MINETA Transportation Institute at San Jose State University  analyzes the performance measurement processes adopted by five large “livability” programs throughout the United States. It also compares and contrasts these programs by examining existing research in performance measurement methods.The best practices of the examined performance measurement methods for each program are explored and …

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Survey on America’s Support for Public Transportation

The survey America’s Support for Public Transportation was conducted for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)  by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI). This survey  provides evidence that there is growing support for an already strong majority of people in favor of expanding public transportation. Nearly 74 percent of respondents agreed to use of their tax dollars to create, expand …

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Population Statistics: Hardly Ever Talked

Commuter -adjusted population  indicates that where the jobs are and which communities do little more than give people to sleep. As a major job center Manhattan  has one of the most  dramatic changes in the daytime population.The latest report reveals that 1.5 million people live in Manhattan which is larger than the population of Dallas,Phoneix …

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Interactive Map: Tampa Bay’s Top 25 Wealthiest ZIP Codes

  The Tampa Bay Business Journal has listed the 25 wealthiest ZIP codes in Tampa Bay area with an interactive map supported by Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri).This interactive map shows the data on ZIP code including average income, networth, disposable income and home values , per capita income and number of residents. Esri defines …

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