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Title:

Transit and Wages: The Association Between Wages and Transit Station Proximity Over Time and with Respect to the Great Recession

Accession Number:

01662523

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Literature implies but does not provide much evidence to support or refute the proposition that fixed guideway transit systems will facilitate the location of lower-, middle- and upper-wage jobs near them. The authors help close this gap in literature. Using shift-share analysis, they first explore shifts in the share of lower, middle and upper wage jobs toward light rail, streetcar, commuter rail, and bus rapid transit stations over time. While many individual systems saw the regional share of jobs in one or more categories shift to areas within 0.5 miles of a transit station, for the most part results do not support the proposition over time. A second analysis entailed dividing time periods into those before the Great Recession and after, leading to very interesting outcomes. It is as though before the recession, areas away from transit stations were hemorrhaging jobs generally and across most wage categories. The authors surmise the reason is sustained dispersal of new development during that period. However, during the Great Recession and recovery, jobs in most wage categories shifted toward transit stations but in different ways. Upper and middle wage jobs shifted toward light rail and streetcar transit stations perhaps pushing lower wage jobs out. In contrast, lower wage jobs shifted toward bus rapid transit stations. For the most part, commuter rail stations lost regional share of jobs in all wage categories. The authors offer implications for transit planning and investment.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP025 Standing Committee on Public Transportation Planning and Development.

Report/Paper Numbers:

18-00335

Language:

English

Authors:

Nelson, Arthur C

Pagination:

11p

Publication Date:

2018

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2018-1-7 to 2018-1-11
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References

Uncontrolled Terms:

Proximity

Subject Areas:

Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-00335

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 8 2018 10:06AM