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Research findings that suggest commuters will walk farther than the distances commonly used to map out a transit station's market reach have gained media attention. A longtime transit administrator and consultant maintains, however, that a sample bias in the study produced anomalies and the evidence is not sufficient to reject historical findings about walking behavior.

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pp 19-20

2008-5

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Behavior; Bias (Statistics); Market research; Rail transit stations; Walking distance

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

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