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Article: Mineta Transportation Institute Study Finds That People Use Transit Less Often Where Crime Rates Are High.(Report)
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- March 10, 2009
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The Report Could Prove Valuable in Showing How Crime Reduction Could Be More Cost-Effective Than Increasing Transit Services to Various Neighborhoods
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Researchers at the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) completed a scientific study of seven San Francisco Bay Area cities and found that neighborhood crime rates can influence whether a person uses non-automotive transportation for home-based trips. The report, Neighborhood Crime and Travel Behavior: An Investigation of the Influence of Neighborhood Crime Rates on Mode Choice, is one of only a few studies on how neighborhood crimes affect travel choices. It is available for free at ...