Equity in Transit
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Equity Metrics
Each of the following metrics suggests inadequate or mismatched transit service among disadvantaged groups:
- Low mode share
- Low per-capita linked trips
- Longer transit travel times
- Higher transit travel cost
- Overcrowding
- Long actual maximal headways
- Low per-capita line and stop density
This is particularly important for low-income families that are car-less and are thereby often transit-dependent. While a rider with modal choice may be sensitive to a longer travel time or a higher out-of-pocket cost, someone who is transit dependent will continue to bear that burden on transit, regardless of that situation’s implicit fairness.