Transit and Bikeshare Connectivity in Detroit: New Insights on Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Factors Impacting Perceived Quality of Service
Active transportation systems are critical to equitable urban mobility, particularly in Detroit, where access to jobs, education, and healthcare remain uneven. This study evaluates user satisfaction with transit and bikeshare coverage across the Detroit Metropolitan Area through a survey of 1042 ind...
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| description | Active transportation systems are critical to equitable urban mobility, particularly in Detroit, where access to jobs, education, and healthcare remain uneven. This study evaluates user satisfaction with transit and bikeshare coverage across the Detroit Metropolitan Area through a survey of 1042 individuals, with 333 responses retained for analysis. Using fixed and random parameter ordered probit models, we find that lower-income and female respondents are significantly more likely to report inadequate service coverage. Perceived unfamiliarity with routes or station locations, as well as longer travel times, also contribute to dissatisfaction. Random parameter models reveal substantial heterogeneity in responses, underscoring the need for more nuanced, equity-focused planning. These findings offer data-driven insights to guide future investments in multimodal connectivity and active transportation infrastructure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7c0232dbb9d146f494f6fa2ed402ef8e2025-08-20T02:18:38ZengElsevierJournal of Urban Mobility2667-09172025-06-01710012010.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100120Transit and Bikeshare Connectivity in Detroit: New Insights on Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Factors Impacting Perceived Quality of ServiceAnahita Zahertar0Steven Lavrenz1Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United StatesCorresponding author.; Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United StatesActive transportation systems are critical to equitable urban mobility, particularly in Detroit, where access to jobs, education, and healthcare remain uneven. This study evaluates user satisfaction with transit and bikeshare coverage across the Detroit Metropolitan Area through a survey of 1042 individuals, with 333 responses retained for analysis. Using fixed and random parameter ordered probit models, we find that lower-income and female respondents are significantly more likely to report inadequate service coverage. Perceived unfamiliarity with routes or station locations, as well as longer travel times, also contribute to dissatisfaction. Random parameter models reveal substantial heterogeneity in responses, underscoring the need for more nuanced, equity-focused planning. These findings offer data-driven insights to guide future investments in multimodal connectivity and active transportation infrastructure.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667091725000226TransitBikeshareRandom parameters ordered probit modelAccessibilityEquity |
| spellingShingle | Anahita Zahertar Steven Lavrenz Transit and Bikeshare Connectivity in Detroit: New Insights on Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Factors Impacting Perceived Quality of Service Journal of Urban Mobility Transit Bikeshare Random parameters ordered probit model Accessibility Equity |
| title | Transit and Bikeshare Connectivity in Detroit: New Insights on Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Factors Impacting Perceived Quality of Service |
| title_full | Transit and Bikeshare Connectivity in Detroit: New Insights on Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Factors Impacting Perceived Quality of Service |
| title_fullStr | Transit and Bikeshare Connectivity in Detroit: New Insights on Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Factors Impacting Perceived Quality of Service |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transit and Bikeshare Connectivity in Detroit: New Insights on Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Factors Impacting Perceived Quality of Service |
| title_short | Transit and Bikeshare Connectivity in Detroit: New Insights on Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Factors Impacting Perceived Quality of Service |
| title_sort | transit and bikeshare connectivity in detroit new insights on socioeconomic and infrastructure factors impacting perceived quality of service |
| topic | Transit Bikeshare Random parameters ordered probit model Accessibility Equity |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667091725000226 |
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