Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral Cities

The aim of this paper is to assess the short-term impact of transportation improvements on the reduction of socio-economic disparities between core and peripheral cities. Data used in the analysis was extracted from the 1995 Israel Census. The methodology applied in the study was to estimate discret...

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Main Authors: Eran Leck, Shlomo Bekhor, Daniel Gat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2008-11-01
Series:Journal of Transport and Land Use
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Online Access:https://jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/48
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description The aim of this paper is to assess the short-term impact of transportation improvements on the reduction of socio-economic disparities between core and peripheral cities. Data used in the analysis was extracted from the 1995 Israel Census. The methodology applied in the study was to estimate discrete choice models in an attempt to identify key variables affecting commuting decisions. Policy simulations are employed to illustrate the effect of diminishing spatial friction on wage convergence between poor southern towns and affluent core cities. The empirical evidence suggests that transportation improvements, especially in the form of introducing new rail links in underserved cities, could significantly contribute to the alleviation of spatial wage disparities between core and peripheral cities.
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spelling doaj-art-c3a61b011d4741b6bfea90613fc385292025-08-20T03:52:10ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingJournal of Transport and Land Use1938-78492008-11-011210.5198/jtlu.v1i2.48Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral CitiesEran Leck0Shlomo Bekhor1Daniel Gat2Technion- Israel Institute of TechnologyTechnion - Israel Institute of TechnologyCenter for Urban and Regional Studies. Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyThe aim of this paper is to assess the short-term impact of transportation improvements on the reduction of socio-economic disparities between core and peripheral cities. Data used in the analysis was extracted from the 1995 Israel Census. The methodology applied in the study was to estimate discrete choice models in an attempt to identify key variables affecting commuting decisions. Policy simulations are employed to illustrate the effect of diminishing spatial friction on wage convergence between poor southern towns and affluent core cities. The empirical evidence suggests that transportation improvements, especially in the form of introducing new rail links in underserved cities, could significantly contribute to the alleviation of spatial wage disparities between core and peripheral cities.https://jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/48transportation improvementseconomic equitywage disparitiesdiscrete choice.
spellingShingle Eran Leck
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Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral Cities
Journal of Transport and Land Use
transportation improvements
economic equity
wage disparities
discrete choice.
title Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral Cities
title_full Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral Cities
title_fullStr Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral Cities
title_full_unstemmed Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral Cities
title_short Equity Impacts of Transportation Improvements On Core and Peripheral Cities
title_sort equity impacts of transportation improvements on core and peripheral cities
topic transportation improvements
economic equity
wage disparities
discrete choice.
url https://jtlu.org/index.php/jtlu/article/view/48
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