Date of Award
Spring 6-11-2023
Document Type
Thesis (Undergraduate)
Department
Quantitative Social Science
First Advisor
David Lutz
Second Advisor
Yusaku Horiuchi
Abstract
This paper asks what factors make a transportation system to a national forest appealing and accessible for people of color, Hispanic and Latino people, and people of a lower socioeconomic status. I use a conjoint analysis survey experiment to measure the favorability of transit-system attributes and compare favorability between local parks and Coconino National Forest as well as between racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. The findings of the study indicate no significant difference between preferences for traveling to a local park versus Coconino National Forest. This study does find that potential transit users favor a no-cost transit option over having to pay any fee, and that total travel time added to a trip is one of the most relatively important attributes to a transit system, perhaps even more than cost.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Abigail L., "The Elements of Access: Designing Equitable Public Transit to National Forests" (2023). Quantitative Social Science Undergraduate Senior Theses. 7.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/qss_senior_theses/7
