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abstract: 'Forced car ownership, defined as owning a car despite having limited
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economic resources, is an increasingly prevalent issue that places
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low-income households under significant economic stress. This is largely
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due to the car-oriented development that has prevailed in the last
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decades in most metropolitan regions in North America and many other
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parts of the world. Knowing that the desire to access employment
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opportunities, combined with the lack of adequate transport
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alternatives, is a major factor contributing to the acquisition of a car
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among low-income households, this research investigates the use of cars
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to access employment locations from a social equity perspective. More
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specifically, this study seeks to understand the relationship between
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public transport services at the workplace and commuting mode share, by
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combining detailed workplace-based census data with public transport
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schedule data. The spatial dispersion of low-income employment across
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the territory is first assessed. A linear regression model is then
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conducted to examine the relationship between mode share and public
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transport services, while controlling for the socio-economic
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characteristics of the commuters working in these areas. Interactions
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terms are included to assess the differentiated impact of service
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frequency across income groups. The results show that employment
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locations with high shares of low-income (LI) workers are spatially
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dispersed across the territory and are not, as a general trend, favoured
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in terms of public transport provision. The results of the linear
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regression model demonstrate that, in addition to the proximity of a
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metro station, frequent bus services are strongly associated with a
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decrease of the modal share of car, especially in areas that concentrate
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larger shares of LI workers. This result, combined with the spatial
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dispersion of LI jobs, points towards the improvement of bus services as
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a key strategy to better serve LI jobs and thereby reduce car use and
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dependency among LI workers. More specifically, one potential avenue
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would be to explore the development of rapid bus corridors along
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commercial streets. Taken together, the results of the study shed light
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on the importance and possible equity benefits of transport policies
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aiming at developing frequent bus services to support lower use of cars
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among LI workers. By using census data aggregated at the work locations
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instead of at the place of residence, this study complements the
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research on travel behaviour and equity, which is typically based on the
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residential location of different socio-economic groups. The findings of
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this study are of relevance to researchers and policymakers wishing to
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explore potential levers to reduce car use among low-income households.'
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affiliation: 'Boisjoly, G (Corresponding Author), Polytech Montreal, Dept Civil Geol
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\& Min Engn, Montreal, PQ H3T 1J4, Canada.
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Vermesch, P.; Boisjoly, G., Polytech Montreal, Dept Civil Geol \& Min Engn, Montreal,
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PQ H3T 1J4, Canada.
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Lachapelle, U., Univ Quebec Montreal, Dept Etud Urbaines \& Tourist, Ecole Sci Gest,
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Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada.'
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author: Vermesch, P. and Boisjoly, G. and Lachapelle, U.
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author-email: gboisjoly@polymtl.ca
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author_list:
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- family: Vermesch
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given: P.
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- family: Boisjoly
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given: G.
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- family: Lachapelle
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given: U.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.cstp.2021.02.013
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earlyaccessdate: MAY 2021
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eissn: 2213-6258
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files: []
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issn: 2213-624X
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journal: CASE STUDIES ON TRANSPORT POLICY
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keywords: 'Forced car ownership; Transport equity; Commuting mode share; Public
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transport; Job decentralization'
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keywords-plus: 'BUS RAPID-TRANSIT; SOCIAL EQUITY; ACCESSIBILITY; CAR; CHOICE;
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OBJECTIVES; STRATEGIES; DISPARITY; PATTERNS; MOBILITY'
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language: English
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month: JUN
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '60'
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orcid-numbers: Boisjoly, Genevieve/0000-0001-5375-7750
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pages: 590-599
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papis_id: eaa7c7d3b63952f978ae6734a2f1e463
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ref: Vermesch2021commutingmode
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times-cited: '5'
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title: 'Commuting mode share and workplace-based public transport services: An equity
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perspective'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000654634200001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '4'
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usage-count-since-2013: '17'
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volume: '9'
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web-of-science-categories: Transportation
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year: '2021'
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