TY - JOUR
T1 - Bus rapid transit and economic development
T2 - Case study of the Eugene-Springfield BRT system
AU - Nelson, Arthur C.
AU - Appleyard, Bruce
AU - Kannan, Shyam
AU - Ewing, Reid
AU - Miller, Matt
AU - Eskic, Dejan
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Bus rapid transit (BRT) in the United States is relatively recent. BRT has many promises, one of which is enhancing the economic development prospects of firms locating along the route. Another is to improve overall metropolitan economic performance. In this article, we evaluate this issue with respect to one of the nation's newest BRT systems that operates in a metropolitan area without rail transit: Eugene-Springfield, Oregon. While the metropolitan area lost jobs between 2004 and 2010, jobs grew within 0.25 miles of BRT stations. Using shift-share analysis, we find that BRT stations are attractive to jobs in several economic sectors. Planning and policy implications are offered along with an outline for future research.
AB - Bus rapid transit (BRT) in the United States is relatively recent. BRT has many promises, one of which is enhancing the economic development prospects of firms locating along the route. Another is to improve overall metropolitan economic performance. In this article, we evaluate this issue with respect to one of the nation's newest BRT systems that operates in a metropolitan area without rail transit: Eugene-Springfield, Oregon. While the metropolitan area lost jobs between 2004 and 2010, jobs grew within 0.25 miles of BRT stations. Using shift-share analysis, we find that BRT stations are attractive to jobs in several economic sectors. Planning and policy implications are offered along with an outline for future research.
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U2 - 10.5038/2375-0901.16.3.3
DO - 10.5038/2375-0901.16.3.3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84887351380
SN - 1077-291X
VL - 16
SP - 41
EP - 57
JO - Journal of Public Transportation
JF - Journal of Public Transportation
IS - 3
ER -