Indicators for
Sustainable Mobility

A tool for cities to effectively
develop sustainable
transportation policies.

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By making transparent and actionable indicators, analysis can be easily communicated not just to people working within the public transportation sphere, but also to city politicians and community advocates.

walk, bike or use public transit to get to work

Population
Total Jobs
Low-Income Households

Population Density
Block Density

Access to Transit

By a ten minute walk or bike ride

with biking

without biking

Frequent Transit

: Accessible by biking
: Accessible by walking

Frequent transit stops are defined as any stop that is serviced an average of 5 times an hour between 7am and 9pm

Rapid Transit

: Accessible by biking
: Accessible by walking

Rapid transit is defined as transit that operates in a separated right of way - including bus rapid transit, light rail, and metro.

Access to Jobs

Within 60 minutes

Jobs Accessible by Transit, Walking or Biking

Jobs requiring less than a High School education accessible by Transit, Walking, or Biking for workers with less than a high school education

Within 30 minutes

Jobs Accessible by Transit, Walking or Biking

Jobs requiring less than a High School education accessible by Transit, Walking, or Biking for workers with less than a high school education

Access to People

of the population is accessible in 60 minutes by walking, biking or public transit.

Sources

Jobs Data from the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Survey 2015

Low Income is defined as a household with an income less than $20,000 a year.

Data from the ACS 2015 5 Year Estimates

Population Data from the ACS 2015 5 Year Estimates

Indicators for Sustainable Mobility