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What does "using" public transit mean, according to the data you're using? I notice that if you increase the minimum percentage of the population that uses pub
by rwl 12y ago
What does "using" public transit mean, according to the data you're using?
I notice that if you increase the minimum percentage of the population that uses public transportation to 15 percent, it eliminates basically everywhere except the major east coast cities, Chicago, and San Francisco.
I wouldn't find that surprising if using public transportation means using it exclusively, but I would find it surprising (and disheartening!) if it means using it regularly, or at least some of the time.
- _delirium 12y agoI believe it's commute modal share, which asks people which method is their usual way of getting to work. For the U.S. as a whole, transit has 5% [1], so it wouldn't surprise me that not many cities break 15%. [1] 76% drive alone, 11% carpool, 5% take public transportation, 8% other (walk, bike, taxi, work from home). http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_1YR_B08124&prodType=table http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/...
- fibbery 12y agoYep, it's based on the census data.