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Specifications of accessibility indices range from simple minimum-travel-time indices, to measures of cumulative opportunities within specified distance or time thresholds, to maximum utility measures. Models are presented that relate a variety of general accessibility indices for the Dallas–Fort Worth region of Texas to property valuations for single-family dwelling units and commercial units, and to household residential location choices. Hedonic models are used to assess how important access is to property valuations, while controlling for improvement attributes and parcel size. Multinomial logit models are used to derive logsum measures of accessibility as well as to assess the effect of access on location choices, while controlling for household demographics. Three functional specifications of access measures were used. Job accessibility (a proxy for work and other opportunities) was estimated to affect residential …