The immigrant effect on commuting modal shares: variation and consistency across metropolitan zones

R Harun, P Filion, M Moos - Journal of Urbanism: International …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The literature has identified an “immigrant effect” in commuting modal shares, accounting for
higher reliance on public transit. Few studies have, however, studied the immigrant effect at …

Immigrant settlement patterns, transit accessibility, and transit use

J Allen, S Farber, S Greaves, G Clifton, H Wu… - Journal of Transport …, 2021 - Elsevier
Public transit is immensely important among recent immigrants for enabling daily travel and
activity participation. The objectives of this study are to examine whether immigrants settle in …

Geographic mobility of recent immigrants and urban transit demand in the US: New evidence and planning implications

S Chakrabarti, G Painter - Transportation research part A: policy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Residential mobility rates in the US have been in steady decline. Most notably, between
2005 and 2013, one-year intercity migration rate for immigrants has decreased by 0.7 …

Regionalization and recent immigrants' access to jobs: An analysis of commuting in Canadian Metropolitan Areas

V Preston, S McLafferty, M Maciejewska - Geoforum, 2023 - Elsevier
Examining the transportation modes used to commute by the growing numbers of
immigrants locating in medium and small metropolitan areas, this study investigates the …

Relationship between immigrant settlement patterns and transit use in the Greater Toronto Area

L Lo, A Shalaby, B Alshalalfah - Journal of Urban Planning and …, 2011 - ascelibrary.org
Much of the research on immigrants has centered on their economic assimilation or
integration. Few scholarly articles have examined the impact that immigrants have on the …

Residential segregation, built environment and commuting outcomes: Experience from contemporary China

P Zhu, S Zhao, Y Jiang - Transport Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This research is one of the few studies to investigate the mutual impact between residential
segregation and the commuting outcomes of minority groups in the context of a developing …

Transportation assimilation: immigrants, race and ethnicity, and mode choice

E Blumenberg, K Shiki - 2007 - trid.trb.org
Immigration has altered the demographic composition of California where the foreign-born
population now comprises more than one-quarter of the population. Despite this staggering …

Rise of interjurisdictional commuters and their mode choice: Evidence from the Chicago metropolitan area

Q Wang, H Hu - Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Parallel with the rapid regional economic development and urban sprawl, the phenomenon
of interjurisdictional commuting with the associated greater dependence on car and long …

A nationwide look at the immigrant neighborhood effect on travel mode choice

MJ Smart - Transportation, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Immigrants to the United States walk, bicycle, and use transit and carpools more
than US-born residents do. These differences persist over time and across income groups …

Immigrant Settlement and Transit Use in Canada: Patterns and Policy Implications

L Lo, A Shalaby, B Alshalalfah - 2010 - trid.trb.org
The large numbers of immigrants to North America have altered the demographic
composition of, and contributed to the social complexity in, metropolitan areas. Much of the …