Commute mode diversity and income inequality: an inter-urban analysis of 148 midsize US cities

Little is known about the relationship between multi-modal transportation environments and aspects of sustainable urban development, such as reduced income inequality and affordable housing. This study, adapted from Molotch and Appelbaum's inter-city differential method, studied 148 semi-isolated mid-size cities. Using U.S. Census data from 2013, we found that increased diversity in commute modality is associated with less income inequality between white and African-American households, as well as between men and women. Commute mode diversity is also associated with higher earnings for white women and African-American men. Our study also shows that cities with more commuter mode diversity are associated with higher home property values and affordable rental markets compared to automobile dependent cities. These results undercut the notion that increasing automobile ownership is a reasonable policy response to urban poverty, and suggest that sustainable transportation policy can produce positive economic gains for cities. This work adds to the growing literature identifying fundamental differences between multimodal and automobile dependent cities.     

黄海西部降水pH值的年度及季节统计特征

采用内核密度估计方法对黄海西部降水pH值年度/季节特征进行了分析.结果显示,降水pH值年度内核密度估计图相似,呈典型双态分布,以低pH值峰为主.季节性分布特征春、夏、冬季相近,低pH值峰为主,秋季高pH值峰为主.该海域降水pH值特征是陆源输入与海源输入相互影响的结果.根据数据非正态分布特点,采用bootstrap模拟取样获得的降水pH代表值显示,黄海西部降水总体呈弱酸雨特征,年度与季节性pH代表值都呈弱酸性,且年度降水pH值变化范围要大于季节性变化,降水酸性依次为春季>冬季>秋季>夏季,季节性特征较显著.