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GIS Mapping in Australia Shows How Transit Reduces Auto Dependence

GIS mapping in Melbourne, Australia, on patterns of car ownership shows that transit works: the closer one is to a rail transit line, the less need there is for a […]

GIS mapping in Melbourne, Australia, on patterns of car ownership shows that transit works: the closer one is to a rail transit line, the less need there is for a car. The farther away, the greater the need for multiple cars. In the image accompanying this post, the purple areas – where 50 percent or more households own no cars or only one – track the area’s rail transit lines. In the dark green areas, which extend from the transit lines, 20-40 percent of households own no cars or only one.

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