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Transit Mobility, Jobs Access and Low-Income Labor Participation in U.s. Metropolitan Areas2002, Thomas W Sanchez Zhong-Ren Peng Qing Shen
National Science Foundation
 
Thomas W Sanchez The Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech
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The Transit Mobility, Jobs Access and Low-Income Labor Participation in U.S. Metropolitan Areas study examines whether a relationship exists between transit access and the employment status of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients in several metropolitan areas, including Milwaukee. The study examines 97,318 TANF recipients in the Milwaukee region as well as examining TANF recipients is several other metropolitan areas. The study finds that in the Milwaukee region, as the frequency of evening transit service and employment increases, the probability of finding employment and leaving TANF decreases. Overall, the studies findings suggest access to fixed route transit and employment concentrations is not correlated with employment outcomes of TANF Recipients in the six metropolitan areas examined.