Creating a Vibrant Future for Michigan\'s Cities: Why Urban Revitalization Matters
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Regional Equity and Transportation in Detroit
Wolverine Caucus ForumFebruary 13, 2010
Joe GrengsUniversity of Michigan
Flint
Pontiac
DearbornAnn Arbor
0 10 20 305
Miles
Poverty
Percent in Poverty
0.0 - 10.0
10.1 - 20.0
20.1 - 30.0
30.1 - 40.0
40.1 - 100.0
By Census TractDetroit 7-County Region1999
Source: Census 2000
City of Detroit
Flint
Pontiac
DearbornAnn Arbor
0 10 20 305
Miles
African American Population
Percent Black
0 - 10
10.1 - 20
20.1 - 30
30.1 - 40
40.1 - 50
50.1 - 60
60.1 - 70
70.1 - 80
80.1 - 90
90.1 - 100
By Census TractDetroit 7-County Region2000
Source: Census 2000
City of Detroit
Flint
Pontiac
DearbornAnn Arbor
0 10 20 305
Miles
Households Without Cars
Percent Carless HH
0.0 - 10.0
10.1 - 20.0
20.1 - 30.0
30.1 - 40.0
40.1 - 50.0
50.1 - 100.0
By Census TractDetroit 7-County Region2000
Source: Census 2000
City of Detroit
0 10 205
Miles
¯
Low-Income WorkersWithout Cars
Legend
4 - 27
28 - 66
67 - 119
120 - 189
190 - 282
283 - 494
By Traffic Analysis ZoneDetroit 3-County Region2000
Source: CTPP 2000
Note: TAZs where no low-income worker lacks a car are omitted
from the map.
Oakland
Wayne
Macomb
Washtenaw
St. Clair
Monroe
Livingston St. Clair
0 10 205
Miles
Public Transit Coverage
Detroit 3-County Region2000
Source: Census 2000
City of Detroit
Bus Lines
SMART
DDOT
0 10 205
Miles
¯
Job Accessibility(All Industries)
Accessibility Index
0.00 - 0.49
0.50 - 0.79
0.80 - 0.99
1.00 - 1.19
1.20 - 1.49
1.50 - 2.30
By Traffic Analysis ZoneDetroit 3-County Region2000
Source: CTPP 2000
Central Business District
City of Detroit Boundary
Oakland County
Macomb County
Wayne County
Accessibility to Work, with White Population Density (people/sq mi)
Detroit 3-County Region, 2000
Accessibility to Work, with Black Population Density (people/sq mi),
Detroit 3-County Region, 2000
Accessibility to WorkComparing Black and White Households
Detroit 3-County Region, 2000
0 10 205
Miles
Number of Carless Women-Headed Households with Children, and in Poverty
Proportional Symbolby Count
100
250
500
1,000
By PUMADetroit 3-County Region2000
Source: 5% PUMS 2000
City of Detroit
Accessibility to Grocery Stores, by RaceDetroit 3-County Region, 2005
Nonwork Accessibility, by Selected MunicipalitiesDetroit 3-County Region, 2006
Conclusion The central city is not disadvantaged by its
geographic position in regional space. Helping poor people gain access: strengthen
transit in the long run; compact land-use development in the long run; easier availability of cars in the short run.
Gaining access to cars would shift vulnerable populations from the most-disadvantaged to an advantaged position in the regional geography.