1st Edition
Lost in the Transit Desert Race, Transit Access, and Suburban Form
By Diane Jones Allen
Copyright 2018
196 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
196 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
196 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Increased redevelopment, the dismantling of public housing, and increasing housing costs are forcing a shift in migration of lower income and transit dependent populations to the suburbs. These suburbs are often missing basic transportation, and strategies to address this are lacking. This absence of public transit creates barriers to viable employment and accessibility to cultural networks,... Read more
Introduction
1. Theorizing the Origin of and Defining Transit Deserts
2. Transit Desert Case Studies
3. Forecasting for the Desert
4. Solutions for Traveling in the Desert
Conclusion
Biography
Diane Jones Allen is currently Principal Landscape Architect with DesignJones LLC, New Orleans, USA. Her research and practice is guided by environmental justice, and sustainability in African-American landscapes. She was previously a tenured Professor in Landscape Architecture at the School of Architecture and Planning, Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA.
