This live web map showing the Top 10 Most Job-Accessible Cities in the USA*is an excellent resource for teaching and learning about urban forms, public transportation, and economics. *The maps show the number of jobs accessible within 30 minutes by walking and/or public transportation. *As I live in Denver, I was pleased to see that city in the list, aided no doubt by our expanding light rail network, which I made a story map about last year. *A quick glance shows the extent of the areas shown in pink and red on each map–those areas with the most number of accessible jobs. *It is my hope, though, that educators and students will dig deeper, noting that the pattern and extent of these pink and red zones depend not only on the public transportation network, but also on the population in each city, on its economy, and on its topography.
A link is included on the story map to a transit access map in ArcGIS Online so you can investigate cities that are not a part of the Top 10: *For your chosen cities, how much of the urban area is within .25, .50, and .60 miles from a transit stop? * As students are investigating these questions, they are thinking spatially and making connections with their own city. *What parts of your city are well covered by public transportation? What parts are underserved? What parts are growing rapidly, and therefore, if you were the GIS analyst of the city’s transportation division, where would you recommend the public transportation should be expanded?
This map is part of one of my favorite collections of maps and tools, the Urban Observatory, which*allows for the comparison of numerous variables for dozens of cities around the world.
How might you be able to use the Top 10 job-accessible story map and transit access map *in your own courses?
The Top 10 Most Job Accessible Cities in the USA.
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A link is included on the story map to a transit access map in ArcGIS Online so you can investigate cities that are not a part of the Top 10: *For your chosen cities, how much of the urban area is within .25, .50, and .60 miles from a transit stop? * As students are investigating these questions, they are thinking spatially and making connections with their own city. *What parts of your city are well covered by public transportation? What parts are underserved? What parts are growing rapidly, and therefore, if you were the GIS analyst of the city’s transportation division, where would you recommend the public transportation should be expanded?
This map is part of one of my favorite collections of maps and tools, the Urban Observatory, which*allows for the comparison of numerous variables for dozens of cities around the world.
How might you be able to use the Top 10 job-accessible story map and transit access map *in your own courses?
The Top 10 Most Job Accessible Cities in the USA.أكثر...