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  title info:
    title: Transportation infrastructure and quality of life for disadvantage [as printed] populations
    sub title: a pilot study of El Cenizo colonia in Texas
  title info:
    title: Pilot study of El Cenizo Colonia in Texas
  name:
    name part: Giusti, Cecilia.
  name:
    name part: Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
  name:
    name part: Texas Transportation Institute
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2008
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xiv, 112 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
  abstract: This research is a pilot study aimed to identify environmental characteristics in colonias that are related to infrastructure and safety, access to goods and services, and quality of life. A secondary objective consisted of evaluating a variety of tools that could be used to identify and assess these environmental characteristics. El Cenizo in Webb County, Texas, was selected as our study colonia after preliminary visits and investigations. A multi-disciplinary approach framed this study, considering the transportation, urban design and planning, public health, and socioeconomic dimensions as potential determinants of the residents' mobility behaviors, environmental perception, and quality of life. Three instruments were developed to collect data for this research: 1) a survey, 2) an activity diary or travel diary, and 3) environmental audit instruments. Additionally, this study also included a small sub-group study testing the usability of wearable Global Positioning Systems (GPS) units as a research tool to capture spatial-behavioral data, combined with travel diary. First, the study has generated valuable data on transportation and mobility behaviors where almost no-information is available. Second, the multidisciplinary approach has allowed a comprehensive approach towards a better understanding of the current needs of colonias, especially those related to pedestrians. Some of them could be easily addressed with direct short-term interventions while other require a more long-term plans. Third, the assessment of new research tools offers useful insights for future research in the context of similar low-income marginalized communities.
  note: by Cecilia Giusti [and others].
  note: "September 2008."
  note: "Performing agency: Texas A&M University."
  note: "Supported by a general revenues from the State of Texas"--Tech. report doc. p.
  note: Technical report.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-55).
  note: Performed by the Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University, sponsored by the Southwest Region University Transportation Center 10727
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us-tx
  subject:
    topic: Transportation
    topic: Social aspects
    geographic: Texas
    geographic: El Cenizo
  subject:
    topic: Hispanic Americans
    topic: Transportation
  subject:
    topic: travel behavior
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Research report (Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)) ; 08/167162-1
  record info:
    record content source: JCR
    record creation date: 081210
    record change date: 20151110072113.0
    record identifier: in00002489697