Housing Affordable to 30- of Income with Transit

Housing Affordability & Transit Access – metro tracts

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2006-2010

Atlanta Regional Commission (Retrieved 2013)

Percentage of housing units considered affordable (average unit costs equal less than 30% of household income) overlay with local & regional public transit guideways

Heavy Rail Service Area

Heavy Rail Service Area

Atlanta Regional Commission (Retrieved 2013)

MARTA fixed guideway routes in red, and MARTA bus routes in yellow

Each station has a 1,000-meter walking-distance buffer showing the captive ridership areas that the train stations serve.  Generally the industry standard walking distance is 0.5 mile for train stations and 0.25 mile for bus stops.

Distribution of Commuters by Dot Density10

Distribution of Commuters by Dot Density (Dot=10)

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2007-2011

Spatial distribution of commuters calculated at the tract level overlaying counties whereas each individual white dot shown represents ten commuters

Distribution of Commuters by Dot Density1

Distribution of Commuters by Dot Density (Dot=1)

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2007-2011

Spatial distribution of commuters calculated at the tract level overlaying counties whereas each individual white dot shown represents one commuter

Cyclist Infrastructure

Cyclist Facilities

Atlanta Regional Commission (Retrieved 2013)

Bike lanes and bike-path guideways

Carpooling Commuters

Carpooling – metro tracts

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2007-2011

Percentage of commuters traveling in multi-occupancy vehicles for home-to-work trips