Public Transit, Walkability & Wealth
Statistical analysis of the relationship between rail transit access, Walk Score, and housing values across five Southern US cities.
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A research project (SOCI 460, Rice University, co-authored with Langston Ford) examining how rail transit accessibility and neighborhood walkability correlate with median home values in Atlanta, Dallas, DC, Houston, and Miami.
Analysis was conducted at the census block group level using regression modeling and spatial autocorrelation testing (Moran’s I). The repository includes R code, block-level datasets, visualization plots, and a full academic paper.