Transportation assimilation revisited: New evidence from repeated cross-sectional survey data Transportation assimilation

Abstract

This paper studies a question in urban geography: transportation assimilation among U.S. immigrants. Specifically, new immigrants in the U.S. are more likely to take public transit and less likely to drive to commute. Prior research, however, points out that immigrants start to ride public transit less as the length of stay increases. In this paper, I use repeated cross-sectional data and revisits this empirical question. The major advantage of using repeated cross-sectional data is that it is now possible to analyze how the rate of transportation assimilation changes over time, and what facto