Outcome
The goal of this project is to assess the accessibility to different essential resources through the public transit system in Rochester, NY.
This project is based on an accessibility matrix model developed in ArcGIS Pro. The project utilized General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data and ArcGIS Network Analyst for modeling the transit network. I then conducted a network analysis to measure accessibility to eight resource types: Banks, Education, Emergency Food, Food, Healthcare, Jobs, Retail, and Parks. The model calculates the total number of destinations accessible, the percentage of accessible destinations, and accessibility at various time thresholds through the public transit system in Rochester.
The key findings include: Accessibility varies for different resources, with central areas generally having better access. High-poverty areas showed better accessibility to all 8 types of resources via public transit than low-poverty areas.