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Hungry And Taking The Bus? Assessing Food Outlet Accessibility In Central Florida, Katelan E. Smith
Hungry And Taking The Bus? Assessing Food Outlet Accessibility In Central Florida, Katelan E. Smith
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Little academic research has been conducted examining access to transportation by those in need. The small amount of research that has been done focuses primarily on mobility issues of the elderly and the disabled, despite findings that income level is an important determinant in access to transportation. The few studies that have examined access to transportation in relation to income simply cite the difficulties that those in poverty face when attempting to access vital resources as problematic, yet very few focus specifically on this issue. This thesis examines how free food recipients commute to and from local pantries, and whether …