Women 10% more likely than men to report feeling unsafe on urban public transport
A worldwide study of 327,403 metro and bus passengers shows that women are ten percent more likely to feel unsafe than men on urban public transport.
A worldwide study of 327,403 metro and bus passengers shows that women are ten percent more likely to feel unsafe than men on urban public transport.
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2020
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Annual nationwide data from the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota, that measures access to jobs by transit, is guiding key transportation and land-use policy decisions.
Environment
Feb 27, 2020
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First-of-its-kind research from the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota ranks the 50 largest (by population) metropolitan areas in the United States for connecting workers with jobs via bicycle.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 25, 2019
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New research by USC housing experts reveals lack of affordable rent is a bigger problem than previously realized, not only in big coastal cities but across much of the United States.
Social Sciences
May 1, 2019
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In Vancouver last month, more than 400 volunteers walked around, carrying clipboards and wearing bright yellow buttons that read "Homeless Count." They were out on the streets or in shelters asking homeless people to complete ...
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2019
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In ransomware cyberattacks, hackers steal a victim's sensitive data and threaten to publish or block access to it unless a ransom is paid. Across the globe each year, millions of ransomware attacks are carried out on businesses, ...
Security
Mar 5, 2019
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Even in predominantly white areas, black homeowners are more likely to face a foreclosure than their white neighbors, according to research at The University of Alabama.
Social Sciences
Feb 7, 2019
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Annually updated research from the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota estimates the impact of traffic congestion on access to jobs for the 50 largest (by population) metropolitan areas in the United ...
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2018
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Thousands of daily passengers on the Los Angeles Metro will ride more securely with the deployment of cutting-edge ESA-patented screening technology to detect concealed weapons or explosives.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 26, 2018
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The farther away from a city a person is raised, the more likely they are to climb the economic ladder, according to economists, who also found that community characteristics associated with upward mobility actually have ...
Economics & Business
Sep 12, 2018
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