Decades of research indicate that accessibility plays a fundamental role in the urban systems of cities by influencing land markets and household location choices. Accessibility is also often positioned as a policy tool in enhancing the well-being of disadvantaged population groups. Considered together, recent research into transportation equity underscores the need to critically investigate the distribution of accessibility with their affordability impacts. To better understand this dynamic, this research assesses variability in the relationship between employment access and house prices within different neighbourhood types in Metro Vancouver. We first calculate network accessibility to employment opportunities. Next, to integrate equity, we use sociodemographic indicators from census data to establish a typology of four neighbourhoods: Affluent, Stable Middle-class, At-Risk Middle-class and Economically-disadvantaged. Finally, using real estate data, we employ spatial econometric models to estimate differences in the capitalization of accessibility in residential property prices across these neighbourhood types. Results suggest that the value of transit access does differ by neighbourhood type in Metro Vancouver. While more affluent neighbourhoods exhibit the highest marginal willingness to pay for accessibility, predicted prices are highest in disadvantaged neighbourhoods due to their higher absolute levels of access. The research offers new insight into how property price effects vary according to different accessibility and sociodemographic contexts, and highlights important implications for both policy and future research.

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富裕社区是否为公交服务支付更多费用？探索温哥华不同住房子市场内就业可及性的资本化


数十年的研究表明，可达性通过影响土地市场和家庭位置选择，在城市的城市系统中发挥着重要作用。无障碍性也经常被定位为提高弱势群体福祉的政策工具。综上所述，最近对交通公平的研究强调了批判性调查可达性分布及其可负担性影响的必要性。为了更好地理解这一动态，本研究评估了大温哥华地区不同社区类型内就业机会与房价之间关系的可变性。我们首先计算就业机会的网络可访问性。接下来，为了整合公平，我们使用人口普查数据中的社会人口指标来建立四个社区的类型学：富裕、稳定的中产阶级、处于风险中的中产阶级和经济弱势群体。最后，使用房地产数据，我们采用空间计量经济学模型来估计这些社区类型之间住宅房地产价格的可达性资本化的差异。结果表明，在大温哥华地区，公交服务的价值确实因社区类型而异。虽然较富裕的社区表现出最高的边际意愿为可达性付费，但由于弱势社区的绝对可达性较高，因此预测价格最高。该研究为房地产价格影响如何根据不同的可达性和社会人口背景而变化提供了新的见解，并强调了对政策和未来研究的重要影响。