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Race and residential accessibility to shopping and services

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  • Amy Helling
  • David Sawicki

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Predominantly black, upper‐income census tracts in the 10‐county Atlanta region have lower accessibility to certain personal consumption opportunities than comparable white tracts do; black residents are more likely to have to leave their neighborhoods to eat out (other than at fast food restaurants), grocery shop, or see movies. Accessibility is calculated as a function of travel time to providers of local goods and services. Such accessibility is a desirable attribute and contributes to neighborhood quality and housing value. We find that differences in residential accessibility to shopping and services by race are not explained by income differences, but could result from real differences in consumption patterns, though these are more likely due to demographic differences between black and white populations of comparable incomes; inaccurate information on neighborhood attributes and personal consumption preferences; or racially biased business decisions. We conclude by summarizing the policy implications of our findings.

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  • Amy Helling & David Sawicki, 2003. "Race and residential accessibility to shopping and services," Housing Policy Debate, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(1-2), pages 69-101.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:houspd:v:14:y:2003:i:1-2:p:69-101
    DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2003.9521469
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