Public transportation accessibility of San Jose State University - Fall 2004

San Jose State University (SJSU) students pay a fee to get unlimited rides on Valley Transportation Authority buses and light rail but only 21% of them are using public transportation. The aim of this thesis is to develop a methodology that will find the level of accessibility of SJSU, and to determine if the percentage of transit users could be increased and by how much. Accessibility is defined in terms of the ease of movement between two places: SJSU Campus and each student's home. The variables needed to calculate accessibility include the distance between the student's home addresses and the nearest stop; if the students can take transit depending on their class schedules and the availability of transit at the moment that is required; and the amount of time spent on the commute. The results reveal that the percentage of accessibility and the number of students using transit is equal.