Limitations of Analysis/Suggestions for Further Research

      
        The many factors influencing and contributing to the regions land-use and transportation patterns are complex and overlapping. Identifying the degree to which each of the various  factors influencing land-use and transportation patterns was not possible with the analysis used. An accurate and precise breakdown of how much each of the factors influences land-use and transportation  patterns is perhaps not even possible. Examining patterns that involve a myriad of factors and  personal decision making is necessarily complex and limited. There were several  significant data sets whose absence from this analysis limited the depth of the analysis. These data sets included commuter distances, transit frequency, capacity, and provision, and more detatiled walking and bicycle data. Using 2001 Census data (not available at the time of  writing) will provide a more up to date description of land-use and transportation patterns in the region


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