Identifying and Measuring Transportation Challenges for Survivors in Intimate Partner Violence Shelters

Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are more likely to experience transportation challenges. Inadequate transportation can lead to challenges accessing health care, increased usage of police services, and frequent IPV shelter stays. While research has identified lack of personal transportation as a barrier for survivors, little is known about their mobility. To understand survivors’ perceptions of and experiences with transportation, 20 IPV shelter residents will be asked to participate in one-on-one qualitative interviews which will follow a semi-structured interview guide. Ten participants will be recruited from two suburban shelters and ten from two rural shelters. Interviews will be transcribed and analyzed using descriptive phenomenological analysis to highlight key themes. In addition, a spatial analysis of the surrounding area of the shelter will be conducted using GIS software to determine mobility options such as public transportation access points to employment access. The spatial analysis will be used to triangulate participants’ experiences of transportation and identify potential barriers to better understand how transportation barriers could augment independent living of shelter residents. Results of this study will inform shelter policies surrounding transportation services provided as well as inform practitioners and government officials of potentials ways of improving public transportation access for shelter residents.

• Record URL:
  https://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/research/project/1442

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $15000
• Contract Numbers:

  NITC-1442

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  TREC at Portland State University

  1900 SW Fourth Ave, Suite 175
  P.O. Box 751
  Portland, Oregon  United States  97201
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Texas at Arlington

  School of Social Work
  Box 19308
  Arlington, TX  United States  76019-0308
• Principal Investigators:

  Robinson, Sarah

• Start Date: 20200615
• Expected Completion Date: 20210510
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Employment; Families; Geographic information systems; Mobility; Public transit; Rural areas; Social service agencies; Spatial analysis; Suburbs; Violent crimes
• Subject Areas: Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01745994
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Institute for Transportation and Communities
• Contract Numbers: NITC-1442
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 22 2020 7:17PM