ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the case studies that examine three cities in the South, Northeast, and Mid-West respectively that have substantial African American and transit dependent populations. Through multiple factors, including public policy and market forces, these populations have shifted, and transit access and the benefits transit provides have become an issue. The case studies examine not only the cause and formation of Transit Desert communities, but the experience and adaptations of those within these areas attempting to meet the needs of their daily lives, particularly the need for transportation. They are from the perspective of those who have lived in and know the history of these communities and have witnessed the changes with the increase in population and decrease in transit access. They also come from those that have recently moved to these areas, and are coping with the lack of transit and the daily struggle to get to work and needed services.
