VI. CONCLUSION

What can planners, policymakers and researchers do with

these results? A primary contribution of this work is to identify whether socio-economic factors are associated with variation in the percentage of the tenant population. Considering that most of them (except a few categories under variables) had statistically significant relationships, this research confirms the common sense that tenure is highly shaped by the socio-economic status.

The interesting result that the relationship between the mode of transportation and tenure is highly affected by the median income of the given area can provide some meaningful insights for urban policy. In the urban contexts, say Manhattan, where the median income is relatively high, the mode share of public transportation and walking can predict a higher tenancy rate. However, in a more impoverished urbanized area, a higher mode share of public transportation and walking rather may be associated with a lower percentage of the tenant population. This could potentially imply - from the policy perspective - that we have to be more cognizant about the median income of certain areas when we try to make an impact on the composition of tenure through transportation interventions.

Considering the limitation of this research, the result calls for further research on what different factors might affect the relationship between the mode of transportation, income, and tenure. Beyond that, more variables must be included in the model to increase the model predictability of the percentage of the tenant population. To generalize this research implication to the different urban context of the US, the sample tracts should also be expanded.