MEASURING ACCESSIBILITY: AN EXPLORATION OF ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVES

Accessibility is an important characteristic of metropolitan areas and is often reflected in transportation and land-use planning goals. But the concept of accessibility has rarely been translated into performance measures by which policies are evaluated, despite a substantial literature on the concept. This paper is an attempt to bridge the gap between the academic literature and the practical application of such measures and provide a framework for the development of accessibility measures. Issues that planners must address in developing an accessiblity measure (specification, calibration and interpretation) are outlined, and two case studies suggestive of the range of possible approaches are presented.

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  Pion Limited

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• Authors:
  • Handy, S L
  • Niemeier, D A
• Publication Date: 1997-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1175-94
• Serial:
  • Environment and Planning A
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Pion Limited
  • ISSN: 0308-518X
  • EISSN: 1472-3409
  • Serial URL: http://www.envplan.com/A.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Measurement; Planning; Travel
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 698: Journey; 6136: Measurement; 143: Planning
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00740245
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 26 1997 12:00AM