Evaluating Accessibility for Transportation Planning
This paper discusses the concept of accessibility and how it can be incorporated in transport planning. Accessibility refers to people’s ability to reach goods, services and activities, which is the ultimate goal of most transport activity. Many factors affect accessibility, including mobility (physical movement), the quality and affordability of transport options, transport system connectivity, mobility substitutes, and land use patterns. Accessibility can be evaluated from various perspectives, including a particular group, mode, location or activity. Conventional planning tends to overlook and undervalue some of these factors and perspectives. More comprehensive analysis of accessibility in planning expands the scope of potential solutions to transport problems
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Corporate Authors:
Victoria Transport Policy Institute
1250 Rudlin Street
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Authors:
- Litman, Todd
- Publication Date: 2008-3-31
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 43p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Activity choices; Connectivity; Land use; Location; Mobility; Mode choice; Transit riders; Transportation planning; Travelers
- Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01100366
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 3 2008 7:24AM