Transportation Demands of Low-Mobility Individuals: Case Study in Wenling, China

Generally, low-mobility individuals, those with less access to transportation options and who are often marginalized in the social environment, can be divided into three groups: older adults, low-income individuals, and individuals with disabilities. This article analyzes the transportation demands of low-mobility individuals in China using travel characteristics and accessibility of public transportation. A mixed survey procedure, including a large-scale investigation and a supplementary investigation was used. The findings show that (1) there are different results regarding the transportation demands of the three low-mobility groups; (2) as a single entity, low-mobility individuals have similar transportation demands, which are inferior to those of the general public; and (3) the transportation demands of low-mobility individuals in China are not identical to those obtained by other researchers. The above results indicate that the analysis of the transportation demands of low-mobility individuals should not only consider the transportation demands of distinct groups of low-mobility individuals but should also consider all of them as a single entity in comparison to the general public. Furthermore, planners in developing countries who make policies for the improvement of transportation conditions for low-mobility individuals should gain advanced experience from developed countries and take the particular conditions of their own country into account in order to meet the demands of low-mobility individuals.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000487
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Authors:
  • Ren, Gang
  • Zhang, Tao
  • Xu, Lei
  • Yang, Yang
• Publication Date: 2018-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 05018019
• Serial:
  • Journal of Urban Planning and Development
  • Volume: 144
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9488
  • EISSN: 1943-5444
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jupddm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Case studies; Demand; Developing countries; Mobility; Policy making; Public transit; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Travel behavior
• Geographic Terms: Wenling (China)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01682689
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Oct 3 2018 5:19PM