THE APPLICATION OF ACCESSIBILITY MEASURES IN GWENT: TRAVEL TO HOSPITALS AND SHOPS

This report describes a technique, developed by Gwent County Council and TRRL, for highlighting areas where there may be need for improved public transport services. The method involves the construction of accessibility contours based on travel time by public transport. These contours enclose areas of the county from which it is possible to reach a given facility in 45 minutes travel by bus, plus up to 15 minutes walking at each end. Travel to hospital outpatient clinics and shopping centres is used to illustrate the technique. The areas which fall outside the contours are then examined to see what problems exist in reaching facilities. Population, car ownership and available public transport are studied. The technique is a simple way of identifying areas where there may be transport problems; one map can be produced for the county overall, for each type of facility. In this way, areas for detailed study are greatly reduced in number. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 18 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Transport and Road Research Laboratory
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • ISSN: 0266-7045

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Automobile ownership; Buses; Hospitals; Motor vehicles; Needs assessment; Ownership; Population; Public transit; Shopping centers; Shopping trips; Transportation; Travel; Travel time; Trip length; Walking
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Shopper transportation
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1272: Bus; 2177: Hospital; 698: Journey; 697: Journey time; 335: Population; 744: Public transport; 320: Shopping centre; 8119: United Kingdom; 315: Vehicle ownership; 758: Walking
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00342426
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: LR 994 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM