EXPLORATORY NETWORK ANALYSES OF BART'S IMPACTS UPON ACCESSIBILITY

The objective of the study was to (1) make a preliminary assessment of BART's impacts on areawide accessibility, and (2) evaluate the use of network-based accessibility measures as an impact analysis technique. Accessibility measures were based on estimates of zone-to-zone travel times and transit fares derived from networks developed for the 1971 'pre-BART' and 1976 'post-BART' highway and transit systems. The accessibility measures were expressed as simple indices, weighted by the size and characteristics of the resident population in the origin zone. Comparisons of the accessibility indices were made for both peak and off-peak travel times for selected destination zones in the BART service area. The selected zones represent the locations of important employment centers, shopping facilities, and hospitals. Assessments were made of BART's potential accessibility impacts on the racial minority, elderly, and low-income populations as well as the generation population.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Co.
• Corporate Authors:

  Metropolitan Transportation Commission

  Hotel Claremont
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94705

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company

  1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Fan, HSL
  • SHERRET, A
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 93 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Central business districts; Fares; Impacts; Industrial location; Level of service; Low income groups; Measurement; Minorities; Mode choice; Network analysis (Planning); Origin and destination; Peak hour traffic; Peak periods; Public transit; Rapid transit; Shopping centers; Socioeconomic factors; Supply; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Travel patterns; Travel time; Urban transit; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability; Employment centers; Industrial parks; Services
• Geographic Terms: California
• Old TRIS Terms: Central city; Rapid transit railways; Traffic peaks
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092223
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: WP-15-3-75, UMTA-CA-09-0025, UMTA-CA-09-0042
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-301-76
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 18 2003 12:00AM