A TECHNIQUE FOR ASSESSING ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEMS IN RURAL AREAS

This report continued previous work carried out between 1980 and 1981, which investigated the nature and scale of accessibility problems in the Breckland area of Norfolk (see IRRD 262668). It assessed whether the relationship between travel needs and population characteristics established in the original study can be used to present an accurate picture of accessibility problems in previously unsurveyed settlements within the same area. To do this over 600 household interviews were conducted in 14 such locations in order to establish the nature and number of accessibility problems therein. These results were then compared with predictions arising from the application of the methodology established in the first report, using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient. A survey of areas having self help transport schemes was also conducted. Overall, a very high level of correspondence was found between the findings of the survey and predicted values. The level of correlation varied by type of journey, with correlation being good for work, work seeking and personal business trips, moderate for shopping trips, variable for health visits and poor for leisure journeys except those made after school. Community car schemes were found to make some contribution to providing new travel opportunities for residents. (TRRL)

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  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • KILVINGTON, R P
  • McKenzie, R P
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 74 p.
• Serial:
  • TRRL CONTRACTOR REPORT
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • ISSN: 0266-7045

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Carpools; Demand; Forecasting; Households; Interviewing; Mobility; Motor vehicles; Ownership; Public transit; Recreation; Rural areas; Shopping; Travel time; Work trips
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1119: Car pooling; 285: Demand (econ); 132: Forecast; 309: Household; 9147: Interview; 698: Journey; 696: Journey purpose; 697: Journey time; 621: Journey to work; 192: Local authority; 9105: Mobility (pers); 2271: Occupation; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 9142: Recreation; 378: Region; 328: Rural area; 2253: Sociology; 1155: Transport; 1145: Transport mode; 8119: United Kingdom; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480326
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: CR 11
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM