MENTAL MAPS, TOOLS FOR EVALUATING URBAN TRANSPORT PROGRAMMES
The author discusses the mental maps built up by people in the vicinity of a new tramway service linking the towns of Saint-Denis and Bobigny near Paris. The author suggests that a developer's perception of a project may not accord with that of the individuals using it. The Paris authorities were at pains to produce a particular effect. Two years after the tramway went into service, a survey of the users was carried out. Brief details are given of the survey carried out and the results obtained including mental maps. The tramway had a number of effects including the perception that Saint-Denis and Bobigny were closer together but other parts of Paris more distant. For the covering abstract see IRRD 876115.
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- POUBLAN-ATTAS, V
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- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 87-95
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: City planning; Conferences; Construction; Interviewing; Itinerary; Location; Maps; Perception; Psychology; Public transit; Trolley cars
- ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 9147: Interview; 699: Itinerary; 9061: Location; 4074: Map; 2229: Perception; 2255: Psychology; 744: Public transport; 354: Town planning; 1284: Tram
- Subject Areas: Construction; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00720750
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- ISBN: 0-86050-281-3
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: May 24 1996 12:00AM