ASSESSMENT OF ACCESSIBILITY MEASURES

This report assesses alternative accessibility measures using data from the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan area. The measures are evaluated against the following considerations: good theoretical basis of the measure, reasonable data needs, and good empirical performance. The report also discusses the aggregation of accessibility measures over the dimensions of purpose, time of day, mode, and space.

• Record URL:
  http://www.utexas.edu/research/ctr/pdf_reports/4938_3.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Transportation Research, 3208 Red River Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78705

  Texas Department of Transportation

  Research and Technology Implementation Office, P.O. Box 5080
  Austin, TX  United States  78763-5080

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Bhat, C
  • Handy, S
  • Kockelman, K
  • Mahmassani, H
  • Chen, Quan
  • Srour, I
  • Weston, Lisa
• Publication Date: 2001-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 74 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Alternatives analysis; Evaluation and assessment; Measuring methods; Mode choice; Periods of the day; Spatial analysis; Trip purpose
• Geographic Terms: Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00938494
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-01/4938-3,, Research Report 7-4938-3
• Contract Numbers: 7-4938
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 12 2003 12:00AM