The Machine for Access
As a house is a machine for living, cities are the machine for accessibility. This chapter introduces the book "Access to Destinations" and outlines the editors reasons for presenting a series of papers centered around the concept of access. It is observed that, if the city is the machine for access, then policies need to be evaluated against that metric--policies that are based on empirically grounded research. These papers will not only serve to broaden the understanding of the meaning of accessibility, but raise questions that provide a research agenda for years to come on understanding the relationship between infrastructure, location, behavior, and accessibility.
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Authors:
- Levinson, David M
- Krizek, Kevin J
- Gillen, David
- Publication Date: 2005
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 1-10
- Monograph Title: Access to Destinations
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accessibility; Cities; Land use; Land use planning; Metrics (Quantitative assessment); Policy; Traffic congestion; Traffic flow; Traffic safety; Transportation planning
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01024612
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780080446783
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 25 2006 7:31AM