Accessibility planning: more than the integration of transport and land use planning

Transport planning and land use planning both seek to increase accessibility - being the ability to reach and engage in a range of activities and opportunities. Accessibility is achieved through the mobility of people and goods provided by the transport system and the proximity of activities and opportunities provided by the land use system. Additionally, the ability to participate in opportunities needs to be considered as a component of accessibility. An explicit focus on accessibility planning provides for improved integration of transport and land use decisions as well as addressing social inclusion issues. This focus assists with the requirement to give regard to the objectives of the Transport Integration Act introduced in Victoria in 2010. This paper presents the initial work done by the Victorian Department of Transport to promote a unified approach to accessibility. Accessibility is seen through several different perspectives - specific vs majority of users, current vs future needs, locations as places vs as links in a network, and local details vs strategic agendas. A process is proposed of broadly considering these different perspectives, narrowing in on an appropriate response, and then evaluating the response to ensure the desired objectives. This process can be adopted by other government agencies, local authorities or interested community groups.

• Authors:
  • Francis, J
  • Ramsay, E
• Conference:
  • Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) National Conference, 2011
  • Location: Melbourne Victoria, Australia
  • Date: 2011-8-10 to 2011-8-11
• Publication Date: 2011-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: AITPM 2011 national conference: linking communities: growing liveability and accessibility, 10-11 August 2011, Melbourne, Victoria

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Infrastructure; Land use; Planning; Policy; Travel behavior
• Uncontrolled Terms: Integrated transport; Policy and planning
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• UITP Terms: Transport planning
• ITRD Terms: 1154: Network (transport)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01354713
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ARRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 24 2011 7:57AM