INDICATORS OF URBAN ACCESSIBILITY: THEORY AND APPLICATION

The concept of accessibility and its related indicators have been in use for a long time, with still diverging interpretations of their significance and formulation. In this paper, a review is made of various existing theoretical bases, with special emphasis on recent behavioural approaches. It is suggested that this theoretical framework now allows a better appraisal of accessibility indicators, and precise recommendations are proposed for their practical formulation and use. Various examples are given, especially for disaggregate analysis where a calculation "for a given person" is proposed instead of the conventional calculation "by a given mode". Finally, the relations between accessibility and trip rate are examined; from a study made in French cities, it is suggested that accessibility is a powerful determinant of trip rate. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Koenig, J G
• Publication Date: 1980-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 145-172
• Serial:
  • Transportation (Netherlands)
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
  • ISSN: 0049-4488

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Behavior; Costs; Disaggregate analysis; Mathematical models; Modal split; Origin and destination; Rates; Theory; Travel; Travel time; Trip length; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Trip
• Geographic Terms: France
• Old TRIS Terms: Behavioral objectives; Disaggregate models
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 9001: Behaviour; 224: Cost; 8036: France; 698: Journey; 697: Journey time; 6473: Mathematical model; 675: Modal split; 687: Origin destination traffic; 9078: Theory; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Society; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00324789
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1982 12:00AM