For decades, accessibility–ie the ease of reaching destinations–has been an important
concept in transport planning, resulting in many studies trying to measure it and put it into …

ABSTRACT A growing concern for mobility-related social inclusion and equity is evident
from both academic research and planning best practices. Scholarly research promotes …

The idea that accessibility is the true goal for transportation planning goes back many
decades, starting with notable writings in the 1950s, followed by a flurry of writings in the …

Accessibility is usually evaluated using indicators calculated from spatial data. However,
perceived accessibility, defined as the perceived potential to participate in spatially …

Accessibility is an important characteristic of metropolitan areas and is often reflected in
transportation and land-use planning goals. But the concept of accessibility has rarely been …

The rapidly expanding high-speed rail (HSR) network in China has produced and will
continue to produce a progressive contraction of space by significantly shortening the rail …

The location of transit infrastructure distributes publicly-funded benefits to residents
throughout a region. However, these benefits are not always distributed equally among …

This article reviews the literature on characteristics, causes, and costs of alternative
development patterns. In doing so it debunks arguments by Gordon and Richardson in favor …

Conventional integral measures of accessibility, although valuable as indicators of place
accessibility, have several limitations when used to evaluate individual accessibility. Two …

Accessibility, the ease of reaching destinations, is increasingly seen as a complimentary and
in some cases alternative to the mobility oriented planning paradigm, as it allows capturing …