Showing papers in "Journal of Transport Geography in 2012"

TL;DR: In this paper, a multi-level perspective (MLP) is presented as a heuristic framework to analyze the interactions between industry, technology, markets, policy, culture and civil society.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conduct a review of various commonly used measures of accessibility, with a particular view to clarifying their normative (i.e. prescriptive), as well as positive (e.g. descriptive) aspects.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors designed a methodology that uses the concepts of accessibility and affordability as a complementary means for evaluating public transport investment, and identifying transport disadvantages and priorities for project generation.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the potential of theories of practice to inform the socio-technical transition required to adequately decarbonise the UK transport system and propose a system of practice approach to illuminate systemic change in transport.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe two measures of public transit access: a combined public transit and walking accessibility index, which measures potential access to destinations via public transit, and a transit frequency measure, which is a measure of transit service level in an area.

TL;DR: Research has recently questioned the commonly held opinion that travel time is valued as negative, arguing that engagement inactivities during travel may make these trips more enjoyable or producti... as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: The role of information and associated technologies in supporting rural passengers on public transport, and the use of technologies to support flexible and demand responsive transport services in rural areas is discussed in this article.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that widespread, durable behaviour change is unlikely to result from the displacement of automaticity by reasoned action alone but instead demands changes in collective customs, and that a narrow focus on breaking carbon-intensive travel habits should be avoided.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the importance of understanding the social impacts and consequences, as well as the distributional effects, of transport decision-making, and demonstrate that by overlooking these social impacts, by neglecting the social equity and social equity implications, we are fundamentally undermining quality of life and social well-being in our towns, cities and rural settlements.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on travel trends of young German adults between 18 and 29, and find that car use among young adults has decreased since the turn of the millennium and that an increasing share of young drivers also uses alternative modes of transport, indicating a rise in multimodal travel behavior.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used information gathered from some 30 UK surveys undertaken over the last 15 years to provide planners with an understanding of road-based urban retail freight transport activity.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present findings from a project investigating innovative freight solutions in a multi-stakeholder setting in Rome's limited traffic zone focussing on local policy-makers, freight carries and retailers.

TL;DR: In this paper, a multiple-case study of urban freight transport and current planning practices in cities around the Baltic Sea is presented, which shows that freight transport is increasingly important for regional competitiveness while freight traffic is a growing threat for urban sustainability.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assessed Copenhagen's 60-year record of transit-oriented development since its internationally renowned 1947 Finger Plan, focusing principally on analysing Orestad's progress since the late 1990s in creating transitoriented development of jobs, housing and retail, education and leisure facilities.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze the spatial patterns of freight and logistics activities and the planning and policy issues associated with them in the United States and examine the Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion (PAM) which has a total population of 15 million and includes Birmingham, Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte.

TL;DR: This article examined the potential influence of modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP) on statistical modeling of the relationship between the built environment and walking/cycling to school and found that the presence of MAUP across different geographical units indicated the sensitivity of school travel behavior analyses to the spatial representation of the neighborhood construct.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the effect of residential dissonance on travel mode choice in Flanders, Belgium and find that the preferred travel modes of dissonant residents may not always match with the actual residential neighborhood.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine how mobile lives unfold through social networks, facilitating the forming and reforming of connections people have with others, near and distant, and argue that movement itself is not so significant.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined changes in accessibility that might result from a new High-Speed Rail (HSR) line in the UK and concluded that the accessibility benefits from the proposed line are relatively limited in terms of geographic spread and that many cities close to it would not see any travel time reductions on journeys to London.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined road freight transport activity and its relationship with facility location, logistics management and urban form through an analysis of 14 selected urban areas in the UK and found that several geographical, spatial and land use factors have important influences on freight activity in urban areas.

TL;DR: In this paper, a Geographical Information System (GIS)-based methodology is presented to analyze changes in the territorial distribution of accessibility resulting from high-speed rail (HSR) investments, in order to assess the sensitivity of territorial cohesion results to scale definition.

TL;DR: In this article, the main land value capture finance (LVC) mechanisms (betterment tax, accessibility increment contribution, and joint development) are reviewed in relation to increased transport accessibility.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used data from a 2009 survey of students at Davis High School in Davis, CA and found that perceived distance is more strongly associated with bicycling than actual distance.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine BRT station walk access patterns in rapidly urbanizing China and the relationship between bus rapid transit (BRT) station context and corridor type and the distance people will walk to access the system (i.e., catchment area).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between social exclusion and transport in Santiago de Cali and demonstrated that there is still room for improvement in aspects of spatial coverage and for a greater focus on the factors which explain the social need for transport which are not usually considered within planning.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a strategic-tactical decision support model to assist managers in evaluating the impact of environmental issues, related to transportation emissions, on the transport geography of a region.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the implications of accessibility to transit and by transit for mode shares in the city of Hamilton, Canada, and show that accessibility by transit is a significant predictor of modal share in their case study.

TL;DR: A multiobjective approach to identify evacuation paths and the location of shelters for urban evacuation planning and may also support other emergency situations for which evacuation plans are pertinent is introduced.

TL;DR: In this paper, the strengths and limitations of the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) in the socio-technical transitions literature, focussing in particular on experiences applying the MLP in the domain of sustainable transport research.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss some of the disadvantages of a hub-and-spoke HSR network and question the need for a high-speed rail system at all.