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Measuring accessibility: an exploration of issues and alternatives
Susan L Handy,Debbie A. Niemeier +1 more
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In this article, the authors provide a framework for the development of accessibility measures and two case studies suggestive of the range of possible approaches are presented, as well as issues that planners must address in developing an accessibility measure.Abstract:
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 translated into performance measures by which policies are evaluated, despite a substantial literature on the concept. This paper is an attempt to bridge the gap between the academic literature and the practical application of such measures and provide a framework for the development of accessibility measures. Issues that planners must address in developing an accessibility measure are outlined, and two case studies suggestive of the range of possible approaches are presented.read more
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How Accessibility Shapes Land Use
TL;DR: In this article, an empirical analysis of the residential development patterns illustrates that accessibility and the availability of vacant developable land can be used as the basis of a residential land use model.
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Applied welfare economics with discrete choice models
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The concept of accessibility: A search for an operational form
TL;DR: In this article, a set of definitions related to the concept of accessibility are discussed and various operational forms of these definitions are illustrated with reference to the Hamilton, Ontario, urban area.
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Physical accessibility as a social indicator
Martin Wachs,T.Gordon Kumagai +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual framework is introduced for measuring accessibility in terms of the ease with which citizens may reach a variety of opportunities for employment and services, and this framework is interpreted as an approach to evaluating transportation and regional plans which differs from approaches based upon travel volumes and travel times which are currently employed in urban transportation planning and evaluation.
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