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Tools for addressing transport inequality: A novel variant of accessibility measurement

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Accessibility is widely thought the most appropriate reference point when assessing transport inequality, a fundamental consideration of the liveable city. But definitions of accessibility vary and often either trivialise or overcomplicate the concept, with the result that decision makers lack a representation of it that is sufficiently accurate and at the same time sufficiently straightforward. A response is offered in this paper: the Index of Personal Travel Impact (IPTI). IPTI is an estimate at the individual level of the relative impact of desired travel, reflecting the time taken and real financial effect, and is expressed as an amount per unit distance. It is calculated using the journeys an individual would like to make (as opposed to those they actually make or those that an authority might assume “important”) and reflects the specific characteristics of the individual (e.g. car availability or mobility impairment) and of the journey (e.g. the need to arrive by a given time). It therefore serves as a good individual-level representation of the relative ease/difficulty of travelling.

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  • Cohen, Tom, 2020. "Tools for addressing transport inequality: A novel variant of accessibility measurement," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jotrge:v:88:y:2020:i:c:s0966692320309406
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102863
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