Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Evaluating Public Transit Accessibility
Author: Transit bus accessibility evaluation for elderly and handicapped transit passengers
Author: United States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Buses
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
An Evaluation of Making Rail Transit Systems Accessible to Handicapped Persons
Author: United States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Summarizes the Section 321(a) and (b) rail retrofit accessibility studies.
Accessible Public Transportation
Author: Aaron SteinfeldPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351644602
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The United States is home to more than 54 million people with disabilities. This book looks at public transit and transportation systems with a focus on new and emerging needs for individuals with disabilities, including the elderly. The book covers the various technologies, policies, and programs that researchers and transportation stakeholders are exploring or putting into place. Examples of innovations are provided, with close attention to inclusive solutions that serve the needs of all transportation users.
Performance Evaluation of a Public Bus-transit System Based on Accessibility to the People
Author: Akkshhey AgarwaalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The performance evaluation of public bus transit systems based on accessibility has been the forefront in transportation research for many years. Accessibility depends on the number of users as well as their distance from the service. Estimation of the transportation demand for areas without existing service is challenging. The ridership of a transportation system is an indicator of the demand for the transit system. Evaluating accessibility for public transportation based on demand (ridership) in areas without existing public transportation is the main objective of this research. In the proposed methodology, data sources such as the population at the census block level, number of people employed, income ranges of people, and land-use characteristics are used in a ridership forecast model to estimate ridership at certain points in an area without public transportation service. Walking distances to transit stops are calculated using real road network data to assess the accessibility to the transit system in two scenarios. The results showed an improvement of 18% (205 meters) in the average walking distance after locating stops in unserved areas.
From Mobility to Accessibility
Author: Jonathan LevinePublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501716107
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In From Mobility to Accessibility, an expert team of researchers flips the tables on the standard models for evaluating regional transportation performance. Jonathan Levine, Joe Grengs, and Louis A. Merlin argue for an "accessibility shift" whereby transportation planning, and the transportation dimensions of land-use planning, would be based on people's ability to reach destinations, rather than on their ability to travel fast. Existing models for planning and evaluating transportation, which have taken vehicle speeds as the most important measure, would make sense if movement were the purpose of transportation. But it is the ability to reach destinations, not movement per se, that people seek from their transportation systems. While the concept of accessibility has been around for the better part of a century, From Mobility to Accessibility shows that the accessibility shift is compelled by the fundamental purpose of transportation. The book argues that the shift would be transformative to the practice of both transportation and land-use planning but is impeded by many conceptual obstacles regarding the nature of accessibility and its potential for guiding development of the built environment. By redefining success in transportation, the book provides city planners, decisionmakers, and scholars a path to reforming the practice of transportation and land-use planning in modern cities and metropolitan areas.
Accessibility of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Public Transportation System to the Handicapped and Elderly
Author: Abt AssociatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Planning for Public Transport Accessibility
Author: Carey CurtisPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317080076
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 995
Book Description
Bringing together a comparative analysis of the accessibility by public transport of 23 cities spanning four continents, this book provides a "hands-on" introduction to the evolution, rationale and effectiveness of a new generation of accessibility planning tools that have emerged since the mid-2000s. The Spatial Network Analysis for Multimodal Urban Transport Systems (SNAMUTS) tool is used as a practical example to demonstrate how city planners can find answers as they seek to improve public transport accessibility. Uniquely among the new generation of accessibility tools, SNAMUTS has been designed for multi-city comparisons. A range of indicators are employed in each city including: the effectiveness of the public transport network; the relationship between the transport network and land use activity; who gets access within the city; and how resilient the city will be. The cities selected enable a comparison between cities by old world–new world; public transport modes; governance approach; urban development constraints. The book is arranged along six themes that address the different planning challenges cities confront. Richly illustrated with maps and diagrams, this volume acts as a comprehensive sourcebook of accessibility indicators and a snapshot of current policy making around the world in the realm of strategic planning for land use transport integration and the growth of public transport. It provides a deeper understanding of the complexity, opportunities and challenges of twenty-first-century accessibility planning.
Some Thoughts on Evaluating Transportation Systems by Measures of Their Accessibility
Author: Frederick F. FryePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Author: