Accessibility and the journey to work

Levinson, David

doi:10.1016/s0966-6923(97)00036-7

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“…Accessibility consists of two variables: travel time/distance between two points, and the distribution of land use within reasonable proximity [3,10]. Location, close proximity, short travel distances, land use surrounding open spaces and the design of open spaces themselves are all significant factors in bringing residents together [6].…”

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The Influence of Place Making’s Attributes on the Resident’s Usage and Satisfaction in High-Rise Residential Community: A Case Study

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Abstract. The vitality and viability of open spaces in urban neighborhoods, particularly in high-density residential areas with limited buildable land, have become extremely complex phenomenon. Researchers and designers are seeking the standard of designed environment to successfully meet the human needs and desires. In order to reach this goal, limited studies have been implemented to bridge the gap between research and design and consequently improve the physical and social qualities of open spaces. This paper examines the two specific features of open space -accessibility, social interactions -which contribute significantly to both the vitality and viability with a view to provide an understanding of the relative importance of these elements from users' perceptions and satisfaction. The methods involve quantitative research with questionnaire-based survey, and case study to evaluate residents' perceptions. The research scope is a highdensity residential condominium in Kuala Lumpur where the rapid transformation of urban elements in city center has negative impacts on basic qualities of open spaces. The result is a framework for understanding the relative priority of the different elements (variables) for users which vary depending on the location of the residential block they live in; in particular its proximity to the open space. The study concludes with recommendations for how the most valuable elements can be better harnessed in order to promote the satisfaction with open spaces.

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“…Levinson [3] measured accessibility with two variables: travel time between two destinations, and the distribution of land use (close proximity). Close proximity and visual accessibility to open spaces are two main indicators of a well-designed urban space [4].…”

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The Influence of Place Making’s Attributes on the Resident’s Usage and Satisfaction in High-Rise Residential Community: A Case Study

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“…Many scholars have used JTW data to investigate the links between job access, work place location, and commuting trips (Giuliano and Small 1993;Cervero and Gorham 1995;Forrest 1996;Naess and Sandberg 1996;Levinson 1998;Ong and Blumenberg 1998;Healy and O'Connor 2001). In this research JTW data is used to measure commuting distances and travel self-containment rates for a selection of Australian MPEs.…”

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Travel Self-Containment in Master Planned Estates: Analysis of Recent Australian Trends

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Dodson

Gleeson

et al. 2007

Urban Policy and Research

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Low density suburban development and excessive use of automobiles are associated with serious urban and environmental problems. Master planned development suggests itself as a possible palliative for these ills. This study examines the patterns and dynamics of movement in a selection of master planned estates in Australia with the aim of developing new approaches for assessing the containment of travel within planned development. A geographical information systems methodology is used to determine regional journey-to-work patterns and travel containment rates. Factors that influence self-containment patterns are estimated with a regression model.The findings of the pilot study demonstrate that proposed model is a useful starting point for a systematic and detailed analysis of self-containment in master planned estates. KeywordsTravel self-containment, urban containment, urban form and travel behaviour, master planned estate, master planned community.2

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“…Examples include Levinson (1998), who looked at the effects of accessibility on the journey to work. Kockelman (1998) studied the effect of various factors on total kilometers traveled and on travel behavior, including accessibility, which she found to have a statistically significant effect on both outcomes.…”

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What makes travel 'local': Defining and understanding local travel behaviour

Manaugh

El-Geneidy

2012

JTLU

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Abstract:In recent years, land use and transportation planning priorities have shifted from issues of mobility to focus on the capacity of neighbourhoods to provide opportunities to live, work, shop, and socialize at the local scale. This research explores a sample of households from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that engaged in multiple trip purposes on the same day and measures the effects of household, individual, and trip characteristics on their travel behavior, especially the localization of these trips. A new measure to understand the spatial dispersal of actual activity space of each household is proposed while controlling for distance traveled. The findings show that levels of regional and local accessibility have different effects on this new index. Furthermore, these effects vary with household size and sociodemographic factors. This study could help transportation professionals who are aiming to develop policies to localize household travel patterns through land use and transportation coordination at the neighborhood and regional scale. As wealthier car-owning households are seen to exhibit more dispersed travel behavior regardless of accessibility measures, implications for social equity and exclusion are also explored.Copyright 2012 Kevin Manaugh and Ahmed El-Geneidy. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution -NonCommercial License 3.0. IntroductionIn recent years, land use and transportation planning priorities have shifted away from issues of mobility to focus on the capacity of a neighbourhood to provide opportunities to live, work, and socialize at the local scale. As planning for accessibility is seen to have more sustainable outcomes, measures of accessibility are gaining popularity as comprehensive performance measures of the interaction between land use and transportation systems (El-Geneidy and Levinson 2006;Grengs, Levine et al. 2010). By favouring shorter travel distances and active modes of transportation, and by influencing household location choices, accessibility can also be used as a sustainability indicator and as a goal in land-use planning. Rather than emphasizing increased road capacity and travel speeds, transportation planners are looking for solutions to increase localized and short-distance travel. However, there is a potential downside to this framework. Often those whose travel patterns are confined to their local area display this behavior not by choice but because of mobility limitations. In fact, many other reasons may limit individual and household travel patterns, including fear or lack of knowledge about certain areas or destinations and poor or unreliable transit service. Given identical levels of neighbourhood and regional accessibility, we hypothesize that households of differing socioeconomic, attitudinal, and personal preferences might display vastly dissimilar activity spaces. Furthermore, much previous research to understand "local" travel has focused too heavily on either distance traveled or an over-simplified measurement of household activity space. To ex...

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Accessibility and the journey to work

Cited by 355 publications

References 20 publications

The Influence of Place Making’s Attributes on the Resident’s Usage and Satisfaction in High-Rise Residential Community: A Case Study

The Influence of Place Making’s Attributes on the Resident’s Usage and Satisfaction in High-Rise Residential Community: A Case Study

Travel Self-Containment in Master Planned Estates: Analysis of Recent Australian Trends

What makes travel 'local': Defining and understanding local travel behaviour

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