Mapping Accessibility Over Time

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Mapping Accessibility Over Time

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Ahmed El-Geneidy
David Levinson () (Nexus (Networks, Economics, and Urban Systems) Research Group, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota)

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David Matthew Levinson

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The concept of "accessibility" has been coin in the transportation planning field for more than 40 years. Improving accessibility is a common element in the goals section in almost all transportation plans in the US. In this study we compare the changes in levels of accessibility over time in the Minneapolis - St. Paul region using two different modes (auto and transit). The importance of accessibility as a measure of land use and transportation planning performance in the region is revealed by comparing it over time. The longitudinal analysis being conducted shows improvements in most areas in the studied region in terms of the level of accessibility by automobile, and a drop in accessibility by transit over the period 1990 to 2000. The findings are compared to the levels of congestion in the region between the same time periods. This comparison shows the difference between the two measures and strengthens the importance of accessibility measures as a tool for monitoring and evaluating regional land use and transportation planning performance. Journal of Maps (in press).
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Paper provided by University of Minnesota: Nexus Research Group in its series Working Papers with number 200709.
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Publication status: Forthcoming in Journal of Maps
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R40 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Transportation Systems - - - General
R11 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Analysis of Growth, Development, and Changes
R14 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
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NEP-GEO-2007-03-24 (Economic Geography)
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David Levinson & Ajay Kumar, 1994. "The Rational Locator: Why Travel Times Have Remained Stable," Working Papers 199402, University of Minnesota: Nexus Research Group. [Downloadable!]
Wachs, Martin & Kumagai, T. Gordon, 1973. "Physical accessibility as a social indicator," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 7(5), pages 437-456, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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