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Accessibility analysis for transportation projects and plans

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  • Merlin, Louis A.
  • Levine, Jonathan
  • Grengs, Joe

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•A method for analyzing the accessibility impact of specific, proposed transportation projects is demonstrated.•Two suites of transportation projects are compared for their 10-year accessibility impacts in San Antonio, Texas.•Land-use forecasts are incorporated to account for how these transportation projects alter future land-use patterns.•Accessibility impacts are compared and contrasted with mobility impacts, with strongly differing outcomes.

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  • Merlin, Louis A. & Levine, Jonathan & Grengs, Joe, 2018. "Accessibility analysis for transportation projects and plans," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 35-48.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:69:y:2018:i:c:p:35-48
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.05.014
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