Highlights Relative and absolute accessibility can be calculated with different methods. Public Transport (PT) is a paradigm for passengers in environmentally fragile areas. A method to calculate the accessibility of a destination by PT is proposed. It is tested for a transalpine connection between Italy, Austria and Switzerland. National borders are still a barrier for a competitive transnational PT service.
Abstract Accessibility is a valuable indicator for assessing the effectiveness of a transport network. Nevertheless, its analysis can lead to very heterogeneous results depending on the method adopted, thus still struggling to be considered by policy makers and in planning processes. This article contributes to the development of an accessibility analysis as a planning tool, by proposing an alternative model to estimate the relative accessibility of a destination by public transport (PT). Indeed, PT is a mobility paradigm that has been supported to reduce the negative externalities produced by private transport, especially in environmentally fragile contexts. The model includes a set of eleven factors affecting public transport operation which refer to four macro topics: connectivity, multimodality, tariff/ticketing, and info-mobility. They are integrated into a Public Transport Accessibility index which analyses a series of nodes along a route and detects the progressive variation of accessibility. Eventual shifts are highlighted, including information about the factors feeding them. The model is tested for the Lana-Zurich (IT-CH) connection, showing how the most relevant issues are caused by difficulties in the transnational and transregional integration of the services. Through this process, the model aims at backing policy makers in the detection and understanding of public transport barriers and related causes.
An innovative model to estimate the accessibility of a destination by public transport
2020-01-28
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Destination accessibility via public charging location
Europäisches Patentamt | 2023
|Measuring public transport accessibility
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2003
|Use of Smart Card Fare Data to Estimate Public Transport Origin–Destination Matrix
Transportation Research Record | 2019
|Accessibility of Regional Public Transport
TIBKAT | 2022
|Accessibility of Regional Public Transport
Springer Verlag | 2022
|