HighlightsAccessibility instruments are linking transportation and land-use strategies.Exchange with practitioners is supporting the development of useful accessibility tools.Accessibility indicators need to be developed appropriately to each specific task.Accessibility instruments have high potential for real-life applications.Stakeholders are asking for more interactive accessibility tools.
AbstractIntegrated planning policies require shared perspectives from stakeholders of various disciplines. Accessibility instruments can play a major role in developing a common understanding, and help to identify key challenges of spatial development. In consequence, these instruments can foster joint strategies between transportation and land-use.This paper presents selected experiences using the TUM Accessibility Atlas, an accessibility instrument developed at Technical University of Munich (TUM). This instrument consists of a GIS-based platform on various scales that links spatial opportunities, such as population and jobs, with multiple modes of transport. The instrument was a reference for planning support systems within the European COST action “Accessibility Instruments in Planning Practice”, and has been applied in various real-life planning processes within the metropolitan region of Munich. The usefulness and implementation potential of the tool are assessed based on an expert workshop and experiences in practice.The analysis results demonstrate that a number of suitable accessibility indicators and visualization techniques can provide important added value to the debate among stakeholders involved in the planning and decision-making process. The appropriate complexity and level of detail of the tool highly depend on both the target group (e.g. decision makers, planning experts, citizens) and the respective planning issue. The TUM Accessibility Atlas improves the mutual understanding of different participants by serving as a platform for different partners to connect to. However, developing a common language remains a key challenge for interdisciplinary groups. The visual appeal and comprehensive nature of the accessibility instrument enables to build shared perspectives on land-use and transport. To facilitate more dynamic planning and decision-making processes, interactive tools are strived for. The TUM Accessibility Atlas has already been widely used in real-life applications, showing how to overcome the implementation gap of such planning support systems.Furthermore, the strengths and limitations of the TUM Accessibility Atlas are discussed, concluding with the need for further development of the modelling methods and the existing processes.
The TUM Accessibility Atlas as a tool for supporting policies of sustainable mobility in metropolitan regions
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice ; 104 ; 121-136
2017-01-01
16 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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