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Measuring the inequality of accessible trams in Melbourne

Dinah Jane Lope and Anil Dolgun

Journal of Transport Geography, 2020, vol. 83, issue C

Abstract: In Melbourne, public policy has recently been enacted to improve access to the tram service with an emphasis upon people with a disability. Achieving that objective requires two elements. One is a low-floor tram and two is an elevated tram stop platform that facilitates boarding the tram. Currently the fleet of trams in Melbourne is made up of high-floor and low-floor designs, thus accessible services are unevenly distributed. In addition, construction of new tram stop platforms has been uneven. This suggests a form of inequality in accessible tram services for the disabled.

Keywords: Inequality; Gini coefficient; Lorenz curve; Tram transport; Disability; Accessibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102657

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