Mapping Accessibility Over Time

Ahmed El-Geneidy and David Levinson

No 200709, Working Papers from University of Minnesota: Nexus Research Group

Abstract: 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.

JEL-codes: R11 R14 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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Published in Journal of Maps v2007 76-87.

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