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A People-Centred Approach to Accessibility

Karel Martens
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Karel Martens: Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

No 2020/24, International Transport Forum Discussion Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: This paper discusses two variants of the accessibility paradigm for transport planning. The extensive paradigm aims to radically overhaul transport planning to incorporate issues of environmental quality, urban sprawl, safety and health. Its adoption is unlikely in the medium term and raises questions about the role of the transport planner. The limited paradigm calls for transport planning to adopt accessibility indicators in place of mobility indicators. However this will not meet the underlying goals of the accessibility critique. A change in the focus of transport planning is needed from the functioning of transport networks to the service that differently placed people receive from the transport system.

Date: 2020-11-19
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