Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board · 1997 · 159 citations · 1 references
PlanningTransportation PlanningUrban PlanningGeographic Information SystemsTransport PlanningTransportationAccessibility AnalysisLand-use IntegrationPublic TransitTransport AccessibilityTransportation AccessibilityTransportation-land Use IntegrationBus StopsLand Use ModelingLand Use-transport AccessibilityPedestrian Access PlanningPedestrian Accessibility AnalysisTransit AccessibilityTransit Accessibility AnalysisWalk Access To Transit
The paper describes developing and applying GIS-based transit accessibility measures. The method uses GIS to map neighborhood-level access to routes and stops, integrates land use, population, and employment data, and demonstrates a what‑if scenario for evaluating transit service alternatives. The study concludes that GIS-based transit accessibility measures are useful and can be further developed for planners.
The development and application of transit accessibility measures by geographic information system technology are described. The approach allows transit planners to focus on access to transit routes and bus stops at the neighborhood level and draws attention to the significance of the walk access mode to transit. Then land use, population, and employment characteristics are incorporated into the evaluation of transit service. A case study example of a “what-if” scenario for evaluation of transit service alternatives is discussed. Conclusions are offered about the use and further development of the approach for transit planners.
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The Geography of Urban Transportation
Derek W. Thompson, Susan Hanson · Geographical Review · 1988 · 400 citations