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Towards an Accessible City: Empirical Measurement and Modeling of Access to Urban Opportunities for those with Vision Impairments, Using Remote Infrared Audible Signage
Marston, James R - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2002
. Current accessibility measures do little to account for individual differences or the barriers faced by people with restricted …. A survey examined differences reported by blind travelers before and after exposure to RIAS. Many wayfinding tasks faced … by transit users were shown to be quite difficult with normal navigation skills and aids, but presented little or no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010676965
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Congestion and Accessibility: What's the Relationship
Mondschein, Andrew; Taylor, Brian D.; Brumbaugh, Stephen - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2011
This project conceptually and empirically explores the complex relationships between congestion and accessibility …. First, congestion can constrain mobility and thus indirectly reduce accessibility. Second, congestion is associated with … agglomeration of activity and with increased accessibility. Finally, congestion in in part a phenomenon of perception and behavior …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010677240
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Highway Blues: Nothing a Little Accessibility Can't Cure
Handy, Susan - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 1994
I recently moved from Berkeley to Austin, the "Berkeley of Texas." Although there are similarities, and Austin is certainly as close to Berkeley as Texas gets, there are plenty of things I miss about Berkeley. I miss the hills and the bay. I miss good Chinese food and Thai food, Super Burritos,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010677355
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ACCESS Magazine, Fall 1994
Handy, Susan; Cervero, Robert; Landis, John D.; Lave, … - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 1994
In this issue of ACCESS, we examine how land use considerations can improve transportation planning. Transportation planners have traditionally sought to maximize mobility by supplying better roads and common carriers, thus making it easier to move around. Seldom have they sought to improve the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010677359
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The Personal City: The Experiential, Cognitive Nature of Travel and Activity and Implications for Accessibility
Mondschein, Andrew Samuel - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2013
Transportation planning research addresses accessibility from diverse approaches, focusing varyingly on the usability … and communities to make use of those systems. One aspect of accessibility that has received relatively little attention … time but also information about opportunities in the city. This component of an individual’s accessibility is highly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011130886
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CONGESTION AND ACCESSIBILITY: WHAT’S THE RELATIONSHIP?
Mondschein, Andrew; Taylor, Brian D; Brumbaugh, Stephen - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2010
This project conceptually and empirically explores the complex relationship between congestion and accessibility. While …, congestion can constrain mobility and thus indirectly reduce accessibility. Second, congestion is associated with agglomerations … of activity and with increased accessibility. Finally, congestion is in part a phenomenon of perception and behavior …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011131087