Abstract
Accessibility is a widely used term. In transportation, it can refer to a traveler’s physical or economic ability in using a given travel mode; it can refer to describe a traveler’s access to one or more destination opportunities available within a specific distance, travel time, or travel cost from the traveler’s origin; or it can be used by the marketing department of a retail store chain to describe/quantify the number potential customers within a 20 min travel time to a store.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Hanson S, Giuliano G (2004) The geography of urban transportation, 3rd edn. The Guildorf Press, New York
Litman T (2014) Victoria Transportation Institute, personal correspondence, s.l. Accessed 25 Nov 2014
Wilbur Smith and Associates (1961) Future highways and urban growth. Accessed Feb 1961
New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (2000) Council contact—household interview survey. New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, New York
Martin WA, McGuckin NA (1998) Travel estimation techniques for urban planning. National Cooperative Highway Research Program—Report 365
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2015 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Falcocchio, J.C., Levinson, H.S. (2015). The Impact of Traffic Congestion on Accessibility. In: Road Traffic Congestion: A Concise Guide. Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15165-6_11
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15165-6_11
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-15164-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-15165-6
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)