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Universal Access

ITF work on universal access

Access to goods, jobs, services and other opportunities is a fundamental condition for ensuring the well-being of citizens. Policy makers can improve accessibility through a vast range of transport-based measures from planning to investment. Our work explores how an accessibility-based approach to transport decision-making benefits society as a whole and can generate additional gains including better equity.

 

 

Papers and presentations

Expanding Innovation Horizons: Learning from Transport Solutions in the Global South new

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Corporate Partnership Board Report, 23 May 2019

Benchmarking Accessibility in Cities new

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Case-Specific Policy Analysis, 20 May 2019

Improving Transport Planning and Investment Through the Use of Accessibility Indicators

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Case-Specific Policy Analysis, 25 March 2019

Optimising New Mobility Services

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Discussion Paper, 4 December 2018
  • Dana Yanocha
    Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, New York City

Surface Access to Airports

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Case-Specific Policy Analysis, 26 October 2018

Urban Toll: Rethinking Acceptability Through Accessibility

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Discussion Paper, 19 October 2018
  • Yves Crozet
    University of Lyon
  • Aurélie Mercier
    University of Lyon

Shared Mobility Simulations for Dublin

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Case-Specific Policy Analysis, 10 October 2018

Transport Planning With Accessibility Indices in the Netherlands

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Discussion Paper, 29 August 2018
  • Karst T. Geurs
    University of Twente

How the Inaccessibility Index Can Improve Transport Planning and Investment

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Discussion Paper, 29 August 2018
  • Floridea Di Ciommo
    cambiaMO, Madrid

Challenges for Accessibility Planning and Research in the Context of Sustainable Mobility

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Discussion Paper, 29 August 2018
  • Cecília Silva
    Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
  • Anders Larsson
    School of Business, Economics and Law of the University of Gothenburg

London's Accessibility Indicators: Strengths, Weaknesses, Challenges

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Discussion Paper, 28 August 2018
  • Aliasgar Inayathusein
    Transport for London
  • Simon Cooper
    Transport for London

The Shared-Use City: Managing the Curb

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Corporate Partnership Board Report, 24 May 2018

(Un)certain Skies? Drones in the World of Tomorrow

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Corporate Partnership Board Report, 22 May 2018

Cooperative Mobility Systems and Automated Driving

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Roundtable Report, 3 May 2018

The Economic Benefits of Improved Accessibility to Transport Systems

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Roundtable Report, 31 May 2017

Shaping the Relationship Between Public Transport and Innovative Mobility

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Corporate Partnership Board Report, 31 May 2017

Linking People and Places

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Corporate Partnership Board Report, 31 May 2017

Income Inequality, Social Inclusion and Mobility

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Roundtable Report, 31 May 2017

Sustainable and Inclusive Transport: KOTI Seminar Proceedings

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Research Report, 6 September 2016

Declaration from Ministers on Green and Inclusive Transport

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Media Release, 18 May 2016

How Equitable is Access to Opportunities and Basic Services Considering the Impact of the Level of Service?

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Discussion Paper, 13 October 2016

International Experiences on Public Transport Provision in Rural Areas

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Case-Specific Policy Analysis, 30 June 2015

Planning and Designing Transport Systems to Ensure Safe Travel for Women

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Discussion Paper, 1 March 2014
  • Geetam Tiwari
    Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

Public Transport for Rural Areas: Fighting the Vicious Circle of Rising Costs, Reduced Services

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Media Release, 9 May 2015

Equitable Access: Remote and Rural Communities ‘Transport Needs’

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Discussion Paper, 30 April 2011

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