Working PaperCities

Accessibility in Cities: Transport & Urban Form

Philipp Rode, Graham Floater, Nikolas Thomopoulos, James Docherty, Peter Schwinger, Anjali Mahendra, Wanli Fang

A central aspect of urban development is that transport and urban form shape the provision of access to people, goods and services, and information in cities. This paper discusses how different urban accessibility pathways directly impact other measures of human development and environmental sustainability.

Authors

Philipp Rode London School of Economics, LSE Cities

Graham Floater LSE Cities

Nikolas Thomopoulos LSE Cities

James Docherty LSE Cities

Peter Schwinger LSE Cities

Anjali Mahendra World Resources Institute, WRI Cities

Wanli Fang WRI Cities

Overview

Nov 2014

A central aspect of urban development is that transport and urban form shape the provision of access to people, goods and services, and information in cities. The more efficient this access, the greater the economic benefits through economies of scale, agglomeration effects and networking advantages. This paper discusses how different urban accessibility pathways directly  impact other measures of human development and environmental sustainability. It also presents the enabling conditions for increasing accessibility and low-carbon mobility in cities.

 

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Urban form and modal share of selected cities

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Modal shares of selected cities

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Wealth and car ownership levels for selected cities and countries

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