Accessibility is a concept central to integrated transport and land use planning. The goal of improving accessibility for all modes, for all people, has made its way into mainstream transport policy and planning in communities worldwide. This unique and fascinating book introduces new...

Les aires métropolitaines sont marquées par trois faits majeurs : l'étalement urbain, des phénomènes de ségrégation sociale et le développement de la congestion routière. Ces trois éléments poussent à accentuer les distances, spatiales, temporelles et sociales. Pour éviter que ces...

This paper examines the optimal level of public transport pricing in metropolitan areas, using Stockholm and Paris as case studies. It shows that overall welfare improves if public transport prices are increased during peak hours to balance demand and fund additional services in the peak. This...

This paper examines the optimal level of public transport pricing in metropolitan areas, using Stockholm and Paris as case studies. It shows that overall welfare improves if public transport prices are increased during peak hours to balance demand and fund additional services in the peak. This...

Although accessibility is usually known by urban planners, it is often applied to only people transport. However, retailing deployment needs to relate accessibility and attractiveness to both people transport (for shopping purpose) and goods transport (for delivery purpose to retailers). This...

Dans un contexte de développement urbain « soutenable », ce papier évalue l’impact de la mise en place d’un péage urbain sur l’évolution des inégalités à partir du terrain d’étude de l’agglomération lyonnaise. Il simule ainsi une nouvelle politique de tarification par le...

This paper assesses the efficiency of cross-financing new motorway or rail projects from established toll motorways as an alternative to direct public subsidies. For new motorway projects a combination of short-run marginal social cost pricing and cross-financing is the best of the alternative...

Le présent article s'attache à démontrer l'intérêt des indicateurs d'accessibilité gravitaire et ce, malgré les différentes critiques qui leur sont portées par les précurseurs de la time-geography et de l'Activity Based Accessibility. Ainsi dans un premier temps, l'article prouve que...