Identifying spatial gaps in public transport provision for socially disadvantaged Australians: the Melbourne 'needs gap' study.

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Currie, G. & Senbergs, Z.
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Abstract

This paper presents the results of a research study aimed at objectively measuring the relative quality of public transport supply and its spatial distribution with respect to transport disadvantage in metropolitan Melbourne. The project is part of a wider international research program funded by the Australian Research Council which is currently focusing on understanding transport disadvantage in metropolitan Melbourne. Section 2 of this paper presents a summary of the research context regarding studies that have measured transport service quality relative to social needs. Section 3 then details the methodology adopted for the study. The results associated with the spatial distribution of public transport supply are then described in section 4. Section 5 summarises the results concerning the spatial distribution of transport needs. Section 6 then outlines the assessment of relative supply and needs to identify gaps in service levels. Section 7 then concludes the paper by providing a discussion of key findings and an assessment of the implications for future policy and research. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E216058.

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C 48621 (In: C 48575 [electronic version only]) /72 / ITRD E216028
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In: ATRF07 : Managing transport in a climate of change and uncertainty: proceedings of the 30th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) 2007, Melbourne, 25-27 September 2007, 17 p.

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