Using the Fairfield local government area in Western Sydney as a case study, this paper describes and discusses the idea of an "Accessibility Strategy". It explores the implications of focusing on "accessibility" rather than "transport" and puts forward the Accessibility Strategy as an alternative to the "transport plan" or even the "integrated land use and transport plan". It sees the Accessibility Strategy as a management tool, to help those responsible for accessibility to do "whatever it takes" to improve accessibility outcomes. It is argued that the Accessibility Strategy has a number of fundamental advantages over the end-state plan, including that it is better able to deal with the incremental nature of planning and with uncertainty. Adopting a strategic planning approach also encourages decision makers to be clear about what they want to achieve and a less restricted view about the range of factors affecting accessibility and the range of strategies that should be adopted to deal with accessibility problems. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E205914.
Samenvatting