Measuring Transport Equity

Measuring Transport Equity provides a methodology with the potential to shape the transportation decision-making processes, thus allowing for the adoption of more equitable transport solutions. Focusing on numerous applied methodological approaches to transport equity assessment, the book formalizes the disciplinary practice, definitions and methodologies for transport equity. In addition, it recognizes the different types of equity and acknowledges that each requires their own assessment methodologies. Bringing together the most up-to-date perspectives and practical approaches for assessing transportation accessibility, environmental impacts, health and wellbeing, the book sets standards for researchers, policymakers and practitioners for conducting social impact analyses.

• Written by a collection of top researchers in the transport field
• Shows how to apply transport equity measurement ideas in the real-world through case study examples
• Covers emerging transport topics, including the use of the Gini index for measuring inequality
• Includes learning aids, such as methodology, application, policy relevance and further reading

Transportation planning academic researchers, graduate students, practitioners, and policy makers

Part 1: Introduction
1. Introduction
2. Framework: Indicators for socio-economic impact assessment in the passenger transport domain

Part 2: Benefits of transport: Accessibility
3. An index to measure accessibility poverty risk
4. Using person-based accessibility measures to assess the equity of transport systems
5. Equity analysis of dynamic bike-and-ride accessibility in the Netherlands
6. Can the urban poor reach their jobs? Evaluating equity effects of relocation and public transport projects in Ahmedabad, India
7. Transport equity in low-income societies: Affordability impact on destination accessibility measures

Part 3: Burdens of transport: health, environment and other externalities
8. The Health Impacts of Urban Transport: Linkages, Tools and Research Needs
9. Assessing health inequalities related to urban and transport determinants of mental health
10. A Public Health approach to assessing road safety equity – the RoSE Cycle
11. Distribution of transportation "goods" and "bads" in a Canadian metropolis: a diagnosis of the situation and potential interventions to tackle environmental disparities
12. Safety and daily mobilities of urban women: methodology to confront the policy of "invisibility"

Part 4: Social outcomes from transport interventions
13. Applying a Subjective Wellbeing Lens to Transport Equity
14. Social impact assessment: the case of bus rapid transit in the city of Quito, Ecuador
15. Measuring the influence of social capital and personal networks on transport disadvantage
16. Using a capability approach-based survey for reducing equity gaps in transport appraisal. Application in Santiago de Chile
17. A behavioral framework for needs-based transport assessment
18. Assessing the equity impacts of a transportation investment program

Part 5: Closure
19. Conclusion and future research agenda