The Multimodal Accessibility Target (MAT)

If an infrastructure intervention, such as the conversion of a car lane into dedicated bus lane, decreases automobile accessibility but increases transit accessibility, what is overall effect on accessibility? To date, no methods have been proposed to evaluate this question. Accessibility research in transportation and land-use literature has dominated by unimodal comparative approaches analyzing accessibility. Little attention paid quantifying multimodal or interactions between modes, how these might affect Moreover, use targets for planning largely ignored. Particularly important evaluation outcomes employment, key element predictor urban economic prosperity. This study, building work Alain Bertaud, target MAT. The MAT provides more accurate picture (across mode) jobs city, can be used investments. It also that easily interpretable indicator serve goal accessibility-based planning. A case study implementation rapid (BRT) system Montreal, Canada was empirical example In predicted employment area (and thereby MAT) found increase with BRT compared base scenario.