Title
Conflicts between macro level policy and micro level implementation : the case of social exclusion
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2007
Subject Area
Location - UK, Mobility - Accessible footpaths, Social Issues - Social exclusion, Transport planning - Accessibility planning, Transport policy - Social disadvantage
Abstract
Transport policy should take into account the needs of those who are socially excluded. To help do this, a software tool, AMELIA, is being developed. Data has been collected in the city centre of St Albans, Great Britain on buildings and street characteristics. Various aspects of accessibility are considered in the paper: access to buildings, obstacles such as width restrictions and lack of dropped kerbs and the distance from car parks and bus stops to reach facilities. Even in an apparently accessible city, there are many barriers to movement, which will be taken in account in designing AMELIA.
Recommended Citation
Mackett, R, Achuthan, K, Titheridge, H 2007, 'Conflicts between macro level policy and micro level implementation - the case for social exclusion', paper presented at the World Conference on Transport Research, held at Berkeley, California, USA in June, 2007
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