Among the attempts made worldwide to foster urban and transport sustainability, transit-
oriented development (TOD) certainly is one of the most successful. Since the TOD concept …

For decades, accessibility–ie the ease of reaching destinations–has been an important
concept in transport planning, resulting in many studies trying to measure it and put it into …

Background Many cities across the world are beginning to shift their mobility solution away
from the private cars and towards more environmentally friendly and citizen-focused means …

Urban vibrancy can facilitate human activities and social interactions, attract capital and
talent, enhance competitiveness and creativity, maintain resilience, and finally achieve a …

The late 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a growing interest amongst UK academics and
policy makers in the issue of transport disadvantage and, more innovatively, how this might …

This paper provides a critical review of the progress in understanding the linkages between
transport disadvantage and social exclusion. It follows earlier work in proposing social …

Building on a growing research foundation, transport policy makers have begun to associate
the ability to be mobile with having a role in the facilitation of social inclusion. However, the …

To date, the majority of studies which consider transport from a social exclusion perspective
have been conducted in the context of the developed world where both income poverty and …

The purpose of this study is to examine individuals with disabilities' social and community
participation in relation to their access to transportation. A self-administered online …

Quantity and quality of social relations correlate with our happiness and physical health. Our
(feeling of) connectedness also matters for the efficacy and functioning of communities and …