Chapter 14 - Public transport equity outcomes through the lens of urban form

Abstract

Although transport research has traditionally focused on the movement of goods and people to solve mobility issues, researchers, planners, and policy-makers are increasingly interested in the integration of land use and transport systems in an effort to increase accessibility, thereby contributing to the well-being of individuals. Public transport plays a key role in providing access to opportunities, especially for vulnerable populations. In this context, a large body of literature has emerged to explore the benefits provided by public transport and their distribution across population groups. Although the provision of public transport services has wide and differentiated impacts across individuals and metropolitan regions in the short, medium, and long term, this chapter adopts a user-based perspective and focuses on the direct equity outcomes associated with the provision of public transport services through the lens of urban forms.