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How much Freedom does a Single Ticket offer? Measuring Public Transport Accessibility by the Fare System
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.8598
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2024
Sprache
English
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TORE-DOI
Start Page
751
End Page
764
Article Number
50
Citation
15. Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität 2023
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Publisher DOI
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
ISBN
9783658426460
9783658426477
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Traditionally, spatial accessibility has been assessed by modelling travel time and/or distance. By introducing fare accessibility, we present an indicator based on the single fare for public transport. Based on short journey and local journey tickets, we calculate fare accessibility for the regional transport associations of Ham-burg/Germany and Helsinki/Finland, focusing on the needs of low-income populations. Based on the compari-son, we discuss the practical value of the indicator for regional and transport planners.
The Helsinki transport association has a higher overall fare accessibility than Hamburg. Due to the characteris-tics of the PT network, the ticket structure and the location of the destinations, more destinations can be reached with a regular single ticket. In both cases, areas with a high population density and a high level of pub-lic transport service are characterised by high fare accessibility. The practical value for planners at a regional level is therefore limited. At a local level, however, the indicator can help to identify gaps by highlighting facili-ties that are not accessible enough by a single ticket, or by identifying populations that have to pay high fares to meet their daily needs.
The Helsinki transport association has a higher overall fare accessibility than Hamburg. Due to the characteris-tics of the PT network, the ticket structure and the location of the destinations, more destinations can be reached with a regular single ticket. In both cases, areas with a high population density and a high level of pub-lic transport service are characterised by high fare accessibility. The practical value for planners at a regional level is therefore limited. At a local level, however, the indicator can help to identify gaps by highlighting facili-ties that are not accessible enough by a single ticket, or by identifying populations that have to pay high fares to meet their daily needs.
Subjects
Hamburg
Erreichbarkeit
Nahverkehr
ÖPNV
Armut
Mobilitätsarmut
Tarif
Helsinki
Finnland
HVV
Poverty
Equity
Transit
Fare
Transport Disadvantage
Accessibility
DDC Class
388: Transportation
307: Communities
330: Economics