Equity in Regional Service Provision

By Alan T. Murray, Rex. Davis. 2001

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Most transportation agencies stipulate that an important planning goal is to provide equitable and just public transport services. However, who is to be served and the type of service that should be provided has been ambiguous. This paper develops a methodology for examining equity in the provision of public transportation services. An approach for identifying areas in need of public transport is developed based upon the use of socio-demographic and economic information. Public transport need is then related to levels of access to service. This approach makes it possible to establish the degree to which public transport services may be considered equitable in relation to need and suitable access. A detailed analysis of the southeast Queensland region of Australia illustrates how this approach may be used to inform public transport decision making. Copyright 2001 Blackwell Publishers

Subfields: Demography, Management Science and Operations Research, Transportation

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Assessing the spatial equity of Seoul’s public transportation using the Gini coefficient based on its accessibility (2017, background): “However, in light of equity policy advocated by the public, vertical equity, meaning transit access that should be available for populations with the greatest potential need for subsidized transportation (Murray & Davis, 2001), is a policy gaining strength (Foth et al., 2013).”
Distributive justice and equity in transportation (2016, background): “Many studies focus on the unequal distribution of transport-related resources, such as car ownership and proximity to transport services and infrastructure (e.g. Murray & Davis, 2001; Ong, 2002; Thomopoulos, Grant-Muller, & Tight, 2009).”
A justice-theoretic approach to the distribution of transportation benefits: Implications for transportation planning practice in the United States (2012, background): “, 2006); transit service (Rucker, 1984; Murray and Davis, 2001 ; Wu and Hine, 2003); transportrelated noise and air pollution (Bae, 1996 ; Forkenbrock and Schweitzer, 1999); transportrelated risk (Current and Ratick, 1995 ; Mills and Neuhauser, 2000); and accessibility (Purvis, 2000).”
Toward Equitable Transit: Examining Transit Accessibilityand Social Need in Toronto, Canada, 1996-2006 (2013, methodology): “To remedy this, in light of equity planning, Murray and Davis (2001) emphasize that transit access should be available for populations with the greatest potential need for subsidized transport.”
Strategic analysis of public transport coverage (2001, background): “Discussions with Rex Davis associated with this research were particularly insightful and are gratefully acknowledged.”