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Exploring public transport equity between separate disadvantaged cohorts: a case study in Perth, Australia
Highlights In depth analysis of equity distribution of Perth’s public transport network. Spatial gaps of inequity in public transit services of the three groups were identified. Each group shown to have a less equitable distribution than the population as a whole. In an aggregate Perth found to have less inequitable supply of PT than Melbourne.
Abstract This paper explores the equity distribution of public transport for three separate disadvantaged cohorts including elderly residents, low-income households and no-car households for Perth, Western Australia. It also undertakes a city-wide equity analysis of Perth and compares this with a published analysis for Melbourne. Overall the public transport distribution of the three socially disadvantaged groups was identified to be less equitable when compared to the population as a whole. The elderly had the most inequitable distribution of population relative to other cohorts. Perth’s population exhibits a 0.52 Gini coefficient suggesting a relatively unequal spatial distribution of services to the population. However, this is much better than Melbourne (at 0.68). Results imply that 70% of Perth’s population have only 33% of services supplied, whilst in Melbourne this figure was 19%. Policy implications and areas for future research in this field were identified.
Exploring public transport equity between separate disadvantaged cohorts: a case study in Perth, Australia
Highlights In depth analysis of equity distribution of Perth’s public transport network. Spatial gaps of inequity in public transit services of the three groups were identified. Each group shown to have a less equitable distribution than the population as a whole. In an aggregate Perth found to have less inequitable supply of PT than Melbourne.
Abstract This paper explores the equity distribution of public transport for three separate disadvantaged cohorts including elderly residents, low-income households and no-car households for Perth, Western Australia. It also undertakes a city-wide equity analysis of Perth and compares this with a published analysis for Melbourne. Overall the public transport distribution of the three socially disadvantaged groups was identified to be less equitable when compared to the population as a whole. The elderly had the most inequitable distribution of population relative to other cohorts. Perth’s population exhibits a 0.52 Gini coefficient suggesting a relatively unequal spatial distribution of services to the population. However, this is much better than Melbourne (at 0.68). Results imply that 70% of Perth’s population have only 33% of services supplied, whilst in Melbourne this figure was 19%. Policy implications and areas for future research in this field were identified.
Exploring public transport equity between separate disadvantaged cohorts: a case study in Perth, Australia
Ricciardi, Anthony Michael (author) / Xia, Jianhong(Cecilia) (author) / Currie, Graham (author)
Journal of Transport Geography ; 43 ; 111-122
2015-01-01
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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