Walk this way: Pedestrian accessibility and equity in Barranquilla and Soledad, Colombia

Arellana, Julián; Alvarez, Vilma; Oviedo, Daniel; Guzman, Luis A.

doi:10.1016/j.retrec.2020.101024

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“…However, in Bogotá, given the tight budget restrictions, walking and cycling have become preferable transport modes for low-income populations usually located in the urban periphery . A similar situation was found for low-income workers in Kumasi, Ghana (Acheampong, 2020) and Barranquilla, Colombia (Arellana, Saltarín, et al, 2020;Arellana et al, 2021) . So far, these results add evidence on the necessity to consider for integral accessibility and equality analysis, where workplace location and EC distribution are less explored in literature but might be as crucial as studying household segregation in addressing transport equality gaps.…”

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Which dots to connect? Employment centers and commuting inequalities in Bogotá

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Accessibility and equality evaluations have been primarily focused on residential location. However, workplace location might be an equivalent contributor to inequalities in the travel experience and accessibility. Traditionally, transport planning connects high-demand areas with the best-quality and capacity transport infrastructures. Literature supports that employment centers (EC) receive mainly workers in certain middle-to high-income occupations. This condition results in a type of segregation pattern associated with trip destinations and modal choice similar to those reported for the household location. This paper investigates commuting from a different standpoint, emphasizing the need to consider workplace location and employment distribution within cities. We identify five main EC in Bogotá, Colombia, and explore their association with the commuting mode choice of three population groups using mixed logit models. Results indicate that people who work in any EC tend to use more public transport (PT). Nevertheless, the probability of selecting PT differs among groups. Specifically, for low-income commuters, PT represents lower utility than that for middle-income commuters if their job is located in an EC. The fact that the population most likely to be public transport captive does not find this alternative as attractive as the middle-income segment needs further investigation for better policymaking.

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Which dots to connect? Employment centers and commuting inequalities in Bogotá

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2022

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“…Researchers have identified a couple of issues that need to be addressed to improve this panorama. First, road-building projects in developing countries usually secure vehicles rather than pedestrian mobility (Obeng-Atuah, Poku-Boansi, & Cobbinah, 2017;Arellana, Alvarez, Oviedo, Guzman, 2021). Also, when trying to mitigate the impact that roads have on pedestrian mobility, the most recurred alternative is the construction or improvement of pedestrian crossing facilities.…”

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Analyzing pedestrian behavior when crossing urban roads by combining RP and SP data

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“…For that matter, different travel demand management techniques have been tested (Loukopoulos et al, 2004), including congestion charging, parking management policies, car use restrictions, and alternative fuel vehicle incentives. Other sustainable policies are the promotion of public transport (van Malderen et al, 2012;Bueno et al, 2017;Rye, 1999), carpooling (van Malderen et al, 2012;Neoh et al, 2017), walking (Larrañaga et al, 2016a;Arellana et al, 2021a) and cycling (van Malderen et al, 2012;Gutierrez et al, 2021). Each policy tries to tackle various externalities related to transport, primarily looking to decrease car dependency, congestion, and pollution (Guzman et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%