TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding mobility in rural towns
T2 - 2022 Conference Proceedings Transport Research Arena, TRA Lisbon 2022
AU - McHenry, Helen
AU - Vega, Amaya
AU - Swift, Catherine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0)
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Rural transport presents many challenges but understanding the patterns of mobility in rural areas is a first step towards addressing them. A Mobility Index (MI) combining indicators to create a single score for each place can help do this. This paper examines the development of a MI for rural centres in the west of Ireland. In general, MIs are urban-focused so this is an innovation for rural towns. The MI was divided into three key themes for which good mobility is ebential: employment and economic opportunities; access to services and social facilities; and readiness for the low carbon transition. The MI allows comparison between places, across different objectives and enables the monitoring of changes taking place over time. While this MI was developed for rural towns in the west of Ireland, the concept and many of the elements of its construction are transferrable to other regions.
AB - Rural transport presents many challenges but understanding the patterns of mobility in rural areas is a first step towards addressing them. A Mobility Index (MI) combining indicators to create a single score for each place can help do this. This paper examines the development of a MI for rural centres in the west of Ireland. In general, MIs are urban-focused so this is an innovation for rural towns. The MI was divided into three key themes for which good mobility is ebential: employment and economic opportunities; access to services and social facilities; and readiness for the low carbon transition. The MI allows comparison between places, across different objectives and enables the monitoring of changes taking place over time. While this MI was developed for rural towns in the west of Ireland, the concept and many of the elements of its construction are transferrable to other regions.
KW - mobility and accessibility
KW - mobility index
KW - resilient transport
KW - rural towns
KW - rural transport
KW - sustainable urban and regional mobility plans
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U2 - 10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.545
DO - 10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.545
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85182949431
SN - 2352-1457
VL - 72
SP - 3730
EP - 3737
JO - Transportation Research Procedia
JF - Transportation Research Procedia
Y2 - 14 November 2022 through 17 November 2022
ER -
