Transport Poverty and Inequalities

Editorial for special issue of European transport research review: transport poverty and inequalities

Authors: Karen Lucas

Restrained mobility in a high-accessible and migrant-rich area in downtown Beijing

Immigrant travel has become an emerging research field in transportation planning. A handful of scholars have studied the travel behavior of residents in immigrant enclaves in North America. However, thus far,...

Authors: Shengxiao Li and Pengjun Zhao

Equity in transport: Learning from the policy domains of housing, health care and education

The aim of this paper is to explore the equity principles in three main domains of government intervention (health, education and especially housing) and to draw lessons for the domain of transport. In line wi...

Authors: J. F. Jeekel and C. J. C. M. Martens

Does competition in the housing market cause transport poverty? Interrelations of residential location choice and mobility

This contribution examines the impact of the housing market on daily mobility and is based on the assumption that, in a supply-dominated housing market, as availability and affordability decline, many people m...

Authors: Lena Sterzer

Opening the door to social equity: local and participatory approaches to transportation planning in Montreal

Transportation systems play a key role in providing individuals with a diversity of means to access their desired destinations and have significant impacts on their quality of life. The social perspective of m...

Authors: Geneviève Boisjoly and Genesis T. Yengoh

Examining the relationships between individual’s time use and activity participations with their health indicators

Using a three-week household activity-travel survey, this paper explores the relationship between individuals’ self-reported physical, mental and social health conditions and their time allocation for differen...

Authors: Yusak O. Susilo and Chengxi Liu