[sustran] Re: Evaluating Accessibility

[Sujit Patwardhan]

13 October 2001


Dear Todd,
I would be very happy to read and respond to the chapter on "accessibility".
Please do Email it to me.
With good wishes,
--
Sujit Patwardhan
Parisar,
Pune, India



At 10:27 AM 10/12/01 -0700, you wrote:

>Dear Colleagues,
>
>I'm working on a new chapter on the concept of "accessibility" for our
>Online TDM Encyclopedia (http://www.vtpi.org/tdm). The concept is simple,
>of course, but I'm finding it difficult to explain it clearly, describe its
>implications for transportation planning, and establish functional ways to
>evaluate it. I now have a draft version, and would appreciate feedback.
>
>This is a particularly important chapter that can help explain to planners
>how the traditional emphasis on mobility can be harmful to society, and how
>alternative approaches to accessibility can help solve transportation
>progblems. I feel like a cook who needs feedback on a stew: Does it have
>enough onion? Is it too salty? What spices does it need?
>
>Let me know if you are willing to review the 19-page draft and I'll email
>it to you.
>
>Best wishes.
>
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Todd Litman, Director
>Victoria Transport Policy Institute
>"Efficiency - Equity - Clarity"
>1250 Rudlin Street
>Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, Canada
>Phone & Fax: 250-360-1560
>E-mail:  litman at vtpi.org
>Website: http://www.vtpi.org



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Sujit Patwardhan.
PARISAR,
Yamuna, ICS Colony, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune 411 007
Tel: 5537955
Email: sujit at vsnl.com
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