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  1. 16 Jun 2025 Journal Article Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

    Bridging access with life satisfaction and Nussbaum’s core capabilities

    Matthew Palm, Katrina Raynor, Sarah Grajdura
    Low income
    People with disabilities
    Abstract

    We explore how perceived access to destinations supports broader human capabilities such as play, health, joy, and wonder. Drawing on Nussbaum’s (2011) framework, we surveyed over 1,400 residents of Melbourne, Australia, asking whether their neighbourhoods support their capabilities “to do or be” in 26 aspects of life. We then applied a structural equation model to

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  2. 13 Jun 2025 Journal Article Sustainability

    Does Public Transport Planning Consider Mobility of Care? A Critical Policy Review of Toronto, Canada

    Rebecca Smith, Poorva Jain, Emily Grisé, Genevieve Boisjoly, Léa Ravensbergen
    Transit
    Toronto
    People with disabilities
    Older adults
    Abstract

    The concept ‘mobility of care’ captures all the daily travel necessary for the upkeep of a household, including trips to grocery stores, health-related appointments, errands, and caring activities for dependents. Since it was originally coined in 2009, a handful of studies have shown how poorly mobility of care trips are captured in transportation surveys. These

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  3. 4 Jun 2025 Journal Article Journal of Rural Studies

    It's such a big ask for a volunteer”: Community transport as a sticking plaster solution to rural transport poverty

    Léa Ravensbergen, Tim Schwanen
    Rural community
    Transport poverty
    Older adults
    Abstract

    Compared to urban settings, rural areas are characterised by high rates of car ownership and few alternative transport options. This can lead to transport poverty, especially among older adults without car access. Community transport, not-for-profit and primarily volunteer-run local transport schemes, helps to address this rural transport poverty in the UK. This paper

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  4. 3 Jun 2025 Journal Article Transport Reviews

    Assessing the readiness for 15-minute cities: a literature review on performance metrics and implementation challenges worldwide

    Abstract

    The 15-minute city (FMC) has recently emerged as a popular planning paradigm. While the concept builds upon well-stablished urban planning principles, such as density, mixed use, and proximity, its operationalisation in research and practice faces methodological and contextual challenges. This study conducts a systematic review of FMC performance metrics, analysing

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  5. 1 Jun 2025 Journal Article Case Studies on Transport Policy

    Measuring the impacts of a major metro disruption in Montréal, Canada, on riders’ satisfaction and willingness to recommend the service to others

    Thiago Carvalho, Ahmed El-Geneidy
    Montréal
    Light rail
    Heavy rail
    Abstract

    On October 3rd, 2024, three stations along the east end of Montreal’s blue metro line were closed, resulting in a seven-day service disruption. While previous studies have examined the operational impacts of such disruptions, their effects on user experiences remain underexplored. To address this gap, we measure the impacts of the closure on user satisfaction and their

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  6. 29 May 2025 Journal Article Journal of Urban Affairs

    Transportation barriers and equity: Values and experiences of elected officials

    Orly Linovski, Jennifer Dean, Samantha J Leger, Abigail McLaren, Isabel Cascante
    Abstract

    Despite the importance of elected officials in shaping transportation policies, there has been little direct research on their values and experiences. Understanding the values of elected officials is particularly important in the context of transportation equity, which is fundamentally concerned with the distribution of benefits across communities and geographies. This

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  7. 26 May 2025 Journal Article Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

    Towards completely caring 15-minute neighbourhoods

    Anastasia Soukhov, Léa Ravensbergen, Lucía Mejía Dorantes, Antonio Paez
    Abstract

    The “15-Minute City” concept has been embraced by global leaders to promote human-scale neighbourhoods with transport and land-use designs that support short trips to daily necessities. This paper bridges the 15-Minute City to “Mobility of Care”, a framework that foregrounds travel to care destinations, travel done predominately by women. This focus contrasts the more

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  8. 23 May 2025 Journal Article Travel Behaviour and Society

    Getting around on foot: Older adults’ walking experiences and perspectives on neighbourhood walkability across Canada

    Megan James, Meredith Alousi-Jones, Aryana Soliz, Ahmed El-Geneidy
    Older adults
    National
    Abstract

    Older adults’ living environments are instrumental in making walking part of their daily lives, as we strive to promote healthy aging. Objective measures, such as WalkScore®, and subjective measures of walkability provide means to grasp the factors that enable or hinder frequent and enjoyable walking. However, there is limited consensus on what factors contribute to

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  9. 13 Apr 2025 Journal Article Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

    Travelling in the margins: Impacts of transport poverty on travel attitudes and behaviours

    Paromita Nakshi, Karen Lucas, Steven Farber
    Toronto
    Low income
    Abstract

    Transportation researchers have long used social-psychological theories to understand the impacts of travel attitudes on travel behaviour, especially in relation to the built environment and residential location choice. However, there has been limited research on whether social and transportation inequities impact the formation and change of travel attitudes and behaviour

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  10. Mar 2025 Journal Article Transportmetrica A: Transport Science

    Exploring the joint impacts of income, car ownership, and built environment on daily activity patterns: a cluster analysis of trip chains

    Elnaz Yousefzadeh Barri, Steven Farber, Hadi Jahanshahi, Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Eda Beyazit
    Car
    Low income
    Women/Gender
    Abstract

    Clustering activity patterns and identifying homogeneous travel behaviour through trip chain sequences offer valuable insight for transportation planners and policymakers in addressing transport equity problems and travel demand management. This study explores how income and car-ownership levels determine mobility patterns and travellers' decisions. Unlike previous

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