Research Article

A Novel Trip Coverage Index for Transit Accessibility Assessment Using Mobile Phone Data

Table 1

Summary of transit accessibility measures.

CategoryMeasure descriptionApplicationReference

Physical access to transitProximity to transit stops in time or distanceMeasuring accessibility for local transit operators in LondonHillman and Pool [5]
Quarter-mile buffers around transit routesTransit coverage in the Queen Anne Community of SeattleNyerges [6]
Pedestrian average and maximum walking distance to transit stopsThree neighborhood plans for a 23.3 ha siteAultman-Hall et al. [4]

Accessibility to destinationTravel-impedance measurements (e.g., travel distance, time, or cost)Mass/light rapid transit systems in SingaporeLiu and Zhu [11]
Public transport relative accessibility percentage (transit catchment area and population by transit within 60 min)90 sites in the south east of EnglandGent and Symonds [12]
Transit accessibility index (TAI) and transit dependence index (TDI)TransCAD-based transit accessibility measure (TAM) software toolBhat et al. [13]

Temporal accessibilitySpan and headway of transit service and time-of-day distribution of travel demandNumerical illustrationPolzin et al. [7]
Space-time accessibility measures with opportunities and human activity-travel behaviorCommercial and industrial land parcels of Portland Metropolitan Region, OregonKim and Kwan [8]
Dynamic activity opportunities that can be reached within a prespecified time limit with known transit schedulesSouthern California Association of Governments megaregionLei et al. [9]
Rate of access poverty among populationRegional transportation plan scenarios from the San Francisco Bay AreaGolub and Martens [10]