Abstract
Imperatives to build a more walkable and transit-oriented city have raised a key question on the accessibility of major transit nodes. The condition of accessibility within a certain distance or time is geared to the ways in which different modes of transport variously mesh and compete for the use of the same public space networks. This is particularly the case in less formal and more congested cities where informal modes of transport largely emerge to fill the gap of more formal modes. Within a framework of assemblage thinking, this paper maps the competition between formal and informal modes of public transport in a case study. Such mapping also enables comparing the range and area of urban transport access for each of these modes within a certain timeframe. The paper further elaborates on the morphological, social, and infrastructural dimensions of the selected transit-oriented assemblage under which people choose for their everyday travels. It concludes with a focus on the relationships of motorcycle-taxis to formal modes of transport and discusses on the prospects for formalisation.
Presenters
Nastaran PeimaniReader in Urban Design, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, Cardiff [Caerdydd GB-CRD], United Kingdom Hesam Kamalipour
Senior Lecturer in Urban Design, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2018 Special Focus - Mobilities in the Global North and South: Critical Urban and Global Visions
KEYWORDS
Isochrone Mapping, Informality, Mode-Choice, Urban Transport, Accessibility, Motorcycle-Taxi
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