I suspect that what you really want is "access" (the ability to obtain
desired goods, services and activities) not "mobility" (movement of people
and goods). Mobility is one component of access, but so are land patterns
and substitutes, such as telecommunications and delivery services.
A basic level of access may be considered a necessity and therefore a
right, but I agree that does not necessarily guarantee use of any
particular mode.
These issues is discussed in "Issues in Sustainable Transportation" posted
at http://www.vtpi.org.
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: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.vtpi.org
At 10:32 AM 04/21/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>I've just found this email - in an earlier piece of research I came to
>the conclusion that "mobility" was a right for all, but "public
>transport" was not. Still we all drive a car, don't we!
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>>From: [log in to unmask]
>>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>>Cc: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: Sustainable mobility versus sustainable accessibility
>>Date: Sat, Apr 1, 2000, 9:37
>>
>
>> Take care to ensure that mobility is not confused with travel - rather like
>> movement can be confused with action, although even sustainable mobility
>> could be verging on an oxymoron if it included acting in that sense rather
>> than having the mobility available.....
>>
>> Dave H
>
>
>
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: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.vtpi.org
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