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Topics: Transport ,

Assessment made on 01 Oct 2003

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Jun 01, 2001 - Regional access to markets

Generic metadata

Classification

Transport (Primary theme)

Tags:

TERM | TERM015

DPSIR: Driving force

Identification

Indicator codes

TERM 015

Geographical coverage:

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Contents

Policy issue: Ensure balanced accessibility of regions and markets by different modes of transport

Key messages

Accessibility by road is better than by collective passenger transport, except for connections between city centres. Extensive investments in modern and fast collective transport in rural areas could never achieve the same level of accessibility as by road. In the case of freight transport, carriers favour road transport over inter-modal transport for amongst others its relatively high speed and flexibility. This is an important explanatory factor behind the relatively fast growth of road transport.

Figures

Number of jobs within one hour of travelling time in the densely populated western part of the Netherlands The figures based on RIVM modelling with the Dutch National Model System taking into account: development of employment, location of jobs and developments in the amount and quality of infrastructure.

Key assessment

Accessibility by road is better than by collective passenger transport, except for connections between city centres. Extensive investments in modern and fast collective transport in rural areas could never achieve the same level of accessibility as by road. In the case of freight transport, carriers favour road transport over inter-modal transport for amongst others its relatively high speed and flexibility. This is an important explanatory factor behind the relatively fast growth of road transport.