Accessibility to equipment according to mobility and modes of transport in an average city, Los Angeles, Chile

Abstract

The association between geographical distribution of facilities and accessibilities by different transport modes shows a several spatial inequities by motilities in the Los Ángeles (Chile). This research analyzed the accessibility to collective facilities in transport modes throw quantitative indicators, used network analysis. Travel data are used in private, public and walking modes of the Origin-Destination survey (2004). The results show sharp spatial differences between the center and periphery in Los Ángeles. In fact, population at the city center has high accessibility levels, concentrating greatest opportunities. In contrast, the population at the city’s periphery must travel long distances to access, especially in walking. The results increase our understanding about the distribution of opportunities, comparing the opportunity to access for different groups, and the role of transport in mobilities of midsize cities of latinamerican with a relevant center.