The tum accessibility atlas: A tool for research and practice

Accessibility is a robust concept of linking land-use and transport issues within a strategy to support the sustainable development of mobility. For the Metropolitan Region of Munich a comprehensive accessibility instrument has been developed over the past six years. The “TUM Accessibility Atlas” is based on the vision that accessibility is a key quality criteria for a mobile society on the level of metropolitan regions (see Wulfhorst, 2007). The atlas has been developed on the background of a scientific interest in providing a new multi-faceted tool that provides useful models for: (a) analyzing the situation of mobility options, (b) generating scenarios for a strategic development of land-use and transport supply and (c) assessing potential planning and implementation measures (see Büttner, Keller & Wulfhorst, 2011). Since its initial development, major contributions to the platform have been made in incorporating mobility costs as a crucial factor in mobility options - including the evaluation of sustainable residential location choices with respect to increasing mobility costs and potential oil price shocks (see Büttner & Wulfhorst, 2012; Büttner et al., 2013). The experience with local stakeholders and the exchange within the international research network shows that this is a development path to follow.