Evaluation of the Accessibility to Urban Mobility Services with High Spatial Resolution—Case Study: Valencia (Spain)
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Case Study
2.2. Data
2.3. Calculation of Accessibility
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Accessibility in Valencia City
3.2. Accessibility in Peri-Urban Area
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Public Transport Service | Population Within 5 min | % of Accessibility |
---|---|---|
Bike renting (Valenbisi) | 737,593 | 99.86% |
Urban bus (EMT) | 738,412 | 99.97% |
Intercity Bus | 428,095 | 57.96% |
Metro | 248,714 | 33.67% |
Taxi | 605,511 | 81.97% |
Tram | 229,889 | 31.12% |
Train | 37,810 | 5.12% |
Global | 738,521 | 99.98% |
Public Transport Service | Population Within 5 min | % of Accessibility |
---|---|---|
Urban bus (EMT) | 58,120 | 7.48% |
Intercity Bus | 222,224 | 28.58% |
Metro | 172,346 | 22.17% |
Train | 58,682 | 7.55% |
Global | 360,241 | 46.33% |
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Bosch-Checa, C.; Lorenzo-Sáez, E.; Haza, M.J.P.d.l.; Lerma-Arce, V.; Coll-Aliaga, E. Evaluation of the Accessibility to Urban Mobility Services with High Spatial Resolution—Case Study: Valencia (Spain). Appl. Sci. 2025, 15, 1382. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15031382
Bosch-Checa C, Lorenzo-Sáez E, Haza MJPdl, Lerma-Arce V, Coll-Aliaga E. Evaluation of the Accessibility to Urban Mobility Services with High Spatial Resolution—Case Study: Valencia (Spain). Applied Sciences. 2025; 15(3):1382. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15031382
Chicago/Turabian StyleBosch-Checa, Clara, Edgar Lorenzo-Sáez, Maria Joaquina Porres de la Haza, Victoria Lerma-Arce, and Eloina Coll-Aliaga. 2025. "Evaluation of the Accessibility to Urban Mobility Services with High Spatial Resolution—Case Study: Valencia (Spain)" Applied Sciences 15, no. 3: 1382. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15031382
APA StyleBosch-Checa, C., Lorenzo-Sáez, E., Haza, M. J. P. d. l., Lerma-Arce, V., & Coll-Aliaga, E. (2025). Evaluation of the Accessibility to Urban Mobility Services with High Spatial Resolution—Case Study: Valencia (Spain). Applied Sciences, 15(3), 1382. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15031382