Triple Access Planning for Uncertain Futures – A Handbook for Practitioners

The TAP Handbook is timely as it provides essential guidance, practical case studies and evidence of why and how to plan and deliver TAP in urban and rural contexts and how it can be part of the solution to many of the local and global challenges we face.” Annette Smith, Head of Future Mobility, Mott MacDonald, UK “In its development of tools for transport strategic work, the Swedish Transport Adm. [...] Given the knowledge of the places, people, and businesses they serve, local authorities are uniquely placed to play a role in the design and implementation of policies and measures to improve the sustainability of last-mile deliveries to support the local economy and community well-being. [...] Meanwhile, the developments within the digital age in terms of the art of the possible in relation to digital connectivity and accessibility seem set to continue and thereby further strengthen the significance of taking a triple-access perspective when we plan. [...] This Handbook is intended to challenge and support those involved in the planning task and encourage greater consideration of how society functions, the place of mobility (for people and goods) within this, and the philosophical stance that is needed in approaching the planning task. [...] Given that the ultimate purpose of the transport system is to facilitate the movement of people and goods to provide access to destinations and activities, accessibility can be viewed as a suitable goal for mobility planning.