ABSTRACT
Access to people, goods, ideas and services is the basis of economic development in cities and it impacts directly on other key aspects of human development, social inclusion and well-being. Governing urban accessibility requires moving beyond conventional urban transport considerations linked to mobility and movement. Such a re-framing implies a far greater recognition of urban form characteristics like land use, distribution of densities and urban design, in addition to transport characteristics like infrastructures, service levels and travel speeds. A new interface between these characteristics has emerged as a result of shared mobility systems putting additional pressure on city governments to act as system integrators. Evidence from London, NYC and Berlin shows that there are entrenched misalignments which may impact negatively on the capacity to pair planning and policies essential for delivering better accessibility. Furthermore, it is clear that ‘hierarchies’ and ‘networks’ are not mutually exclusive when it comes to integrated governance of accessibility.
