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Equity is a worthy ideal consistent with the spirit of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. Equity in transport seeks the fair distribution of both the benefits and the costs of providing access to transportation services. In practice, equity in transport has been elusive. Because market forces drive the selection of projects purely on cost-efficiency considerations, they result in the inequitable provision of infrastructure and transportation services—by geography (horizontal) and user groups (vertical). As a result, the universality of access can be achieved only through corrective policies that seek universality as a deliberate objective. The concept of equity will continue to evolve, but better engagement with and service for traditionally overlooked and underserved communities is the first step in the journey to equity.
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Vandycke, N., Viegas, J.M. (2022). Toward More Equitable and Inclusive Transport. In: Sustainable Mobility in a Fast-Changing World. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08961-9_6
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