Theory 65/Networks & Connectivity/Urban transport
Accessibility Is Connectivity
The claim
Accessibility in a city is set by the ratio of network connectivity to detour, not by road length.
01Mechanism
Reachable destinations depend on how directly the network connects them; additional length that increases detour reduces accessibility.
02Prediction
Accessibility should track the ratio.
03Refutation
Accessibility tracking road length would remove detour.