Anciaes, P; Mindell, J; (2021) Community Severance. In: Vickerman, R, (ed.) International Encyclopedia of Transportation. (pp. 246-253). Elsevier: Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Abstract

Community severance, or the barrier effect of transport, occurs when transport infrastructure (e.g. motorways, railway tracks) or vehicles using the infrastructure (e.g. road traffic) are a physical or psychological barrier to the movement of pedestrians and other modes of local transport, separating people from places and from other people. This may lead to changes in travel behavior and to wider negative effects at the individual and community level. These effects tend to be more impactful for children, older people, women, and low-income groups. There are several possible solutions to remove or reduce community severance but few methods for assessing the effectiveness of these solutions and their monetary value. Research on severance still lags that of on other negative effects of transport such as noise and air pollution.

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