A station or a service is accessible if it is suitable for people with a range of needs, such as with wheelchairs or heavy shopping. In some places, the term accessibility is used to describe more gen [..]

The hours in the morning when the transport system is very busy. We consider the three-hour period from 07:00 to 10:00 to represent the AM peak.

The year that represents the current state of the transport system. 2011 is used as the base year in WebCAT. We normally do not use the current year but a relatively recent year for which we have a su [..]

In WebCAT, a catchment area contains all the places that can be reached within a specified travel time from a specified place. We often calculate the population or number of workplaces within the catc [..]

A very large survey where information is collected from all the people that live in the country. The last census in England was undertaken in 2011. Information from the census is used in various parts [..]

If it is easy to travel to or from a place then it has a good level of connectivity. PTAL and TIM are two measures of connectivity.

One of the categories of town centres which we used for connectivity assessment. District centres provide goods and services for local communities. They are accessible by public transport, walking and [..]

Docklands Light Railway

The number of people that are employed or are actively looking for work. This is derived from population forecasts published by the Greater London Authority.

Information on the number of workplaces in a selected area. The information on WebCAT comes from the Greater London Authority, as published in 2012, or forecasts created from this data for future year [..]