BMC Public Health,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(1)
Published: Feb. 22, 2024
Abstract
During
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
Taiwan
has
implemented
strict
border
controls
and
community
spread
prevention
measures.
As
part
of
these
efforts,
government
also
measures
for
public
transportation.
In
Taiwan,
there
are
two
primary
transportation
systems:
Railways
(TR)
is
commonly
utilized
local
travel,
while
High-Speed
Rail
(THSR)
preferred
business
trips
long-distance
journeys
due
to
its
higher
speed.
this
study,
we
examined
impact
disease
on
number
passengers
duration
stay
in
major
systems
during
first
outbreak
from
April
29th
May
29th,
2021.
Using
data
a
telecommunications
company,
our
study
observed
an
expected
decrease
after
cancellation
non-reserved
seats
at
both
TR
THSR
stations
across
all
19
cities
main
island
Taiwan.
Surprisingly,
however,
some
unexpectedly
increased,
especially
stations.
This
unanticipated
rise
potential
elevate
contact
probability
among
and,
consequently,
transmission
rate.
Our
analysis
shows
that
intervention
policies
may
result
unforeseen
outcomes,
highlighting
crucial
role
human
mobility
as
real-time
reference
policymakers.
It
enables
them
monitor
facilitates
informed,
data-driven
decision-making.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(4), P. 2876 - 2876
Published: Feb. 5, 2023
This
paper
focuses
on
social
and
economic
stability,
as
well
sustainable
development,
in
the
post-COVID
era
light
of
recent
theoretical
approaches
leadership
practices.
As
governments
worldwide
resorted
to
repeated
national-
regional-specific
impositions
isolation
an
(often
failed)
attempt
contain
spread
coronavirus,
their
economies
have
been
plunged
into
recessions,
which
deeper
than
those
associated
with
global
financial
crisis
past.
Successful
business
leaders
need
be
aware
dominant
trends
unfolding
COVID-19
pandemic
is
gradually
coming
its
end
New
Globalization
(a
new
international
economy
relations
after
COVID-19)
materializing.
With
living,
travel,
trade
interconnected,
businesses
plan
for
handling
future
outbreaks
economic,
social,
consequences.
The
aim
this
draw
lessons
a
focus
challenges
development
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs).
also
presents
empirical
model
that
assesses
novel
ways
doing
innovating
using
practices
pandemic.
employs
our
own
data
collected
from
450
managers
owners
small
medium
enterprises
(SMEs)
Czech
Republic
Russia.
Our
results
show
innovation
digitalization
(e.g.,
smart
metering
or
Internet
Things
(IoT))
are
becoming
main
drivers
transformation
post-pandemic
period.
These
might
useful
both
academic
researchers
practitioners
searching
pathways
recreating
customer
base
era.
Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
128, P. 104087 - 104087
Published: Feb. 3, 2024
Steady
growth
in
global
greenhouse
gas
emissions
from
transport
is
driven
by
growing
demand
for
car
travel.
A
sizable
body
of
research
investigates
influences
urban
form
on
travel
behavior,
but
few
European
studies
illustrate
variation
these
across
multiple
cities
and
countries
using
disaggregated
data.
Here,
we
compare
ownership
mobility
patterns,
use
gradient
boosting
decision
tree
regression
models
to
investigate
distances,
vehicle
ownership,
mode
choice
nineteen
diverse
cities.
Residential
proximity
the
city
center
feature
with
greatest
predictive
importance
trip
choice.
The
exponential
reduction
higher
population
density
clearly
demonstrated
aggregate
We
detect
nonlinear
relationships
between
modelled
outcomes,
identify
thresholds
sustainable
mobility,
suggest
targeted
policy
interventions.
Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
172, P. 103679 - 103679
Published: April 7, 2023
The
private
car
has
been
identified
as
the
main
winner
among
transport
modes
in
urban
areas
during
COVID-19
pandemic.
fear
of
contagion
when
using
public
or
decrease
road
congestion
are
likely
to
have
induced
changes
citizens'
travel
habits
with
respect
cars.
This
work
investigates
impact
pandemic
on
individuals'
and
preferences
regarding
their
ownership
levels
usage
European
context,
a
special
focus
role
played
by
individual
socio-demographics
mobility
patterns.
For
this
purpose,
Path
Analysis
approach
adopted
model
use
before
after
COVID-19.
data
source
employed
research
is
an
EU-Wide
Urban
Mobility
Survey
that
collects
detailed
information
(individual
household
socio-economic
characteristics,
built
environment
attributes
habits)
10,152
individuals
from
total
21
different
sizes,
geographical
locations,
forms.
survey
complemented
city-level
variables
account
for
differences
across
cities
may
explain
car-related
behaviour.
results
show
increase
groups
generally
associated
low
car-dependent
behaviour,
revealing
policy
instruments
discourage
needed
avoid
reversing
past
trends
reduction
emissions.
High-income,
well-educated
teleworkers
observed
be
ones
reduced
larger
extent.
On
contrary,
low-income
mostly
maintaining
similar
mobility.
Finally,
frequent
users
more
than
occasional
substituted
mode
car.
Cities,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
147, P. 104785 - 104785
Published: Jan. 12, 2024
Micromobility
using
fully-electric
two-wheeled
vehicles
is
increasing
in
cities
worldwide.
E-scooters,
whether
shared
or
privately-owned,
provide
short
door-to-door
trips
by
facilitating
the
first/last
mile
stage
of
journey.
They
are
expected
to
improve
livability
reducing
harmful
emissions
and
space
occupation.
In
this
respect,
understanding
travel
behavior
usage
patterns
essential
regulate
them
appropriately.
The
purpose
study
determine
individuals'
sociodemographic
variables,
mobility-related
attributes,
latent
constructs
influencing
e-scooter
usage.
To
that
end,
an
individual-level
model
estimated
explain
adoption
frequency
use
both
private
e-scooters
based
on
survey
data.
research
takes
city
Madrid
as
a
case
study,
contributes
deeper
differences
privately-owned
e-scooters,
with
particular
focus
influence
mobility
habits
attitudinal
variables.
complemented
some
insights
at
trip-level,
which
shows
substitution
caused
walking
trips,
their
limited
ability
promote
modal
shifts
from
car.
Finally,
provides
valuable
implications
for
urban
dynamics
feedback
policymakers
transport
planners.
Transport Policy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
148, P. 181 - 191
Published: Jan. 21, 2024
We
aim
to
understand
the
effect
of
different
information
types
on
risk
perception
and
examine
relationship
between
perceived
travel
behaviour
during
a
pandemic
outbreak.
A
hybrid
choice
model
structure,
incorporating
multiple
discrete-continuous
extreme
value
model,
was
formulated
estimated
explore
travellers'
mode
usage
changes.
used
map
visually
explain
which
elements
felt
unfamiliar
uncontrollable
travellers.
Virus
variation,
Potential
sequelae,
Long-term
coexistence
coronavirus
with
humans
were
as
most
elements.
The
results
indicate
that
increased
tends
reduce
use
public
transport
increase
shared
bikes
private
cars.
Reducing
passengers'
is
critical
encourage
re-uptake
in
post-pandemic
era.
As
travellers
also
show
significant
heterogeneity,
governments
should
design
targeted
intervention
strategies
return
when
considering
communication.
Case Studies on Transport Policy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15, P. 101148 - 101148
Published: Jan. 21, 2024
In
spring
2022,
the
German
federal
government
announced
responses
to
2022
cost-of-living
crisis.
These
included
among
others,
a
nationwide
local
public
transport
ticket
for
9
Euro
per
month.
Available
only
in
June,
July,
and
August
it
allowed
unlimited
travel
on
all
regional
services
Germany.
policy
research,
this
is
an
almost
unprecedented
behavioral
experiment
that
allows
studying
behavior
effectiveness
of
such
instruments.
We
observed
natural
with
three-wave
survey
smartphone-based
semi-passive
diary
based
waypoint
tracking.
recruited
2,316
participants,
out
which
907
agreed
participate
tracking;
latter
are
primarily
located
Munich
metropolitan
region,
most
got
9-Euro-Ticket.
1,454
respondents
have
completed
684
provided
data
smartphone
app.
find
use
increased
particularly
9-Euro-Ticket
customers
who
had
no
pass
before.
Regular
from
29
%
before
38
during
32
after
our
panel,
where
around
20
substituted
at
least
some
private
trips
The
tracking
results
show
distances
decreased
by
37%
solely
owners
30
holders.
Further,
discontinuing
led
one-third
fewer
active
users
than
those
but
caused
expected
modal
shift,
despite
its
low
price,
not
were
substituted,
implying
instrument
alone
arguably
does
suffice
achieve
successful
mobility
transition.
Cities,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
151, P. 105078 - 105078
Published: May 10, 2024
The
restrictions
imposed
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic
have
led
to
significant
changes
in
travel
behaviour
and
public
activities,
they
might
contributed
residential
location
choices.
However,
research
examining
relationship
between
choice
is
very
limited.
To
that
end,
this
paper
focuses
on
how
pandemic-induced
work
patterns,
preferences
daily
activity
patterns
altered
potentially,
relocation
trends.
main
determinants
of
been
established
literature
over
past
30
years:
physical
attributes
dwelling;
surrounding
built
environment;
affordability;
accessibility
transportation,
workplaces,
services.
each
these
are
prioritised
differently
depending
circumstances.
Therefore,
exploring
priorities
shifted
after
can
pave
way
for
understanding
shift
as
a
consequence.
From
review,
key
findings
include
decreasing
importance
transport
workplace
pandemic.
Firstly,
teleworking
becoming
more
prevalent
within
office
jobs
than
before
pandemic,
leading
less
frequent
trips
conventional
reducing
need
live
commutable
distance
workplace.
Secondly,
other
activities
likewise
become
due
either
remote
alternatives
(e.g.,
online
shopping)
or
shifting
towards
services
closer
home,
general.
Another
consequence
people
staying
at
home
longer
before,
thus
increasing
desirable
dwelling
such
larger
house
size
wider
green
space.
Since
generally
affordable
areas
accessible
services,
may
subsequently
lead
migrations
lower
population
density,
potentially
decentralising
urban
areas.
