PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 18(9), С. e0289915 - e0289915
Опубликована: Сен. 8, 2023
Active transportation referring to non-motorized modes of transport is promoted and popularized both in practice the scientific literature, while their use for urban freight has been largely neglected. Thus main scope paper indicate development potential micromobility check its influence on sustainability.
Язык: Английский
Journal of Transport Geography, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 111, С. 103664 - 103664
Опубликована: Июль 1, 2023
Micromobility is often presented as a sustainable, affordable, and active urban transport option, in comparison to motorised modes. Understanding users routing preferences could help policymakers adapt design facilities that attract myriad of micromobility users. Whereas previous research largely focused solely on the built infrastructure, ways which sociodemographic factors affect route choice infrastructure are unclear. This study examines how elements environment attributes influence selection 115 e-scooter bike-share Barcelona, Spain. We also compare participants' GPS-tracked trips shortest path they have followed develop multilevel model estimate decision deviate from path. The findings show rarely choose since related safety, accessibility aesthetics seem shape their wayfinding decisions. Results us comprehend cyclists' riders' distinct further illustrate gender identity influences detour. models indicate that, average, women take shorter detours than men. observe differences way cyclists riders favour certain trips, such parked cars cycling infrastructure. Our offer valuable insights into interact with conditions users' open up potential use these results manage flows within cities.
Язык: Английский
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Sustainable Cities and Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 108, С. 105473 - 105473
Опубликована: Май 4, 2024
A growing body of research acknowledges the substantial societal benefits improved bicycle infrastructure, with recent studies highlighting significant impact road surface quality on comfort, safety, and accessibility cycling. In this paper, we present a cost-benefit assessment for City Copenhagen. The study focuses solely through higher travel speed, where two large-scale crowdsourced trajectory datasets from Copenhagen are used, along link-specific data network. It is found that time savings result investments in better surface, render benefit-cost ratio 2 to 4 correspond an absolute yearly recurrent welfare gain around 20 mill. DKK Hence, perspective, careful monitoring maintenance indeed good investment. also demonstrated such can be achieved cost-effective manner by equipping cyclists who specific area affordable accelerometer sensors.
Язык: Английский
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Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 107, С. 321 - 382
Опубликована: Сен. 16, 2024
Язык: Английский
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Transport Policy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 146, С. 116 - 125
Опубликована: Ноя. 22, 2023
Urban mobility has undergone a transformation with the advent of micromobility vehicles, leading to multitude studies investigating factors that drive early adoption and sustainability equity implications. However, in context where local administrations struggle regarding how fit different systems within urban ecosystem, little is understood about political regulations impact users' modal choices This study aims shed light on differences between private e-scooters shared bikes Barcelona, city options face distinct regulatory frameworks, also understand influence an individual's choice these two modes micromobility. The employs self-reported intercept survey 651 users builds logistic binary regression model examine characteristics differentiate e-scooter bike adopters. Results indicate notable adopters suggest might play role determining mode. Furthermore, finds while both follow similar mode replacement paths, have higher potential keep away from cars. These findings contribute limited knowledge highlight policy design diverse population groups. As more cities are banning free-floating centres, it essential selective bans restrictive policies choices.
Язык: Английский
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Journal of Transport Geography, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 121, С. 104008 - 104008
Опубликована: Сен. 20, 2024
Язык: Английский
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European Transport Research Review, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(1)
Опубликована: Май 9, 2024
Abstract Shared e-scooter systems have become an alternative for micromobility users in cities since 2017. The success of the shared service can be related to provision more last-mile flexibility and convenience users. They also seen as a replacement private cars on-demand ridesharing, especially highly crowded urban environments. Therefore, main objective this research is disclose characteristics that determine usage their policy implication medium-sized city North Portugal. To meet purpose, survey was conducted, statistical analyses were performed correlate sociodemographic respondents with willingness use e-scooters. Results show gender, origin trip, mode transport affect e-scooters, thus specific policies should developed decrease these inequalities. Special attention needs given creation expansion dedicated areas ridership, zoning, some traffic calming measures promote safe, user-centric, pleasant environment riders.
Язык: Английский
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Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 133, С. 104304 - 104304
Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2024
Язык: Английский
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Cities, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 154, С. 105381 - 105381
Опубликована: Авг. 26, 2024
Urban traffic analysis has played an important role in urban development, providing insights for planning, management, and resource allocation.Meanwhile, the global pandemic of COVID-19 significantly changed people's travel behaviour areas.This research uses spatial Durbin model to understand relationship between flows, infrastructure, socio-demographic indicators before, during, after periods.We include factors such as road characteristics, socio-demographics, surrounding built environments (land use nearby points interest), emerging big data source Google Street View images their influences on time series flows.Taking city Glasgow case study, we have found that areas with more young white dwellers are associated while natural green spaces fewer flows.Major roads cities towns also show heavier flows.Besides, application this revealed heterogeneous effects space magnitudes vary by distance.We detect dependence adjacent neighbourhoods among flows parameters is variable during four periods.With influence COVID-19, there been a significant decrease long-distance travel.The noticeable change presents valuable opportunity encourage active near future.
Язык: Английский
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Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 33(6), С. 476 - 489
Опубликована: Июнь 22, 2023
Abstract Electric micromobility (e‐micromobility) offers the potential to enhance sustainability of first‐ and last‐mile journeys in urban areas by reducing number private vehicle trips. As a new mode transport, it is imperative that not subject same male bias has been evidenced across our existing transport networks. An in‐depth qualitative study was conducted with 24 UK participants (12 females) assess gender factors relate incentives barriers e‐micromobility (electric bike electric scooter) use. Focus groups interviews were data analysis disaggregated reveal differences similarities between female perspectives on Differences types trips made perceptions fear prevalent. Key gender‐related findings recommendations are made. By reviewing, acting upon, different males females have towards they can be more inclusive for all. This their uptake reduce dependence vehicles.
Язык: Английский
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Journal of Safety Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 89, С. 343 - 353
Опубликована: Апрель 25, 2024
Problem: The surge in popularity of electric kick scooters (e-scooters) poses new challenges for traffic planning, demanding a comprehensive understanding route choice behavior to see how e-scooters are used, they affect flow, and where improvements can be made the road infrastructure. Therefore, this study aimed analyze choices preferences e-scooter riders cyclists quasi-experimental setup with both user groups having same trip destinations. Method: Two participants (n = 52) completed ride either shared or bicycle reach four predefined destinations Dresden, Germany. were supposed choose their routes subsequently reported difficulty decision-making importance several factors related ride. Results: E-scooter rated surface safety as significantly more important than tended perceive difficult. Riding data revealed broad comparability between groups, tendentially longer complex decisions (unknown destinations, scenic routes, turns required). Discussion: suggests that may influenced by combination considerations, highlighting need high-quality cycling Limitations exist regarding naturally occurring differences riding experience versus cycling. Practical implications indicate planning benefit from insights drawn activities designed cyclists. provision real-time quality information is proposed, considering its potential impact on overall safety. Summary: This contributes better navigate through cities delivers valuable foundation transport planners engineers rise micro-mobility use.
Язык: Английский
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