Public Transport—Feasible Solution for Sustainable Urban Mobility

2015 ◽  
pp. 419-429
Author(s):  
Vasile Dragu ◽  
Eugen Roșca ◽  
Aura Ruscă
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Feasible Solution ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

scholarly journals Understanding Public Transport Ridership in Developing Countries to Promote Sustainable Urban Mobility: A Case Study of Mexicali, Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Sánchez-Atondo ◽  
Leonel García ◽  
Julio Calderón-Ramírez ◽  
José Manuel Gutiérrez-Moreno ◽  
Alejandro Mungaray-Moctezuma
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Global South ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Mobility Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
Macro Variables ◽  
The City

Some small- and medium-sized Global South cities have unsustainable transport systems and no information to plan interventions in addition to having limited resources for data collection. This study proposes a method to understand Public Transport (PT) ridership in cities of these characteristics, based on previous studies and by analysing available indicators related to Manheim’s macro-variables, to identify their influence on the PT ridership. The method was applied in the city of Mexicali, Mexico. The results help to understand the causes of the low PT ridership and have implications for achieving sustainable urban mobility in the city. Findings reveal that mobility planning in Mexicali has been occurring without properly considering activity system related variables, so it is necessary to integrate urban and transport administration. Moreover, to increase PT demand in Mexicali, mobility strategies to discourage the use of private cars are necessary. The proposed method can be applied in other cities of the Global South with characteristics similar to the case study to understand the causes of PT ridership, so these can be considered by the agencies responsible for the planning of the city’s transportation system to promote a sustainable urban mobility.

scholarly journals Analysis of the New Demand-Responsive Transport in Goiânia, Goiás

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (74) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Rodrigues Guimarães ◽  
Antonio Pasqualetto
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The City ◽  
Motorized Transport

The demand-responsive public transport Citybus 2.0 was an innovation not only for Goiânia, but for all of Latin America. Created in 2019, this new way of getting around the city is intended to be a substitute for individual motorized transport, encouraging sustainable urban mobility. In order to analyze this new means of transport in the capital of Goiás, an online questionnaire was applied, which had 217 responses, of which 130 are users and 87 are non-users. The questionnaire had ten questions, two of which were general and eight with the purpose of collecting information on user satisfaction regarding the service provided by the new mode of transport. As for the perception of satisfaction, the items related to the cost and service range had the worst ratings.

scholarly journals Sustainable urban mobility: evidence from three developed European countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gennaro Punzo ◽  
Demetrio Panarello ◽  
Rosalia Castellano
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

AbstractThe importance acquired by private cars as the leading travel mode in most advanced countries has drawn attention to concerns related to pro-environmental travel behaviour. Indeed, the car has brought great benefits to society, albeit causing a whole lot of environmental and socio-economic consequences. In this perspective, we exploit Eurobarometer data on the attitudes of Europeans towards urban mobility to investigate the main motivations of citizens’ public transport use frequency. Ordered logistic regressions are estimated by country (Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands) and by gender. Our results suggest the key role played by a comprehensive set of socio-demographic, economic, and environmental aspects in determining urban travel behaviour. Moreover, our investigation brings to light some relevant cross-country and cross-gender commonalities and differences. The provided evidence may give policymakers a better knowledge of travel behaviour, useful for designing new interventions for environmentally-sustainable travelling.

scholarly journals Measuring Negative Synergies of Urban Sprawl and Economic Crisis over Public Transport Efficiency

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 540-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Alonso ◽  
Andrés Monzón ◽  
Rocío Cascajo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Transport Efficiency ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Declining Demand ◽  
Peripheral Areas ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

Sustainable urban mobility requires accessible and demand attractive public transport (PT) networks. However, urban sprawl has been the main characterizing growth pattern of European cities since 1950. In these increasingly dispersed cities, PT is facing increasing problems of efficiency to compete with cars. The sprawling cities are dominated by car use, especially in the peripheral areas. Moreover, Europe is still reeling under the financial crisis, which first hit the continent in 2007. In this context of economic crisis, the lack of financing resources and the declining demand for PT have further weakened the PT systems in European cities. This study considered the urban PT systems of six Spanish cities in order to determine their evolution over the last ten years. This evolution is examined in the backdrop of urban sprawl and economic crisis. The analysis is based on several indicators meant to measure PT demand, supply, and efficiency. The study shows how did each city react to the lack of resources and trip reduction during the economic crisis, by adopting different PT management strategies. The differences in reaction produced different results, but none of the cities could avoid the loss of PT efficiency. The results indicate that policy strategies need to include land use and transport measures to achieve more sustainable PT systems. Only integrated strategies could improve PT efficiency and quality levels and contribute toward increasing competitiveness of PT, even in adverse contexts.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Mobility in Poznan and Oslo-Actual State and Development Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6510
Author(s):  
Joanna Oleśków-Szłapka ◽  
Irena Pawłyszyn ◽  
Joanna Przybylska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
National Government ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
City Development ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

The main goal of this paper is to present and analyze approaches for sustainable urban mobility in Poznan and Oslo. The topic of sustainable urban transport as well as green mobility is currently important from formal perspectives, due to European regulations, and because of ecological conditions and resulting climate changes. The research methodology implemented includes analysis of the literature on the research subject; analysis of EU documents and national policies with respect to financing and development of sustainable urban transport (SUT); development of a questionnaire on SUT in Oslo and Poznan, using the questionnaire to collect opinions on SUTs in Oslo and Poznan, and analyzing respondents’ answers, defining recommendations concerning future activities for urban sustainability in the surveyed cities. The authors provide a review of the actual sustainable urban mobility situations in Oslo and Poznan, compare government support and sources of funding, identify gaps in terms of EU requirements, and try to compare the residents’ expectations with the city’s activities in the field of sustainable transport development. The research group includes students residing in both cities. The group constitutes 10–20% of the total number of inhabitants in cities being the subject of research. The empirical part investigates what their preferences are regarding the use of public transport in the context of sustainable development. On the basis of the conducted research, it can be stated that a sustainable urban mobility is one of the key development directions in Poland and Norway. The respondents see opportunities for developing green mobility in their cities as well as municipalities and the national government encouraging a sustainable urban transport. The implementation of the principles of sustainable development and reconstruction of city development strategy can be achieved by the cooperation of all stakeholders (namely: national government, municipalities, public transport providers, city residents).

scholarly journals The Shaping of Urban Public Transport

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-35
Author(s):  
Lina Ingeborgrud
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Technological Frames ◽  
Urban Public Transport ◽  
Urban Contexts ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

This paper investigates the shaping of urban public transport by comparing ‘alternative leading objects’ to the car in the Norwegian cities Trondheim and Bergen. These have chosen different transport technologies, bus and light rail respectively. I draw on the concept of technological frames and illustrate how interpretations and expectations of sustainable urban mobility guide transport planning. The paper contributes to discussions in STS by exploring technological frames as ongoing practices instead of as outcomes, and as performed by what I identify as two framing coalitions. Both coalitions emphasised that Trondheim and Bergen represented different city identities and topographies. The paper demonstrates the importance of making such identities and representations of public transport systems in particular urban contexts in order to replace a car-dominated transport system. The paper draws on an observational study in two transport offices, interviews with transport planners and politicians and document studies.

scholarly journals Decision-Making Problems of Collective Transport Development in Terms of Sustainable Urban Mobility

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna Jacyna ◽  
Piotr Kotylak
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Infrastructure Investments ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

AbstractThe paper presents decision problems related to the development of transport systems facing planning challenges of sustainable urban mobility. Currently, city decision-makers must deal with growing difficulties related to the organisation of public transport systems. These difficulties involve the primary need for effective and ecological public transport systems and the capacity of transport service providers. These issues require a wide spectrum of research and analysis to determine expected future economic and social benefits from the implementation of environmentally friendly infrastructure investments and increasing capacity of service providers. The paper touches on the problem of the so-called green mobility in urban areas and the main management strategies associated with its development. A general formulation of the decision model, including boundary conditions and the criteria function using a sum of revenues from making the public transport offer more attractive, were proposed and discussed.

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