scholarly journals Development of an Eco-Efficiency Indicatior for Passenger Transport Modes Considering Travel Scene and Situation

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. I_67-I_76
Author(s):  
Yuki MASUDA ◽  
Hirokazu KATO ◽  
Naoki SHIBAHARA ◽  
Kei ITO
Keyword(s):  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Transport Modes

Energy and Transport: Strategies for Energy Conservation in Urban Passenger Transport

1979 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 767-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten Schou
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Alternative Fuels ◽  
Travel Demand ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Fuel Savings ◽  
Energy Constraints ◽  
Transport Modes

Before proceeding to explore potential strategies for energy conservation in urban passenger transport, this paper presents some evidence on energy efficiencies of various transport modes and on travel behaviour under energy constraints. Knowledge of the relative energy efficiencies of different modes of transport is evidently necessary for analysing and developing policies for fuel conservation. Although the automobile does appear to be significantly more energy-intensive than public transport modes, this does not automatically indicate that a policy to attract people to public transport would lead to the maximum possible fuel savings. Available evidence on travel behaviour under energy constraints indicates that the elasticity of travel demand is very small. Increasing prices, within the range expected, are not likely to result in satisfactory fuel savings, and it is therefore necessary to consider alternative strategies. The strategies to be considered here may be outlined as follows: (1) improving fuel efficiency of automobiles by modifying driving habits, reducing speeds, improving traffic flows, and keeping vehicles properly maintained; (2) increasing efficiency of automobile travel by promoting higher occupancies; (3) attracting car travellers to public transport; (4) shifting to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, changing vehicle and engine designs such as to improve the inherent fuel efficiency of the automobile; (5) technological change: new propulsion systems, alternative fuels, and rapid personal transport; (6) reducing travel needs by changing land-use patterns and improving communications. These strategies are discussed in turn and, given the available information about travel patterns and behaviour, an attempt is made to assess their likely impact. Clearly those strategies should be selected which offer the maximum potential fuel savings and which can be introduced with minimum sacrifice.

scholarly journals Estimation of the interaction level between urban passenger transport and city train

2019 ◽  
Vol 294 ◽  
pp. 04008
Author(s):  
Olga Ozerova ◽  
Petro Yanovsky ◽  
Viktoriia Yanovska ◽  
Sergiy Lytvynenko ◽  
Larysa Lytvynenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systems Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Passenger Traffic ◽  
Individual Assessment ◽  
Transport Modes ◽  
System Interoperability ◽  
The Individual

In the article the estimation of the interaction level between urban passenger transport and city train was made using the systems approach through application of modern methods of developing adequate easy-to-use mathematical models. Applying the systems approach, the transport node was considered as a comprehensive object, which is a single entity. It was identified that the transport node efficiency depends on the interaction level of the structure and its technology with the passenger traffic that requires designing a rational structure of the node and providing the technological interaction setting. The flow chart of determination the indicators of urban passenger transport modes’ operation was proposed in order to improve the passenger service quality by increasing the level of interaction of urban passenger transport modes with each other, also the system of efficient use of urban transport means was developed. The system of criteria for assessing the level of interaction between urban passenger transport and city train was implemented, which consists of criteria for the individual assessment of urban passenger transport and city train and criteria for their system interoperability, including consideration of the system quality from the passenger’s point of view.

Plánované vysokorychlostní železnice v České republice a hlavní konkurenční dopravní módy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Viturka ◽  
Vilém Pařil
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Traffic Flows ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Relevant Alternative ◽  
High Speed Rail ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Comparative Analyses ◽  
Transport Modes ◽  
Bus Transport

The paper deals with comparative analyses of the main competing transport modes in terms of the planned construction of high-speed rail / HSR. In the conditions of the Czech Republic, it is practically only bus transport and individual car transport (including relevant alternative types of transport). In this context, based on available data from traffic statistics, the existing traffic flows in passenger transport on the roads corresponding to the planned HSR routes are analysed. The main goal of the article is to present the results of comparative analyses of transport modes representing the most important potential competitors of the planned HSR and the subsequent synthesis of the obtained results. In accordance with the fact that the key destination is of course Prague, followed by Brno, especially their planned interconnection using HSR (assuming an adequate supply of a competitive solution) has greatest potential for shifting part of demand from bus but also from individual car transport to rail.

scholarly journals Statistical analysis of investments in transport infrastructure, passenger numbers, and energy consumption by modes of transport in Romania

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 430-445
Author(s):  
Alexandru-Eugen Stătescu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Transport Vehicle ◽  
Transport Modes ◽  
Mode Of Transport

Abstract Economic and financial analysis is a method of knowing the mechanism of formation and modification of the economic phenomena by their decomposition into the component elements and by identifying the factors of influence. The object of decomposition by elements or factors may be a result (structural analysis), or a change in the result from a basis of comparison (causal analysis). In the present paper I propose an analysis of the investments according to the number of passengers and the consumption of energy on national transport modes in Romania within a period of 15 years, respectively between 2000 and 2015. For this purpose the data that will be used was published by the National Institute of Statistics, namely three indicators: investments in transport infrastructure, the weight of each mode in passenger transport and the consumption of energy by modes of transport. Energy consumption by modes of transport is the final energy consumption of transport activity by modes of transport, expressed in tones oil equivalent (toe). The quantities of energy used in international maritime and air transport and pipeline transport are not included. The main types of fuels used are the main fuels covered by petroleum products, electricity and small amounts of gas and biofuels. The weight of each mode in passenger transport is defined as the percentage share of each mode of transport in total domestic passenger transport. The modes of transport considered are: a) cars, b) buses and coaches, and c) trains (metro and trams and light metro are excluded). Domestic passenger transport includes data referring only to national transport, irrespective of the nationality of the transport vehicle. The weight is calculated from the passenger-km indicator (pkm), defined as the transport of a passenger over one kilometer. The investments in the transport infrastructure represent the construction works carried out for the development of the transport infrastructure. In order to carry out the statistical analysis of the investments in the transport infrastructure, the number of passengers and the energy consumption in transport modes in Romania, multiple linear regression models and time series analysis will be used.

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