scholarly journals Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis of Sustainable Urban Public Transport Systems

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
pp. 1844
Author(s):  
Alberto Romero-Ania ◽  
Lourdes Rivero Gutiérrez ◽  
María Auxiliadora De Vicente Oliva
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
City Council ◽  
Multiple Criteria ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Public Road ◽  
Urban Public Transport ◽  
Electre Tri

Urban public transport systems must be economically efficient and additionally environmentally sustainable. Available decision support systems, including multiple criteria decision models, allow identifying which urban public transport vehicles are acceptable and those that should no longer be used in efficient and environmentally friendly cities. Previous research has ranked urban public transport vehicles by applying analytic hierarchy process multi-criteria decision-making models, from economic and non-polluting perspectives. However, until now, the types of vehicles acceptable for fleet renewal have not been identified. This study proposes a consistent combination of the ELECTRE TRI multiple criteria decision sorting method and the DELPHI procedure, the objective of which is to identify which urban public transport vehicles are acceptable, taking into consideration a suggested sustainable threshold, which includes economic and environmental strict requirements. The proposed model is based on 2020 Madrid urban public road transport data, published by Madrid City Council, which were compiled by the authors, and assessed by a panel of 20 experts to identify criteria and factors included in the model. Findings help local administrations to identify which urban public transport vehicles should be progressively replaced by those classified as economically efficient and additionally environmentally sustainable.

scholarly journals Managing Sustainable Urban Public Transport Systems: An AHP Multicriteria Decision Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4614
Author(s):  
Lourdes Rivero Gutiérrez ◽  
María Auxiliadora De Vicente Oliva ◽  
Alberto Romero-Ania
Keyword(s):  
Multicriteria Decision Making ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
City Council ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Multicriteria Decision ◽  
Public Road

The current combination of sustainable social awareness and the improved decision support systems, including multiple criteria decision models for sustainable development, creates the need for more efficient and accurate public policy decisions based on available technology. The continuous growth of urban public road transport in large cities, and therefore the worsening of air quality, along with recent economic crisis derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, is forcing public administrations to analyze the viability of current models, taking into consideration sustainable alternative energies. This study proposes a novel and consistent analytic hierarchy process (AHP) multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) model that combines both economic and environmental criteria, to evaluate public road transportation vehicles according to their alternative engine technologies and combustion characteristics. The proposed model has been applied to evaluate Madrid’s urban public road transport, based on 2020 data published by the Madrid City Council, compiled by authors, and assessed by a panel of 20 experts to identify criteria and factors included in the AHP-MCDM model. The findings illustrate the economic and environmental impact of alternative vehicles, show that the most sustainable alternative is the plug-in electric vehicle in economic and environmental terms, and assist policymakers and firms in future strategic decisions regarding sustainable urban transport policies.

scholarly journals Economic Evaluation of the Urban Road Public Transport System Efficiency Based on Data Envelopment Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Alberto Romero-Ania ◽  
María Auxiliadora De Vicente Oliva ◽  
Lourdes Rivero Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
City Council ◽  
Pollutant Emission ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Public Road

Air pollution resulting from massive urban development and increased use of private vehicles is a major environmental concern, with particular relevance in urban areas. Urban public road transport has a significant impact on shaping land use patterns, air pollution and welfare. It must therefore be efficient in terms of air pollution in order to contribute to sustainable metropolitan mobility and economic growth. This study proposes a novel and consistent data envelopment analysis, aiming to identify which urban public transport vehicle is the most efficient in terms of air pollution and therefore environmentally suitable for use in public road transport systems. The case of Madrid has been analyzed, as it is representative of other large cities, which have similar bus alternatives and the common objective of reducing air pollution. Madrid City Council data has been compiled by authors and assessed by a panel of twenty experts to determine the model criteria weights. The results show that the plug-in electric vehicle has the lowest pollutant emission values while delivering the highest performance. Useful recommendations are provided to support public policy decisions related to the complex relationships between urban land use, urban transport and air pollution in urban areas.

scholarly journals A Study on the Corridor of Urban Public Transport Systems in Japan

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 643-650
Author(s):  
Tsutomu YABE ◽  
Fumihiko NAKAMURA ◽  
Toshiyuki OKAMURA
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Urban Public Transport

Cascading failure with preferential redistribution on bus–subway coupled network

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150103
Author(s):  
Sonnam Jo ◽  
Liang Gao ◽  
Feng Liu ◽  
Menghui Li ◽  
Zhesi Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Traffic Load ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Cascading Failure ◽  
Passenger Flow ◽  
Urban Public Transport ◽  
Overall Performance

Robustness studies on integrated urban public transport networks have attracted growing attention in recent years due to the significant influence on the overall performance of urban transport system. In this paper, topological properties and robustness of a bus–subway coupled network in Beijing, composed of both bus and subway networks as well as their interactions, are analyzed. Three new models depicting cascading failure processes on the coupled network are proposed based on an existing binary influence modeling approach. Simulation results show that the proposed models are more accurate than the existing method in reflecting actual passenger flow redistribution in the cascading failure process. Moreover, the traffic load influence between nodes also plays a vital role in the robustness of the network. The proposed models and derived results can be utilized to improve the robustness of integrated urban public transport systems in traffic planning.

scholarly journals ECONOMIC AND MATHEMATICAL MULTIFACTOR MODEL OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF THE CITY

2017 ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetiana Borysova
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Econometric Model ◽  
City Council ◽  
Social Effect ◽  
Multifactor Model ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Urban Public Transport ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Public Transport Services

Introduction. Such variables as number of employees in marketing of organisation, value of marketing expenses, cost on innovation, the number of marketing staff, the share of marketing efforts which is undertaken in cooperation with the city council and different non-profit organizations, the marketing costs, the level of satisfaction of marketers, level of marketing potential, level of innovation potential are considered in this research. They are marketing factors that can affect the level of social impact of Ukrainian providers of urban public transport services. Purpose. The article aims to obtain the adequate econometric model which can demonstrate the relationship between marketing factors, innovation development and the non-economic effect of business entities which provide the urban public transport services. Method (methodology). The results of evaluation of social effect of Ukrainian providers of urban public transport services are evaluated on the basis of mathematical multifactor model. They are presented in the article. Results. The adequate econometric model has been worked out in this research. This model shows the relationship between controllable marketing factors and social effect has been presented in the article. We have determined the controllable marketing factors. They are number of employees and volunteers in marketing, the average monthly wage of employees in marketing, satisfaction of volunteers, total current assets of an organization, and the level of marketing potential. The model can be used to predict the level of social (ecological) impact of providers of urban public transport services in the Ukrainian society.

scholarly journals On BRT Spread around the World: Analysis of Some Particular Cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Salvatore Trubia ◽  
Alessandro Severino ◽  
Salvatore Curto ◽  
Fabio Arena ◽  
Giovanni Pau
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Economic Point

The goal of civil engineering has always been the research and implementation of methods, technologies, and infrastructures to improve the community’s quality of life. One of the branches of civil engineering that has the strongest effect on progress is transport. The quality of transport has a profound economic and social impact on our communities regarding trade (freight transport) and city livability (public transport systems). However, innovation is not the only way to improve the features above-mentioned, especially public transport, considering that it is usually beneficial to enhance and repurpose vehicles with appropriate adjustments to offer more efficient services. Other perspectives that influence public transport systems are the costs and times of design and construction, maintenance, operating costs, and environmental impact, especially concerning CO2 emissions. Considering these issues, among the various types of existing public transport systems, those of the so-called Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) offer worthwhile results. The BRT system is a type of public road transport operated by bus on reserved lanes, and it is significantly profitable, especially from an economic point of view, in areas where there are existing bus routes. Nonetheless, for the construction of works minimization, it is closely linked to other features that improve its usefulness, depending on the vehicles’ quality such as capacity, but above all, the propulsion or driving autonomy that would guarantee high efficiency. This paper introduces an analysis of some BRT systems operating worldwide, presenting the background, general technical features, and the correlation with autonomous vehicles.

Analysis of selected ITS services used in urban public transport

2018 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 211-222
Author(s):  
Damian Lach ◽  
Elżbieta Macioszek
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Intelligent Transport Systems ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
Intelligent Transport ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Traffic Conditions ◽  
Urban Public Transport ◽  
Immediate Response

Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are a set of tools that enable better and more efficient use of existing road infrastructure. They support the operation of transport systems in selected areas. ITS services are not only related to the improvement of cars traffic conditions but also to the functioning of urban public transport in the area of their impact. Thanks to the available ITS functions, supervision over the functioning of urban public transport has become easier and allows to achieve the intended effects in the form of increasing the importance of urban public transport (UPT) in transport systems of cities and agglomerations. Establishing transport priorities for UPT vehicles, closing streets for cars, supervising the movement of UPT vehicles, dynamic passenger information systems or immediate response to emergency situations is one of many available ITS functions in public transport. The article presents an analysis of the functioning of selected ITS services supporting the functioning of urban public transport in selected areas of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Developing new urban public transport systems

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Edwards ◽  
Roger L Mackett
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Urban Public Transport
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