E-Scooter Systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 36-67
Author(s):  
Betül Ertoy Sariişik ◽  
Ozge Yalciner Ercoskun
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Transportation Planning ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Fossil Fuel Consumption ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

Transportation planning, as one of the essential parts of city planning, has the potential to solve many problems on a global scale. These problems can be listed as traffic congestion, air pollution, fossil-fuel consumption, accessibility problems, global warming, climate change, and psychological problems affecting human lives. In recent years, transportation planning studies have come to the fore within the concept of sustainable urban mobility. The focus of this research is e-scooter systems, one of the micromobility options within the scope of urban mobility. The study explores how the availability of this micro transport mode can affect the time, cost, and ease of travels. In order to get information about the applications in Turkey, provider representatives were interviewed, and mobile applications and expert opinions were consulted.

scholarly journals Sharing Lisboa: A Digital Social Market to Promote Sustainable and Energy Efficient Behaviours

Climate ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Catarina C. Rolim ◽  
Patrícia Baptista
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
New City ◽  
Social Market ◽  
The City ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Change Mitigation

Several solutions and city planning policies have emerged to promote climate change and sustainable cities. The Sharing Cities program has the ambition of contributing to climate change mitigation by improving urban mobility, energy efficiency in buildings and reducing carbon emissions by successfully engaging citizens and fostering local-level innovation. A Digital Social Market (DSM), named Sharing Lisboa, was developed in Lisbon, Portugal, supported by an application (APP), enabling the exchange of goods and services bringing citizens together to support a common cause: three schools competing during one academic year (2018/2019) to win a final prize with the engagement of school community and surrounding community. Sharing Lisboa aimed to promote behaviour change and the adoption of energy-saving behaviours such as cycling and walking with the support of local businesses. Participants earned points that reverted to the cause (school) they supported. A total of 1260 users was registered in the APP, collecting more than 850,000 points through approximately 17,000 transactions. This paper explores how the DSM has the potential to become a new city service promoting its sustainable development. Furthermore, it is crucial for this concept to reach economic viability through a business model that is both profitable and useful for the city, businesses and citizens, since investment will be required for infrastructure and management of such a market.

scholarly journals Achieving ‘Active’ 30 Minute Cities: How Feasible Is It to Reach Work within 30 Minutes Using Active Transport Modes?

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Alan Both ◽  
Lucy Gunn ◽  
Carl Higgs ◽  
Melanie Davern ◽  
Afshin Jafari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Active Transport ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Transport Modes

Confronted with rapid urbanization, population growth, traffic congestion, and climate change, there is growing interest in creating cities that support active transport modes including walking, cycling, or public transport. The ‘30 minute city’, where employment is accessible within 30 min by active transport, is being pursued in some cities to reduce congestion and foster local living. This paper examines the spatial relationship between employment, the skills of residents, and transport opportunities, to answer three questions about Australia’s 21 largest cities: (1) What percentage of workers currently commute to their workplace within 30 min? (2) If workers were to shift to an active transport mode, what percent could reach their current workplace within 30 min? and (3) If it were possible to relocate workers closer to their employment or relocate employment closer to their home, what percentage could reach work within 30 min by each mode? Active transport usage in Australia is low, with public transport, walking, and cycling making up 16.8%, 2.8%, and 1.1% respectively of workers’ commutes. Cycling was found to have the most potential for achieving the 30 min city, with an estimated 29.5% of workers able to reach their current workplace were they to shift to cycling. This increased to 69.1% if workers were also willing and able to find a similar job closer to home, potentially reducing commuting by private motor vehicle from 79.3% to 30.9%.

Sustainable urban mobility plans: Bridging climate change and equity targets?

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 30-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabete Arsenio ◽  
Karel Martens ◽  
Floridea Di Ciommo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

scholarly journals Traffic Congestion and Efficient Ways to Deal with It in Tbilisi, Georgia

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Nino Kacharava
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Traffic Jams ◽  
Mode Of Transportation ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
The City ◽  
Privately Owned ◽  
Soviet Union Country ◽  
Global Reduction

Traffic Congestion has become a new version of plague for urbanized areas. Massive breakthroughs in technology, increasing in production of motorized cars, global reduction in prices for automobiles and the rapid population growth in Tbilisi, Georgia has led to the urgence of complete rearrangement of transportation system in the city. As a post-Soviet Union country, Georgia has had rudiments like “Marshrutkas” (privately owned minibuses) as a primary mode of transportation. Serious research and actions started in 2019 when sustainable urban mobility plan was introduced in Tbilisi; which favors public transport and pedestrians. In the course of this project one of the main avenues was converted into complete street model and hourly parking was introduced in the city centers. However, the problem regarding traffic jams still stands. This paper contributes to analyzing current situation in Tbilisi and suggesting suitable solutions. It will cover how reversible lanes, road pricing, signalized Intersections, reserved bus lanes and parking can be adapted to Tbilisi in order to reduce traffic jams.

scholarly journals Padrões de geração de viagens e mobilidade urbana sustentável

TRANSPORTES ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Tadeu Mancini ◽  
Antônio Nélson Rodrigues da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Transportation Planning ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Trip Generation ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Indirect Influence ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Level Of Difficulty ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

<p><strong>Resumo:</strong> O objetivo deste trabalho é apontar ações de planejamento urbano e de transportes que sirvam para orientar gestores e técnicos no sentido de alcançar padrões de geração de viagens que conduzam à mobilidade sustentável. A pesquisa baseia-se em um método de previsão de implementação de ações através de cenários, cuja avaliação é conduzida com auxílio do Índice de Mobilidade Urbana Sustentável (IMUS). A partir de um cenário piloto, alguns resultados foram obtidos e são aqui apresentados e analisados. A maior efetividade de mudança ocorreu com a aplicação de ações de influência média e indiretas na Geração de Viagens Sustentáveis (GVS), e com mínimo e médio graus de dificuldade, que podem alterar o valor do IMUS em cerca de 24 %. Estas ações, por sua clara facilidade de implementação e efetividade, podem ser priorizadas como o início de um plano de mudança nas características das viagens sustentáveis.</p><p><strong>Abstract:</strong> The aim of this work is to indicate actions in urban and transportation planning that are suitable to guide the decisions of managers and technicians towards standards of trip generation conducting to sustainable mobility. The study is based on a method for predicting the implementation of actions through scenarios. Their assessment is subsequently done with the Index of Sustainable Urban Mobility (I_SUM). The outcomes of a pilot study are presented and analyzed. The most effective changes were produced with the application of actions of intermediate and indirect influence on the so-called Sustainable Trip Generation, and also of minimum and intermediate level of difficulty for implementation. They can positively change the value of I_SUM in about 24 %. As they are effective and easy to implement, these actions can be a starting point of a plan for making the characteristics of the trips more sustainable.</p>

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF EMULATORS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE GLOBAL-SCALE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. I_73-I_80
Author(s):  
Jun’ya TAKAKURA ◽  
Shinichiro FUJIMORI ◽  
Kiyoshi TAKAHASHI ◽  
Qian ZHOU ◽  
Naota HANASAKI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change

scholarly journals Use of the Sustainable Mobility Efficiency Index (SMEI) for Enhancing the Sustainable Urban Mobility in Greek Cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1709
Author(s):  
Maria Morfoulaki ◽  
Jason Papathanasiou
Keyword(s):  
Multicriteria Analysis ◽  
Efficiency Index ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Specific Procedure ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
Alternative Measures ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

Since 2013, the European cities have been encouraged to develop local Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) according to the specific procedure that was launched by the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) and updated in 2019. One of the most critical steps in this 12-step procedure is the assessment—with specific criteria—of all the alternative measures and infrastructure, which will be optimally combined, in order to better satisfy the problems and the achieve the vision of each area. The aim of the current work is to present the development and implementation of a methodological framework based on the use of multicriteria analysis. The framework targets the capturing of opinions of the relevant local experts in order to evaluate alternative sustainable mobility measures, and also prioritize them using the Sustainable Mobility Efficiency Index (SMEI).

scholarly journals Enabling Technologies for Urban Smart Mobility: Recent Trends, Opportunities and Challenges

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 2143
Author(s):  
Sara Paiva ◽  
Mohd Abdul Ahad ◽  
Gautami Tripathi ◽  
Noushaba Feroz ◽  
Gabriella Casalino
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Enabling Technologies ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Smart Mobility

The increasing population across the globe makes it essential to link smart and sustainable city planning with the logistics of transporting people and goods, which will significantly contribute to how societies will face mobility in the coming years. The concept of smart mobility emerged with the popularity of smart cities and is aligned with the sustainable development goals defined by the United Nations. A reduction in traffic congestion and new route optimizations with reduced ecological footprint are some of the essential factors of smart mobility; however, other aspects must also be taken into account, such as the promotion of active mobility and inclusive mobility, encouraging the use of other types of environmentally friendly fuels and engagement with citizens. The Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and Big Data technology will serve as the main entry points and fundamental pillars to promote the rise of new innovative solutions that will change the current paradigm for cities and their citizens. Mobility-as-a-service, traffic flow optimization, the optimization of logistics and autonomous vehicles are some of the services and applications that will encompass several changes in the coming years with the transition of existing cities into smart cities. This paper provides an extensive review of the current trends and solutions presented in the scope of smart mobility and enabling technologies that support it. An overview of how smart mobility fits into smart cities is provided by characterizing its main attributes and the key benefits of using smart mobility in a smart city ecosystem. Further, this paper highlights other various opportunities and challenges related to smart mobility. Lastly, the major services and applications that are expected to arise in the coming years within smart mobility are explored with the prospective future trends and scope.

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