On Building Low-Carbon Public Transport System

2012 ◽  
Vol 253-255 ◽  
pp. 2001-2004
Author(s):  
Yong Fang Li
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Technical Management ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Carbon Transport

Building low-carbon public transport system is an important part of low-carbon urban transport sector. On the basis of analysis of the concept, meaning and significance of low-carbon transport, this paper analyzed the need to build low-carbon public transport system, and from the aspects of planning, technical, management and travelers, proposed appropriate measures to build low-carbon public transport system. Finally, the paper guided the traveler to consciously low-carbon travel. Through taking more measures to build low-carbon public transport system, we can achieve the sustainable development of urban transport.

Opening Cape Town streets for a low carbon future

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne Seeliger ◽  
Lisa Kane
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Spatial Form ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
The Way

Cape Town’s apartheid spatial form and historically under resourced public transport system has created a resource inefficient city. Providing additional financial resources to upgrade the public transport system will not be sufficient to encourage a shift to low carbon alternatives. To create a low carbon future for Cape Town a deeper level of change is required – a radical transformation in the way different people and places are valued within the present urban context. This case study analyses a civil society movement called Open Streets through the lens of transition theory. It suggests that this movement is a niche development in which a transformation of the way people and places are valued could occur. While this movement has been well received and appears to have potential to help shift the regime of urban transport system in Cape Town, there remains a series of organisational, logistical, regulatory and funding barriers that are hampering its full development and long-term impact.

scholarly journals Competitiveness of the public transport and car owner behavior: interrelations and contradictions in the light of sustainable development of the metropolis

2020 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 05005
Author(s):  
Irina Skorobogatykh ◽  
Zhanna Musatova ◽  
Roman Sidorchuk ◽  
Natalia Ivashkova ◽  
Petr Nevostruev
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Transport System

Consistent actions taken by car manufacturers to improve the quality of vehicles make them easier to use and reduce their negative impact on the environment significantly strengthen the competitiveness of personal transport. At the same time, high investments in the development of urban transport systems (especially large ones) create conditions for the mobility of all population groups, but do not significantly affect the competitiveness of public transport. At the same time, the high competitiveness of the public transport system is a sign of the successful implementation of the concept of sustainable development of the territory, making it more attractive for tourism and stimulating its development. The study of the limitations of the analysis of the competitiveness of public transport is conducted in this article along with an analysis of the factors that influence the choice of citizens in terms of mobility for their daily tasks. The article presents the results of an empirical study of relations between Moscow residents and public transport, changes in the intensity of use of personal cars in the period 2015-2020. During this period, the transport system has undergone significant positive changes, which have affected the perception of comfort and accessibility of public transport in Moscow.

scholarly journals Comparative TCO Analysis of Battery Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses for Public Transport System in Small to Midsize Cities

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4384
Author(s):  
Hanhee Kim ◽  
Niklas Hartmann ◽  
Maxime Zeller ◽  
Renato Luise ◽  
Tamer Soylu
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Hydrogen Fuel Cell ◽  
Hydrogen Fuel ◽  
Fuel Cost ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Bus Body

This paper shows the results of an in-depth techno-economic analysis of the public transport sector in a small to midsize city and its surrounding area. Public battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses are comparatively evaluated by means of a total cost of ownership (TCO) model building on historical data and a projection of market prices. Additionally, a structural analysis of the public transport system of a specific city is performed, assessing best fitting bus lines for the use of electric or hydrogen busses, which is supported by a brief acceptance evaluation of the local citizens. The TCO results for electric buses show a strong cost decrease until the year 2030, reaching 23.5% lower TCOs compared to the conventional diesel bus. The optimal electric bus charging system will be the opportunity (pantograph) charging infrastructure. However, the opportunity charging method is applicable under the assumption that several buses share the same station and there is a “hotspot” where as many as possible bus lines converge. In the case of electric buses for the year 2020, the parameter which influenced the most on the TCO was the battery cost, opposite to the year 2030 in where the bus body cost and fuel cost parameters are the ones that dominate the TCO, due to the learning rate of the batteries. For H2 buses, finding a hotspot is not crucial because they have a similar range to the diesel ones as well as a similar refueling time. H2 buses until 2030 still have 15.4% higher TCO than the diesel bus system. Considering the benefits of a hypothetical scaling-up effect of hydrogen infrastructures in the region, the hydrogen cost could drop to 5 €/kg. In this case, the overall TCO of the hydrogen solution would drop to a slightly lower TCO than the diesel solution in 2030. Therefore, hydrogen buses can be competitive in small to midsize cities, even with limited routes. For hydrogen buses, the bus body and fuel cost make up a large part of the TCO. Reducing the fuel cost will be an important aspect to reduce the total TCO of the hydrogen bus.

scholarly journals Sustainable Transport in Riyadh: Potential Trip Coverage of the Proposed Public Transport Network

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelrahman Muhsen ◽  
Abu Toasin Oakil
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Potential Impact

The transport sector has always had high energy demand and is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change. To improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions, Riyadh is introducing an integrated public transport system. Per capita energy consumption is much lower for public transport than for private vehicles, such as cars and taxis. This study investigates the potential impact of Riyadh’s proposed public transport system on car and taxi trips.

scholarly journals Assessment of urban transport – a comparative analysis of selected cities by taxonomic methods

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Sławomira Hajduk
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Global Cities ◽  
City Management ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Taxonomic Methods ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

Abstract This paper aims to perform comparative analysis of urban transport in selected global cities and to verify the existence of clusters. It was based on data source from the World Organization Data Urban. It used Indicators proposed in ISO 37120 Sustainable Community Development. The test procedure exploited taxonomic methods as Ward’s hierarchical analysis and the deagglomerating k-means analysis. The empirical analysis comprises four indicators: (I) high capacity public transport system, (II) light passenger public transport system, (III) annual number of public transport trips and (IV) number of personal automobiles. Main results are the classification of selected global cities, identification and characterization of trends in the field of urban transport in each group. The empirical analysis confirms a substantial diversity of urban transport in selected cities. These differences arise from their past, geographical location, size, different reactions to the transition process and the different economic structures. The taxonomic analysis of the urban transport in selected cities separated five independent classes typological. This elaboration aims to examine the role of urban transport in city management based on a literature review, databases and reports of the European Union.

scholarly journals Challenges of Low Carbon Public Transport Systems in the Arabian Gulf City: Case of Muscat, Oman

2021 ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Elnazir Ramadan
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Mass Transportation ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Public Transport System

The Arabian Gulf cities are growing. The gulf cooperation council states (GCCs) are among the richest and most urbanized in the world. As a major focus on sustainable development of cities, sustainable transportation acts to diminish the city’s energy consumption by providing a public transport system that has greater ecological obligation and societal justice. The study’s significance is to figure out the challenges in the sector of public transport in the city of Muscat. The wide spread of mass transportation plays a significant role in reducing the exhaustion of energy. Also, it contributes to make a better living experience.  Provision of sustainable public transport will prevent the increasing number of motor cars and equally accompanied environmental pollution and traffic congestion. The study is based on an in-depth quantitative and qualitative research method to explore the hindrances that are encountered in the way of building sustainable infrastructure of public transport. The findings of the study revealed that public transport system face real challenges in Gulf region, particularly in Muscat. It indicated that for the well-being of Gulf society, the use of public transportation was encouraged and most of the population have their own cars. In addition to it, cultural and social preservations are raised, mainly by the people that act against the operation of public transport system. Due to the substantial effect of clean  and  sustainable transportation  on energy consumption levels, recent years have been marked with a notable trend  towards  sustainable and  low carbon systems, particularly the mass  transportation ones.

scholarly journals STUDY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN MALANG, INDONESIA.

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 2355-2363
Author(s):  
Roedy Susanto ◽  
◽  
Zaenal Fanani ◽  
Mukhammad Soleh. ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transport System

How upright a public bus transport system is desirable for sustainable mobility?

2020 ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Pragati Jain ◽  
Prerna Jain ◽  
Roopesh Kaushik
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Bus Transport ◽  
Bus System

Sustainable mobility demands the inclusion of environment, social and economic sustainabil-ity. Public transport especially the bus system can be explored to fulfill these three sub goals. Globally the uses of personal vehicles have noticed an exponential growth owing to high per capita income and not up to the mark standards of public transport system. The emphasis on the requirement to probe significant questions while designing urban transport policies moti-vates this study to investigate what an ideal public bus system should be like, in the eyes of, those who either do not use or have shifted from public to private mode of travel. A survey on 1554 respondents is conducted to identify the various attributes that the public desire for, of a public bus system. These 12 items or attributes are clubbed into four categories using factor analysis. The logit regression run on the binary outcome "Shift" variable of opting or not opt-ing for public bus system with the four predicator variables (institutional, personnel, personal and qualitative) obtained using factor analysis shows positive association of improvement in these predicators to the outcome of opting for public transport.

Research on the Temporal Distribution of Public Trips in Developed City in China: In the Case of Shenzhen

2012 ◽  
Vol 209-211 ◽  
pp. 624-627
Author(s):  
Xin Yi Shi ◽  
Hang Fei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Method ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Smart Card ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Planning ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Planning And Management ◽  
Smart Card Data

With the development of public transport system, more and more people rely on public transport to travel. By the means of statistical method, the paper studies the travel temporal distribution of bus and subway and the differences between the weekday and weekend based on the smart card data in Shenzhen, aiming to find the characteristics of transit trips in developed cities of China and provide references for urban transport planning and management. The results of this study show that the number of trips in weekday is 205,000 more than weekend, while the mode in workday and weekend have little difference, where the subway accounts for 80 percent and buses account for 20%; more bus trips in weekday and more subway trips in weekend; the peak is more obvious in weekday than that in weekend.

THE EXTENT OF INFLUENCE OF O–D MATRIX ON THE RESULTS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODELING

Transport ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė ◽  
Vytautas Grigonis ◽  
Gražvydas Paliulis
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Break Point ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Modelling ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Route Network ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
The Impact

A rapidly developing and equality-based society needs a reliable and attractive public transport system. With booming mobility in Lithuania, a great importance has been attached to the sustainable development concept, and public transport has been given priority in the urban transport system. Accessibility and comfort of public transport are essential indicators that guarantee equal travelling opportunities for all people. Transport modelling is the only economical and sufficiently reliable way to carry out a forward assessment of the impact of innovations to be applied to the overall system without involvement of passengers. This paper considers estimation of the origin–destination (O–D) matrix and its size correction. The public transport (PT) system of Vilnius City was taken as a basis for the research. Modelling of Vilnius City public transport was carried out with the help of VISUM software. Modelling of the public transport route network in Vilnius is aimed at improving the quality of life of inhabitants of the city. The O–D matrix is one of the key elements in modelling. Reliability of modelling results is based on reliability and size of the matrix. Although many scientists analyse the problem of estimating an O–D matrix, this paper focuses on the size of the O–D matrix required in order to give reliable results in PT modelling. During the first step, the matrix of 230 transport districts is estimated, which is reduced by 10 percent with every following step. The aim of this article is to find the break point in the size of O–D matrix where the reliability of PT modeling results falls.

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