scholarly journals Electric Two-Wheelers, Sustainable Mobility and the City

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Bakker
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
The City

Minimetrò in Perugia as leverage for urban regeneration

TERRITORIO ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 148-163
Author(s):  
Luca Fondacci
Keyword(s):  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Peripheral Area ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Historical Centre

In the 1970s, the fragile historical centre of the city of Perugia was a key area where the binomial of sustainable mobility and urban regeneration was developed and applied. At the turn of the xxi century, the low carbon automatic people-mover Minimetrò broadened that application from the city's historical centre to the outskirts, promoting the enhancement of several urban environments. This paper is the outcome of an investigation of original sources, field surveys and direct interviews, which addresses the Minimetrò as the backbone of a wide regeneration process which has had a considerable impact on the economic development of a peripheral area of the city which was previously devoid of any clear urban sense. The conclusion proposes some solutions to improve the nature of the Minimetrò as an experimental alternative means of transport.

scholarly journals Assessment of Sustainable Mobility by MCDM Methods in the Science and Technology Parks of Vilnius, Lithuania

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 9947
Author(s):  
Simona Zapolskytė ◽  
Vaida Vabuolytė ◽  
Marija Burinskienė ◽  
Jurgita Antuchevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Technology Parks ◽  
The City

The development of science and technology parks (STPs) has become a trendy tool for promoting the economy, innovation, and technology for more than 30 years worldwide. However, STPs poses challenges for urban planners seeking a vision of sustainable urban development. These places become an object of attraction for many highly skilled workers who create daily traffic flows. The proper accessibility and provision of transport infrastructure and services become the challenge for the development of such places because the availability of services influences the choice of travel mode and the possible employees’ travel behaviour. The authors of the research aim to assess the level of development of infrastructure and transport services conducive to the sustainable mobility of science and technology park staff in Vilnius city. Changing mobility behaviour into a more sustainable way is of interest to many scientists and practitioners, so the authors think that STP staff can represent a group of educated, working-age stakeholders within the city population, who has an interest in sustainable mobility travel options and can set an example of sustainable travel. Besides, recommendations for the planning and sustainable development from the sustainable urban mobility point of view of science and technology parks and similar institutions are provided. To achieve this goal, the authors use scientific empirical and theoretical research as well as multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods. The results show the link between the distance from the developed STP site to the city centre and the more sustainable mobility of workers. Therefore, it is suggested to develop STPs closer to the urban centre as it often does not require large-scale development, nor do they engage in the polluting industry. Moreover, the authors suggest the key criteria that should be considered for STP development.

scholarly journals Emergence of Carsharing Business Models and Sustainability Impacts in Swedish Cities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Bocken ◽  
Alexandra Jonca ◽  
Karolina Södergren ◽  
Jenny Palm
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Concept Understanding ◽  
Case Research ◽  
Private Car ◽  
The City

The sharing economy has become prominent in the policy, business and academic discourse as a way to achieve greater levels of resource efficiency in sustainability transitions. An example is carsharing, which is regarded as a potential lever for change in sustainable mobility transitions. In this article we, apply the “ecologies of business models” perspective to investigate how carsharing initiatives have coevolved in Sweden. We focus on the city context as a useful unit of analysis to investigate carsharing in four Swedish cities: Gothenburg, Malmö, Stockholm and Umeå. Through qualitative case research, we investigate the following: How did carsharing business models coevolve in the studied cities? It was found that early notions of carsharing date back to the 1970s, but the concept has changed significantly over time, particularly with the emergence of (Internet) technology-based platforms. The findings suggest that carsharing is complementary to existing private car usage in cities, rather than a replacement. Based on this, we suggest pathways for local policymakers to consider when implementing sustainable carsharing solutions. The contributions are threefold: providing an empirical study on the theoretical ecologies of business models concept; understanding how carsharing coevolved in Swedish cities and in relation to wider sustainability and mobility trends; and giving novel insight into the role of local governments.

scholarly journals Intra-Urban Spatial Disparities in User Satisfaction with Public Transport Services

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Cordera ◽  
Soledad Nogués ◽  
Esther González-González ◽  
Luigi dell’Olio
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Spatial Differences ◽  
Ordered Probit Models ◽  
Improve Service Quality ◽  
The City ◽  
Modelling Process

Knowing public transport service’s user satisfaction is essential to maintaining and increasing its quality and demand. Several studies have analysed the factors influencing users’ satisfaction, considering their perceptions of specific attributes of the service. However, other aspects, such as the spatial distribution of users, i.e., their origin neighbourhoods, could significantly affect their satisfaction with the service, showing social inequity patterns. This paper proposes a new methodology to evaluate whether these spatial differences in satisfaction exist. Using the city of Santander (Spain) as an example, ordered probit models have been estimated, linking the bus users’ overall satisfaction with variables that include their perceptions of the service and socio-demographic characteristics, and with dummy variables which classify each trip according to its neighbourhood origin. Our results confirm the existence of variations in satisfaction depending on the area of the city under study. In addition, user characterization variables, such as age, which were not significant when considering the city as a whole, proved to be influential in some areas. The estimated model, considering spatial differences, had a higher goodness of fit than that of models not taking zoning into account, and reproduced the overall satisfaction pattern presented in the study area with less error. The consideration of spatial differences in the modelling process enabled the detection of priority areas in which to implement measures to improve service quality and equity, thus increasing the use of public transport and supporting the promotion of a more sustainable mobility.

scholarly journals Levels and Characteristics of Utilitarian Walking in the Central Areas of the Cities of Bologna and Porto

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3064
Author(s):  
Fernando Fonseca ◽  
Elisa Conticelli ◽  
George Papageorgiou ◽  
Paulo Ribeiro ◽  
Mona Jabbari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Travel Distance ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Walking Activity ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
The City

Walking is a mode of transport that offers many environmental and health benefits. Utilitarian walking refers to walking trips undertaken to fulfil routine purposes. The aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which walking is used as a transport mode for short urban trips in the city centers of Bologna and Porto and the barriers preventing utilitarian walking. Based on a questionnaire (n = 1117) administered in the two cities, results indicated that 21% of the individuals travel by foot, while 47% combine walking with other modes. This means that 68% of the daily trips to these city centers involve walking activity. From the overall trips, 84% were made to reach work and school/university. Statistical tests showed that utilitarian walkers were more likely to be females (p < 0.001) and undergraduates (p < 0.001). People from Bologna were more likely to engage in utilitarian walking than people from Porto (p < 0.001). Travel distance and time were the main barriers preventing people from engaging in utilitarian walking. The findings described in this paper provide a better understanding of utilitarian walking in the central areas of both cities, which can guide policies to promote healthier lifestyles and sustainable mobility.

scholarly journals Role of the Multimodal Centre in Shaping Sustainable Mobility and Quality of Life in a Medium-sized City – Nysa Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (186) ◽  
pp. 97-110
Author(s):  
Maja Fojud ◽  
Artur Fojud
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Space ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Basic Solution ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
The City

The article presents the results of the evaluation of the relationship between the way of shaping public space related to ensuring sustainable mobility in the city and the experiences of users influencing the perceptible quality of life. The assessment was carried out for one of the medium-sized cities, which was included in the list of cities threatened with exclusion. The subject of the evaluation was the city multimodal centreorganised around the railway station in Nysa. The aim of the research was to identify a selected, small group of key challenges and recommendations aimed at improving user experience in using a multimodal centre in the city. The article highlights the role of service infrastructure (stops, stations, transfer centres) in the ecosystem of sustainable urban mobility. Each element of this ecosystem (designed in accordance with the idea of universal design) can have a significant impact on the improvement of the perceptible (declared) quality of life in the city, if the applied solutions positively influence the user’s experience (including the sense of comfort and care). The authors focused on the current state of play in order to identify the key areas of intervention needed to improve the user experience in using the multimodal centre in a small and medium sized city. Attention was paid not only to the aspect of infrastructure accessibility, but also to the relations between urban, architectural and engineering solutions in the context of their impact on the assessment of the multimodal centre in terms of its usefulness in three dimensions: functional, rational and perceptible. The summary outlines the process of achieving from the basic solution standard to interoperability. This knowledge will allow better decision making in the planning of user-oriented projects in the city. This may be of particular importance when the conscious objective of the action is to achieve the level of interoperability expected by users of facilities such as, inter alia, a multimodal centre, which is one element of an urban public space with a significant impact on the quality of life of the citizen. Keywords: user experience, quality of life, universal design, interoperability, sustainable mobility

scholarly journals Cities after pandemic: enabling social distancing as a new design standard to achieve urban immunity

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-360
Author(s):  
Nawras Motathud Mohammed Salih ◽  
Shaimaa Hameed Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Design Criterion ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Right ◽  
Healthy Community ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Motives: COVID-19 pandemic has caused worldwide implementation of unprecedented measures of physical distancing to decrease the potential of the COVID-19 infection. As cities respond to closure measures in order to flatten the infection curve, the challenges associated with the spread of the epidemic and the increasing numbers of infected and deaths that compel us to fundamentally rethink the formation of our cities, especially their streets, the research presents an urban review of the impact of the pandemic on cities and find solutions to recover, achieve a safe and sustainable healthy environment, and prepare better for any pandemic that may occur in the future, the research seeks to strengthen the theory of prevention, which the research proposes to call (urban immunity) by including social distancing as a design criterion in the city that has proven effective in flattening the curve. Aims: This paper focuses on the mechanisms related to sustainable mobility after COVID-19 in shaping urban mobility and initiating a green transformation in urban transportation rapidly by decarbonizing and promoting cycling and walking across all over the city. The research methodology depends on identifying the most important urban problems that Al-Dhubat Street suffers from and proposing solutions that reduce dependence on private transportation and move towards sustainable mobility as an important step in strengthening urban prevention against any epidemics that may occur in the future, and then testing indicators on the Al-Dhubat Street to identify effective indicators. Results: The research concluded that social distancing is the way back to active mobility by relying on walking and bicycles and works to restore the right of pedestrians in the streets and sidewalks instead of cars and thus achieve sustainable urban development, which enhances the urban immunity of the city against any other epidemics may occur in the future. With the proposed interventions on Al-Dhubat Street we can keep car use low and promote walking and cycling for a sustainable, equitable, habitable, and healthy community after the pandemic.

scholarly journals A SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY INDEX TO ASSESS THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALITY IN THE CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO

2020 ◽  
pp. 102-112
Author(s):  
Alexandre de Oliveira Brandão ◽  
Jean Marcel de Faria Novo ◽  
Celso Romanel
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Mobility Index ◽  
The Public ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Urban sidewalks, dysfunction and chaos on the projected floor. The search for accessible pavements and sustainable mobility

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Domiciano Fidalgo ◽  
Isabela Machado Santos ◽  
Caroline de A. Nogueira ◽  
Maria Clara Souza Portugal ◽  
Lídia Maria T. Martins
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Public Areas ◽  
New Type ◽  
Reduced Mobility ◽  
The City

The pavements of the sidewalks are not simple roofs for the floor of cities. The correct specification and application of the materials not only guarantees the accessibility of this space, but also favors and enhances the urban mobility of pedestrians, the walkability, much defended by several professionals of urbanism. Have you stopped to observe the city we live in? The streets, the sidewalks and all of your public areas? Note the immense "invasion" of public space, making life on sidewalkssomething stimulating and interesting, by the enormous confusion implanted: kiosks, street vendors / street vendors, cars parked in a forbidden place and sometimes on the sidewalks, barbecues, holes, steps, obstacles, furniture and urban equipment very poorly located,results of the complete dysfunction ofthis space. The problem observed reflects the current dismay of people and public authorities in relation to accessibility, mobility and safety of people, especially those with reduced mobility,disabled or not. That said, this work objectives tofind a floor of easy installation and low cost that meets the principles of universalaccessibility, urban aesthetics and enhances the mobility of people in the city with autonomy and security. Based on an observational and photographic study of the sidewalks of the Pelinca neighborhood, together with a technical survey of existing sidewalks,the information obtained will be compared with the guidelines contained in the accessibility and urban mobility legislation in force, whether at the municipal, state and federal levels. The data extracted in the evaluation of existing floors, will provide subsidies, for the identification of a new type of pavement, contributing to the Public Power in the elaborationof booklets for the implementation and or adoption of guiding measures for the construction and reformulation of sidewalks, in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes

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