A Concept Agent-Based Simulation Model to Evaluate the Impacts of a Shared Space Network

The future urban road: A systematic literature review-enhanced Q-method study with experts

“…This is a rather continuous process that can either address existing literature works or prepare new studies related to concepts unexplored until today. Moreover, the use of simulation tools either traditional or advanced like agent-based models and Land Use and Transport Interaction models would be a significant contribution towards the prediction of the impacts of each identified concept (Tzouras et al, 2021). Finally, interdisciplinary approaches that consider roads, vehicles, operating systems and people as a unified feature shall be promoted.…”

“…This situation could be the best both for cars and pedestrians in terms of travel delays, since in crowded urban areas, the capacity of a road section is not influenced by the total amount of pedestrian crossings, but by the flow of pedestrians per crosswalk. This Crosswalk Anywhere concept has many similarities with the Shared Space concept that "refers to urban road space part of which all road users (including pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles and disabled people) are encouraged to legally occupy with little physical or visual separation" (Karndacharuk et al, 2014;Tzouras et al, 2021). The study of Kaparias and Wang (2020) observed that shared space improves the level of service not only for pedestrians but also for vehicle traffic in some locations.…”

“…Conventional approaches such as 30 km/h speed limits or traffic calming zones around school facilities have been proposed by planners for accident prevention purposes (Domenichini et al, 2018). Other innovative road design concepts deriving by the study of the drivers' behavior and workload propose the segregation of traffic flows as an efficient measure to address traffic safety problems by creating multimodal corridors or the use of 'shared space', where all road users are encouraged to legally occupy and share the same street space (Tzouras et al, 2021).…”

Exploring the impact of mobility restrictions on the COVID-19 spreading through an agent-based approach

“…In this respect, agent-based models (ABM) have many advantages, among them the possibility of simulating the behaviour of autonomous agents and the complex social interactions with other agents at a micro-scale level ( Tzouras et al, 2021 ). Moreover, ABM is capable of including very rich data scenarios together with country-specific demographic data, and the possibility of simulating population mobility patterns ( Cho et al, 2012 ; Le Pira et al, 2020 ; Calabrò et al, 2022 ).…”

Describing Micro-Mobility First/Last-Mile Routing Behavior in Urban Road Networks through a Novel Modeling Approach

“…Regarding traditional urban transport modes, Kaparias et al [27] examined pedestrians' and car drivers' safety perceptions in a shared space road environment; the results showed that vehicle traffic, the provision of safe zones, lighting level, age, and gender were among the most significant variables. Feelings of safety or unsafety seem to affect the attractiveness of e-scooters, especially regarding the micro-mobility model, to cover the first/last mile of a trip [28]. Even the satisfaction and loyalty of public transport users are found to be related to traffic and crime safety perception, mainly at public transport stops and cycling/walking routes, as the study of Park et al [29] highlights.…”