Comprehensive Literature Review on the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Road Transportation System: Challenges and Solutions

Olayode, Isaac Oyeyemi; Severino, Alessandro; Campisi, Tiziana; Tartibu, Lagouge K.

doi:10.3390/su14159586

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“…PL RP = t ns t r (P( t 0 ) − P(t)dt (5) Combined with the previous stage, the total performance loss of the system in the whole process is:…”

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Quantifying Road Transport Resilience to Emergencies: Evidence from China

Zhang,

Lu,

Wang

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Facing the shock of emergencies, how resilient is the road transport system? In this process, how are the system’s absorption capacity, adaptability, and recovery capacity? These are very important for the development of sustainable road transportation. Taking China’s road transport during the COVID-19 pandemic as the research object, this paper introduces an integrated resilience quantification method, draws a road transport resilience curve, and comprehensively and dynamically analyzes and compares the resilience of China’s road transport system at different stages among different regions and under different epidemic waves. The results show that the resilience of road passenger and freight transport differs in the face of external disturbance. Freight transport resilience is better than that of passenger transport. Compared to passenger transport, freight transport is more robust; the impacted speed is slower, the recovery speed is faster, the recovery capacity is stronger, and the affected period is shorter. There is regional heterogeneity in road transport resilience. This heterogeneity is reflected in the whole change process of system performance with external disturbance, including absorption capacity, adaptation capacity, and recovery capacity. The resilience of road transport under different waves of the epidemic is different. Compared to the first wave of the epidemic, the resilience of road transport indicators at all stages has been dramatically improved in the later rebound wave of the epidemic. This can help in the development of evidence-based road transport sustainability strategies.

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“…PL RP = t ns t r (P( t 0 ) − P(t)dt (5) Combined with the previous stage, the total performance loss of the system in the whole process is:…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It has the characteristics of time concentration and space aggregation. The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted many studies to understand the interplay between road transport and pandemics [5][6][7]. Most findings show that the pandemic and road closure have harmed road transport [8,9].…”

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Quantifying Road Transport Resilience to Emergencies: Evidence from China

Zhang,

Lu,

Wang

et al. 2023

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“…A new train of thought in this regard emerged in 2019, when the COVID-19 outbreak caused a huge change in the behaviour and mobility of citizens across the globe [3,32]. This change mainly stemmed from the strict measures taken by governments to ensure people remained isolated and kept social distance.…”

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Changes to the Transport Behaviour of Inhabitants of a Large City Due the Pandemic

Borowska-Stefańska,

Dulebenets,

Koneczny

et al. 2024

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On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic and, in consequence, many countries took steps to prevent the importation and subsequent local transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, resulting in restrictions on economic activity, transport, travel, and daily mobility. Although the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on daily mobility have been widely addressed in the literature, there is a limited number of studies that indicate to what extent these changes have become permanent. The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and scale of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local transport system of a large city in Poland (Łódź) and, above all, to identify the permanence of this impact. To accomplish these objectives, a questionnaire survey was conducted using the computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) technique on a sample of 500 residents, which included questions on daily mobility in the period before (autumn 2019) and after (autumn 2022) the pandemic. In addition, the results of the questionnaire survey were juxtaposed with data from intelligent transport systems (ITS) (data from 20 induction loops, and data on the number of tickets validated in public transport vehicles). Not only did the pandemic change the frequency of spatial motivations, but it also affected trip durations and preferred modes of transport. The most unfavourable changes concern the modal division and the increase in the use of private transport at the expense of public transport. Understanding the durability of the impact of the pandemic on changes in the spatial mobility of the population may help to develop transport policies and increase the resilience of transport systems to possible future pandemics.

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“…Several studies have reported a causal relationship between the lockdown measures imposed against COVID-19 and the decline in road traffic volume [6]. For example, Aloi et al confirmed the negative impact of lockdown and quarantine measures on road traffic volume based on recorded data from traffic control cameras and environmental sensors [7].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Spatial Heterogeneity of the Recovery of Road Traffic Volume from the Impact of COVID-19: Evidence from China

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The impact of COVID-19 on traffic volume makes it essential to study the spatial heterogeneity and impact mechanisms of the recovery of road traffic volume to promote the sustainability of related industries. As the research method, this study used a principal component analysis to evaluate the recovery of road traffic volume in China quantitatively, and further conducted an empirical study using a spatial autocorrelation index and a dynamic spatial panel model. The results show that income has a negative impact on the recovery of road traffic volume, while climate suitability has a positive impact. Economic development and COVID-19 can play moderating and mediating effects, respectively. From the aspect of spatial heterogeneity, the recovery of road traffic volume has a positive spatial spillover effect on the surrounding provinces, while the spread of COVID-19 has a negative short-term indirect spatial spillover effect. Corresponding practical insights are provided for the stakeholders based on the above findings. The results of this study will contribute to the development of effective policies to facilitate the recovery of road traffic volume from the impact of COVID-19 and the revitalization of the transportation industry.

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Comprehensive Literature Review on the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Road Transportation System: Challenges and Solutions

Cited by 12 publications

References 65 publications

Quantifying Road Transport Resilience to Emergencies: Evidence from China

Quantifying Road Transport Resilience to Emergencies: Evidence from China

Changes to the Transport Behaviour of Inhabitants of a Large City Due the Pandemic

Spatial Heterogeneity of the Recovery of Road Traffic Volume from the Impact of COVID-19: Evidence from China

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