Improved public transportation in rural areas with self-driving cars: A study on the operation of Swiss train lines

Sieber, Lukas; Ruch, Claudio; Hörl, Sebastian; Axhausen, Kay W.

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2020.01.020

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“…A relatively large proportion of the rural inhabitants considered it important to create an environment that would facilitate more ecological behaviour. Infrastructures, such as renewable energy and sustainable mobility, contribute to the attractiveness of rural areas and, thus, to QoL and enable ecological behaviours [48][49][50][51][52]. Focus on changing structures, rather than individual attitudes and behaviour is also demanded in the literature on social and sustainable transitions [53], whereby the importance of the long-term policy, the election and decisions for adequate infrastructure is emphasized [54].…”

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How can Quality of Life be Achieved in a Sustainable Way? Perceptions of Swiss Rural Inhabitants

Hammer

Wiesli

2022

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Rural regions in Europe are often structurally weaker than urban areas and are subject to strong socio-economic development. At the same time, they offer opportunities for a high quality of life and sustainability. The key question of this article is how quality of life in high-income countries can be achieved more sustainably. Little is known about the perception of the rural population itself on the reconciling of high quality of life with sustainability. Thus, based on a concept of sustainable quality of life, qualitative interviews with 90 rural residents were conducted to ask them which factors benefit sustainable quality of life. In the perception of the interview participants, a change in attitudes and values would be a starting point for shaping many other areas to enhance sustainable quality of life; social and legal norms should provide reference points for individuals and economic actors; infrastructure should support individuals in their ecological behaviour; and the economy should serve the common good. We derive four strands of recommendations for decision-makers from these results: the enhancement of education on applicable environmental behaviours, equal access to renewable energies and local productions and services.

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How can Quality of Life be Achieved in a Sustainable Way? Perceptions of Swiss Rural Inhabitants

Hammer

Wiesli

2022

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“…As previously mentioned, different types of on-demand collective transport services were simulated. The service options largely correspond to approaches found in practice, as currently discussed, or already tested in Europe and overseas see, e.g., [43][44][45][46].…”

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The Impact of On-Demand Collective Transport Services on Sustainability: A Comparison of Various Service Options in a Rural and an Urban Area of Switzerland

2021

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This study examines the effects of on-demand mobility services on sustainability in terms of emissions and traffic volume. According to our simulations, implementing on-demand mobility services is recommendable only as a supplement to public transport in both urban and rural regions since there are positive effects in terms of CO2 emissions. However, in urban areas, there is a negative impact on the traffic volume in terms of additional vehicle kilometres since the bundled public transport demand is replaced by less bundled on-demand vehicles. In rural areas, the increase in vehicle kilometres plays less of a role due to generally low demand. The negative effects per vehicle kilometre are slightly higher in rural areas due to higher empty kilometres and lower bundling rates, but the negative effects per km2 in dense cities are much more serious. Authorities need to consider these effects according to the spatial context when implementing such services.

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“…Parking policies typically relocate idling AVs, while not deteriorating metrics such as waiting times, traveled distance, and congestion. In graph-theoretic models, effects of parking are captured by additional costs when idling at a node (price of parking) (11,100,101) or via upper bounds on the number of AVs at a node (capacity of parking lots) (48,69,70,74). In queueing-theoretic models, stations are usually assumed to have infinite parking spaces (82).…”

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Analysis and Control of Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand Systems

Zardini,

Lanzetti,

Pavone

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Challenged by urbanization and increasing travel needs, existing transportation systems call for new mobility paradigms. In this article, we present the emerging concept of Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand, whereby centrally orchestrated fleets of autonomous vehicles provide mobility service to customers. We provide a comprehensive review of methods and tools to model and solve problems related to Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand systems. Specifically, we first identify problem settings for their analysis and control, both from the operational and the planning perspective. We then review modeling aspects, including transportation networks, transportation demand, congestion, operational constraints, and interactions with existing infrastructure. Thereafter, we provide a systematic analysis of existing solution methods and performance metrics, highlighting trends and trade-offs. Finally, we present various directions for further research.

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Improved public transportation in rural areas with self-driving cars: A study on the operation of Swiss train lines

Cited by 28 publications

References 20 publications

How can Quality of Life be Achieved in a Sustainable Way? Perceptions of Swiss Rural Inhabitants

How can Quality of Life be Achieved in a Sustainable Way? Perceptions of Swiss Rural Inhabitants

The Impact of On-Demand Collective Transport Services on Sustainability: A Comparison of Various Service Options in a Rural and an Urban Area of Switzerland

Analysis and Control of Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand Systems

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