Urban Space Distribution and Sustainable Transport

Gößling, Stefan; Schröder, Marcel; Späth, Philipp; Freytag, Tim

doi:10.1080/01441647.2016.1147101

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“…For historical reasons, most cycling lanes were created by taking space from sidewalks decades ago, and the city has been dominated by cars in recent decades. However, it is critical to redistribute space for cycling for sustainable and equitable mobility [60].…”

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Barriers to Implementing Pro-Cycling Policies: A Case Study of Hamburg

Wang

2018

Sustainability

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Cycling is gaining increasing attention as a convenient, environmentally friendly, and fitness-improving mode of transport. While many policy interventions have been made to promote cycling, not enough research has focused on the barriers to implementing pro-cycling policies. For effective policy implementation, identifying major barriers and removing them is critical. This study took an in-depth look at Hamburg which started a major cycling promotion in 2008. According to expert interviews and literature surveys, the author found that the major barriers are physical, political and institutional, and social and cultural. Specifically, the city lacks enough physical space, political support, and the evaluation of travel behavior and demand. Also, some private stakeholders are reluctant to give up on-street car parking space for cycling lanes, and the negotiation process is difficult and time-consuming. To overcome these barriers, Hamburg requires cycling-oriented urban design, a strategic and integrated cycling action plan, strong political support, and target group-oriented communication.

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Barriers to Implementing Pro-Cycling Policies: A Case Study of Hamburg

Wang

2018

Sustainability

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“…The positive association between economic growth and transport demand is further evident in both the positive and negative externalities experienced in cities, in particular, as a result of improvements in economic prosperity. Congestion, pollution and shorter infrastructure lifespans are amongst the main challenges experienced by cities and transport planners worldwide owing to increased transport demand [2]. The European Commission [3] estimated that in comparison to 1990 levels, the greenhouse gas emissions from transport will have to be reduced by 60% in 2050.…”

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“…The political vision of existing leadership is another challenge experienced in developing and achieving sustainable urban transport systems. Different leaders have different visions and as a result this creates discontinuity [2]. Developed countries have the resources and are implementing strategies to reduce the current urban transport challenges.…”

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An Analysis of Impediments to Deliver Sustainable Transport in Cities of Developing Countries: The Case of Harare, Zimbabwe

Mbara

Pisa

2018

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Africa is urbanizing at a rapid rate. The rapid rise in population coupled with constrained real economic growth has created unintended consequences impacting on the economy, social fabric and the environment. Ironically, as the urban population grows, the provision of services has declined. For instance, the formal public transport that was dominant in many African cities has disappeared. The twin factors of increasing population and the dearth of conventional public transport have stimulated the growth of informal public transport, which has become the major form of public transport in many countries. Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, exhibits these characteristics which are common in most cities. Public transport is the preserve of the informal sector. The informal public transport sector continues to grow and the city's main urban public space is increasingly more congested; impeding rather than facilitating the urban population's ability to access the required social and economic services. A clear mismatch between the demand for traffic space and its availability is evident. The need to provide a sustainable urban transport system cannot be overemphasised. Sustainability creates and maintains conditions under which society can cope and viably support livelihood requirements. The key stakeholders in Zimbabwe have agreed on the need to craft a sustainable urban transport system in Harare. Notwithstanding this agreement, there is no indication of addressing the challenges and the transport system is deteriorating. The paper assesses the impediments to the realisation of a sustainable urban transport system which is vital for economic growth.

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“…Among the possible futuristic modes of transport, we investigate AMWs because this technology is fully electric, has a low energy consumption, a high capacity and requires limited space. In many cities, the available space for transportation is scarce, and conflicts are present for the allocation of this space, which is usually primarily devoted to car traffic (Gossling et al, 2016). This makes moving walkways suitable for dense city centers with a high passenger demand.…”

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Network design of a transport system based on accelerating moving walkways

Scarinci¹,

Markov²,

Bierlaire³

2017

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

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Pollution, congestion and urbanistic considerations are leading to a change in the use of private vehicles in dense city centers. More frequently, the last-mile is covered with systems such as public transport, car sharing and bike sharing as well as an increase in walking and cycling. Following this trend, we assume a hypothetical scenario where the use of private cars is strongly limited in dense urban areas, and innovative transport modes must be used. This work investigates a futuristic system based on a network of accelerating moving walkways (AMW) to facilitate the movement of pedestrians in city centers where cars have been banned. Unlike constant speed moving walkways, AMWs can reach speeds of up to 15km/h thanks to an acceleration section. This paper presents a rigorous description of the system characteristics from a transportation point of view, develops a heuristic algorithm for the network design problem, and tests it on a real case study. Given a network of urban roads and an origin-destination demand, the optimization algorithm, which combines traffic assignment and supply modification, explores the trade-off curve between the total travel time and capital cost of the infrastructure. The results give practical insight on the possible dimensioning of the system, show the optimal network designs, and how these vary with a reduction of the available budget. This paper investigates for the first time the use of AMWs at a network scale, and provides results useful for analyzing the system feasibility. The results on travel time, investment budget and payback period, indicates that AMWs could be an effective mode of transport in cities.

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Urban Space Distribution and Sustainable Transport

Cited by 96 publications

References 31 publications

Barriers to Implementing Pro-Cycling Policies: A Case Study of Hamburg

Barriers to Implementing Pro-Cycling Policies: A Case Study of Hamburg

An Analysis of Impediments to Deliver Sustainable Transport in Cities of Developing Countries: The Case of Harare, Zimbabwe

Network design of a transport system based on accelerating moving walkways

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