scholarly journals Integrated Approach for the Assessment of Strategies for the Decarbonization of Urban Traffic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 839
Author(s):  
Dietmar Göhlich ◽  
Kai Nagel ◽  
Anne Magdalene Syré ◽  
Alexander Grahle ◽  
Kai Martins-Turner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Moderate Increase ◽  
Technical Feasibility ◽  
System Cost

This paper presents a new methodology to derive and analyze strategies for a fully decarbonized urban transport system which combines conceptual vehicle design, a large-scale agent-based transport simulation, operational cost analysis, and life cycle assessment for a complete urban region. The holistic approach evaluates technical feasibility, system cost, energy demand, transportation time, and sustainability-related impacts of various decarbonization strategies. In contrast to previous work, the consequences of a transformation to fully decarbonized transport system scenarios are quantified across all traffic segments, considering procurement, operation, and disposal. The methodology can be applied to arbitrary regions and transport systems. Here, the metropolitan region of Berlin is chosen as a demonstration case. The first results are shown for a complete conversion of all traffic segments from conventional propulsion technology to battery electric vehicles. The transition of private individual traffic is analyzed regarding technical feasibility, energy demand and environmental impact. Commercial goods, municipal traffic and public transport are analyzed with respect to system cost and environmental impacts. We can show a feasible transition path for all cases with substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions. Based on current technologies and today’s cost structures our simulation shows a moderate increase in total systems cost of 13–18%.

scholarly journals Integrated Approach for the Assessment of Strategies for the Decarbonization of Urban Traffic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietmar Göhlich ◽  
Kai Nagel ◽  
Anne Magdalene Syré ◽  
Alexander Grahle ◽  
Kai Martins-Turner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Moderate Increase ◽  
Technical Feasibility ◽  
System Cost

This paper presents a new methodology to derive and analyze strategies for a fully decarbonized urban transport system which combines conceptual vehicle design, a large-scale agent-based transport simulation, operational cost analysis, and life cycle assessment for a complete urban region. The holistic approach evaluates technical feasibility, system cost, energy demand, transportation time and sustainability-related impacts of various decarbonization strategies. In contrast to previous work, the consequences of a transformation to fully decarbonized transport system scenarios are quantified across all traffic segments, considering procurement, operation and disposal. The methodology can be applied to arbitrary regions and transport systems. Here, the metropolitan region of Berlin is chosen as a demonstration case. First results are shown for a complete conversion of all traffic segments from conventional propulsion technology to battery electric vehicles. The transition of private individual traffic is analyzed regarding technical feasibility, energy demand and environmental impact. Commercial goods, municipal traffic and public transport are analyzed with respect to system cost and environmental impacts. We can show a feasible transition path for all cases with substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions. Based on current technologies and today’s cost structures our simulation shows a moderate increase in total systems cost of 13-18%.

scholarly journals ROLE OF TRAM TRANSIT IN FORMATION OF MAGNITOGORSK TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (1930–1955)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 316-325
Author(s):  
M. N. Potemkina ◽  
M. V. Gryaznov ◽  
T. G. Pashkovskaya ◽  
E. A. Timofeev
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Electric Transport ◽  
Route Network ◽  
Time Period

The article provides information about the state of Magnitogorsk electric transport during its formation. This is one of the steps to preserving the history of emergence and development of tram traffic, an attempt to outline its fundamental role in formation of the transport system, as well as in socio-economic and political life of Magnitogorsk, one of the first so called social cities of the Soviet Union. The article is structured into sections relating to expansion of the tram route network, state and development of tram fleet. The considered time period captures the years of the Great Patriotic War and is limited to the beginning of the «thaw» in the domestic political life of the Soviet state. Through systematization of documentary evidence, the fundamental role of tram traffic in formation of the transport system of Magnitogorsk for the studied time period is determined. This should contribute to development of information support for research on the historical patterns of formation of urban transport systems in the period of industrialization.This issue offers the first part of the article.

scholarly journals Concepts of Development of Alternative Travel in Autonomous Cars

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8841
Author(s):  
Vytautas Palevičius ◽  
Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė ◽  
Jonas Damidavičius ◽  
Tomas Karpavičius
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Intelligent Transport Systems ◽  
Conceptual Tool ◽  
Intelligent Transport ◽  
Travel Planning ◽  
Autonomous Cars ◽  
Car Travel

Autonomous car travel planning is increasingly gaining attention from scientists and professionals, who are addressing the integration of autonomous cars into the general urban transportation system. Autonomous car travel planning depends on the transport system infrastructure, the dynamic data, and their quality. The efficient development of travel depends on the development level of the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and the Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS). Today, most cities around the world are competing with each other to become the smartest cities possible, using and integrating the most advanced ITS and C-ITS that are available. It is clear that ITS and C-ITS are occupying an increasing share of urban transport infrastructure, so the complex challenges of ITS and C-ITS development will inevitably need to be addressed, in the near future, by integrating them into the overall urban transport system. With this in mind, the authors proposed three autonomous car travel development concepts that should become a conceptual tool in the development of ITS and C-ITS.

Traffic management in cities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Елена Андреева ◽  
Elena Andreeva ◽  
Кристиан Бёттгер ◽  
Kristian Bettger ◽  
Екатерина Белкова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Management ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Traffic Flows ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Traffic Management System

The monograph is devoted to the consideration of issues relevant to the vast majority of cities-the organization and management of traffic flows to improve the mobility of the population, increase the speed and reduce the cost of transportation of passengers and goods, reduce the burden on the environment, etc. The book provides an overview of existing models, methods and tools for modeling and managing traffic flows in cities. The author identifies the main modern challenges to sustainable development of urban transport systems, which should be taken into account in the development of urban traffic management system. The authors substantiate the need for a systematic approach in the development of traffic management systems in cities and propose a practical tool for its implementation — an integrated digital platform for urban traffic management. Describes the experience of creation and application of an integrated automated control system of traffic management TransInfo and its improved version RITM, for the city of Moscow. In conclusion, the forecast of further development of research and development in the field of modeling and management of transport mobility is given. The book is of interest to a wide range of readers involved in the modeling and management of traffic flows, experts in the field of transport planning, scientists, engineers, economists and mathematicians, as well as graduate students and engineering students.

scholarly journals Greening the Urban Transport System towards Achieving Sustainability

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Polin Kumar Saha ◽  
Shahida Akhter
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Experimental Unit ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Governing System ◽  
New Development ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Development Paradigm

<p><em>The transport system comes along with a broad range of sustainability issues, including environmental, social and economic stability of the transportation. As we are going through a new development paradigm with the </em><em>S</em><em>ustainable </em><em>D</em><em>evelopment </em><em>G</em><em>oals (SDGs), therefore, our urban transport system should now be </em><em>“</em><em>green</em><em>”</em><em>, that requires an alignment with the core purposes of several stakeholder groups. The study explores the stand point of the situation in the context of rapid urbanization and addresses the components of our urban transport systems. The study follows a qualitative approach to find out the possible answer considering the daily transport experiences of city dwellers. Urban transport system is </em><em>considered as the study experimental unit and a sample of four </em><em>F</em><em>ocused </em><em>G</em><em>roup </em><em>D</em><em>iscussions (FGDs) conducted within four groups of urban citizens-adult male, female, older and younger. Finally, the study</em><em> experiences illustrate with many technical and non-technical strategic solutions, which might be implemented in the context of poor road infrastructure, technology, people’s desires, capital intensive nature and the overall the good governing system. With different approaches towards greening the transport system, research concludes that the non-technical review is more important and quicker solution than the technical solutions for Dhaka city.</em></p>

scholarly journals Evaluation of operational performance as a means for deciding about intermodal passenger transport improvements in urban environments

TRANSPORTES ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Guimarães Ribeiro Neto ◽  
Maria Leonor Alves Maia
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Travel Time ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Available Information

Regarding intermodal urban transport systems for passengers, there is no recognized standard for performance analysis. Detecting the weaknesses of such systems can allow managers to carry out more assertive, corrective actions and make them more attractive to users. The main objective of this article is to propose a model for evaluating the performance of intermodal travel for passengers in urban environments. The exploratory factor analysis was the method used to evaluate and classify the variables that constitute the proposed standard. The results show that the factors related to travel time, infrastructure and available information are the most important characteristics for the interviewed public. The operational performance analysis carried out in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil, reveals the difficulties faced by the citizens while making an intermodal trip, which may be contributing to a reduction in the number of users of the passenger transport system.

scholarly journals CURRENT PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY TRANSPORT SYSTEM

2018 ◽  
pp. 64-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Postnikov
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Heavy Traffic ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Economic Situation ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
The City

Modern conditions of the development dictate new conditions for the improvement and operation of urban transport. It is primarily due to the heavy traffic of urban transport networks and a change in the approaches to their exploitation. However, the objective economic situation does not provide opportunities for the full use of its potential. Thus, the full and rational use of existing opportunities becomes possible only in case of determining the priority directions of its development, and, accordingly, their implementation, which in turn updates the research and forms its purpose. In this way, the involvement of foreign experience in the operation of the urban transport system, taking into account national realities, is of great importance. The main approaches to the elements of the urban transport are defined. The key components of this system are outlined. The main models of regulation and financial provision of the urban transport system have been investigated. The experience of European countries in this area has been systematized. The main directions of the development of the urban transport systems in Ukraine have been proposed.

Research on Building Integrated Urban Rail Transport System Model of the Hohhot

2014 ◽  
Vol 587-589 ◽  
pp. 1757-1760
Author(s):  
Cheng Bing Li ◽  
Min Li ◽  
Rui Xue Guo
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Rail Transportation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Urban Rail

With the improvement of China's international status, integrated transport concept has become firmly rooted. Integrated urban rail transport system as part of comprehensive transportation has become an important means to ease urban traffic problems, is not only an urgent demand for transport services and residents, but also the need to build a conservation-oriented society. In this paper, for the current problems of urban transport ,research on building the rail transportation system of Hohhot, considering from the city policy, technology, economics, management aspects, etc., demonstrate the reasonableness of the transport system construction, technically advanced and the economic viability and feasibility of construction management while analyzing factors affecting the construction of rail transportation system, thus providing a scientific basis for investment and decision-making.

Strategies for Sustainable Urban Transport: A Case Study of Cotonou, Benin

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fousséni Gomina Mama ◽  
Zhong Zhen Yang ◽  
Dan Dong Xia
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Sustainable Transport

The unrestrained growth in urbanization and motorization generally contributes to an urban land use and transport system that is socially, economically, and environmentally unsustainable. Urban mobility systems are much diversified in developing countries taking into account their components in terms of transport modes and the development path linked to the urban growth. This paper uses Cotonou as a case study, which is the largest urban and economic city of Benin. The paper first reviews literatures on sustainable transport systems to comprehend the concept of sustainable development and transport. Based on the municipal development plan (MDP) adopted by the local authorities, the paper then evaluates the existing transport policies, projects and infrastructure system, to determine if the current paradigm is moving toward or away from sustainable transport. Furthermore, the principles for sustainable urban transport are developed to see what significance municipal transport policies have given to urban transport from a sustainable transport point of view. Finally some strategies are suggested, adoption of which may lead to a sustainable urban development and transport system in the city of Cotonou.Key words: Sustainable development; urbanization; Bus Rapid Transit; socio-economic; land use and urban transport system.

scholarly journals Riding without a ticket: geography of free fare public transport policy in Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Štraub
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Good Starting Point ◽  
Characteristic Features

Abstract A policy instrument promoting a free fare public transport policy (FFPT) has recently been put into practice in 66 municipalities across Poland. By contributing to the academic debate on the concept of FFPT (e.g. Kębłowski 2019), the main goal of this paper is to create a typology of the schemes where FFPT is in operation in Poland based on analyses of a geographical mapping of these projects. This study analyses how different municipalities are implementing the concept in order to define a typology of FFTP projects and to understand how the development landscape of the urban transport system is changing in the light of free fare transport policies, topics which are not fully covered in the academic literature. The findings confirm that there is a new dynamic in the development of urban transport systems and permit the identification of key characteristics of this trend. Besides the typology of implementation of FFPT, the study also presents an up-to-date inventory of FFPT projects with the key characteristic features of each system. Although the study does not provide specific recommendations regarding the introduction of a FFPT policy, it represents a good starting point for future and more detailed studies. Such studies are necessary in order to understand the role of FFPT not only in the context of the development of a given transport system, its impact on modal split, and travel behaviour, but also to uncover the different politics which lie behind them.

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