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Multimodal Transportation Infrastructures and Operations in Urban Cities

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 September 2022) | Viewed by 4183

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Ghim Ping Ong

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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore City 119077, Singapore
Interests: pavement engineering; multimodal transport infrastructures and operations; future mega-transport infrastructures/operations (such as car-lite/car-free towns, next generation seaports and airports)
Prof. De Zhao

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Guest Editor
School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing ‎210096, China
Interests: public transit evaluation; bicycle sharing; data-driven analysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, travel in modern urban cities has become multimodal, with increasing adoption of transport modes such as public transport (bus, rail transit), cycling, skate-scooters, motorized scooters (e-scooters), and walking. Sharing (such as car-sharing and bicycle sharing) and trip-chaining (walk–cycle–ride) have become part and parcel of this new multimodality, and cities, urban forms, and infrastructures are also adapting to this new normal. The optimization of such multimodal operations, the provision and design of adequate urban infrastructures, and seamless integration between operations and infrastructures to provide an efficient and yet comfortable travel experience for commuters is thus critical.

This Special Issue aims to provide an opportunity for scientific dissemination of novel approaches and strategies related to the planning, design, and management of multimodal transport infrastructures and their operations. Submissions of original research and review articles are welcome.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Planning of transport operations related to bus/rail transit, cycling, skate-scooters, motorized scooters (e-scooters), and/or walking;
  • Design of transport infrastructures related to bus/rail transit, cycling, skate-scooters, motorized scooters (e-scooters), and/or walking;
  • Management of transit, bicycle-sharing, e-scooter-sharing, and/or car-sharing operations;
  • Application of big data and artificial intelligence in multimodal transport operations and/or infrastructures;
  • Effect of pandemics on future multimodal transport design and operations.

Prof. Ghim Ping Ong
Prof. De Zhao
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • multimodal transport
  • transport infrastructures
  • transport operations
  • public transport
  • cycling
  • e-scooter
  • walking
  • big data
  • artificial intelligence

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LINES: muLtImodal traNsportation rEsilience analySis
by Joao Tiago Aparicio, Elisabete Arsenio, Francisco C. Santos and Rui Henriques
Sustainability 2022, 14(13), 7891; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su14137891 - 28 Jun 2022
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This study aims to contribute to more sustainable mobility solutions by proposing robust and actionable methods to assess the resilience of a multimodal transport system. Resilience is seen in a dynamic lean setting, looking at aspects in the network topology and user’s flow [...] Read more.
This study aims to contribute to more sustainable mobility solutions by proposing robust and actionable methods to assess the resilience of a multimodal transport system. Resilience is seen in a dynamic lean setting, looking at aspects in the network topology and user’s flow and demand throughout a parameterizable period. We hypothesize that this network’s appropriate multi-layered and traffic-sensitive modeling can promote the integrated analysis of different transport modes and support an improved resilience analysis. We operationalize the lean resilience conceptual construct with the proposed muLtImodal traNsportation rEsilience aSsessment (LINES) methodological process. Using the city of Lisbon as a study case, we illustrate the relevance of the proposed methodology to detect actionable vulnerabilities in the bus–tram–subway network. Full article
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Agent-Based Modeling of the Formation and Prevention of Residential Diffusion on Urban Edges
by Hideyuki Nagai and Setsuya Kurahashi
Sustainability 2021, 13(22), 12500; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su132212500 - 12 Nov 2021
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This paper presents an exploratory urban dynamics agent-based model (ABM) that simulates the relationship between the introduction of a hub facility open to residents, the interaction promotion around it, and transport policies on the sustainability of urban development through the autonomous actions of [...] Read more.
This paper presents an exploratory urban dynamics agent-based model (ABM) that simulates the relationship between the introduction of a hub facility open to residents, the interaction promotion around it, and transport policies on the sustainability of urban development through the autonomous actions of individual residents. By contrasting the model results with theoretical and empirical insights from actual cities, the validity of modeling the formation of residential diffusion on urban edges based on individual gain-maximizing daily travel and residential relocation is explained. The major contribution of the model is that it offers a new perspective on the bottom-up control of residential diffusion on urban edges, with benefits for productive human interactions at the microscale. Specifically, the model experimentally suggests the existence of a trade-off between increasing human interactions, through the introduction of an open hub attracting diverse activities and promotion of interaction around it, as well as the progression of residential diffusion. The model also suggests that the direction of urbanization is the result of collective action, and sustainable urbanization may be achieved through concerted efforts. Full article
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