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Recent Advances and New Perspectives on Sustainable Transportation Engineering

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 July 2023) | Viewed by 13041

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Prof. Dr. Khaled Shaaban

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Department of Engineering, Utah Valley University, 800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058, USA
Interests: sustainable transportation; public transportation; active transportation; urban mobility
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Dear Colleagues,

Transportation engineering plays a major role in the social, human, economic, and environmental sustainability of communities and cities around the world. Therefore, there is a continuous need to explore new methodologies and technologies in this field. This Special Issue of the Sustainability is related to ‘’Recent Advances and New Perspectives on Sustainable Transportation Engineering’’. A variety of topics and policy measures are welcome, including but not limited to the latest research on connected, autonomous, shared, and electrical vehicles; procedures to promote and encourage active transportation; techniques to improve service quality and customer satisfaction in public transportation; policies to decrease energy consumption and pollution; and methods to reduce traffic congestion and frequency of crashes. Both original research and review papers on these topics are welcome.

Dr. Khaled Shaaban
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Sustainable transportation
  • Sustainable cities
  • Smart sustainability
  • Transport policy and safety
  • Urban and regional planning
  • Active transportation
  • Shared mobility
  • Public transportation
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Connected, autonomous, shared, and electrical vehicles
  • Land use sustainability.

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Evolutionary Game Analysis of Abandoned-Bike-Sharing Recycling: Impact of Recycling Subsidy Policy
by Limei Liu, Zhe Liu, Yi Yang, Biao Shi and Xingbao Liu
Sustainability 2023, 15(11), 8834; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su15118834 - 30 May 2023
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The launch of large-scale bike sharing in China has effectively met the demand for low-carbon short-distance travel, but it has also led to the emergence of a large number of abandoned bikes, which is called the “bike-sharing siege”. In order to achieve the [...] Read more.
The launch of large-scale bike sharing in China has effectively met the demand for low-carbon short-distance travel, but it has also led to the emergence of a large number of abandoned bikes, which is called the “bike-sharing siege”. In order to achieve the sustainable development of the bike-sharing industry, this paper discusses how to encourage bike-sharing companies to recycle and reuse abandoned bikes and improve the efficiency of local government financial resources based on the promotion of the EPR system. We apply the evolutionary game to investigate the interaction mechanism of complex behaviors between local governments and bike-sharing companies under two subsidy policies: a fixed recycling subsidy and regressive recycling subsidy. The results show that both recycling subsidy policies have diminishing marginal effects. In addition to incentives, local governments need to unify bike-sharing parking, establish bike-sharing monitoring platforms, and reasonably allocate bike parking spaces to ensure the quality of the urban environment. Under effective regulation, by implementing a regressive recycling subsidy policy and setting a rational amount for the recycling subsidy, local governments can effectively promote the EPR system, strengthen the environmental responsibility of companies, and avoid the “free-rider phenomenon”. Based on the current situation in China, this research provides references for each local government to formulate management policies from the perspective of subsidy policy. Full article
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Research on the Performance Recovery Strategy Model of Hangzhou Metro Network Based on Complex Network and Tenacity Theory
by Xiaohong Yin and Jiakun Wu
Sustainability 2023, 15(8), 6613; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su15086613 - 13 Apr 2023
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Based on complex networks and resilience theory, the structural characteristics and post-disaster performance recovery process of the urban metro network are studied to determine the best repair strategy for metro network performance under different scenarios. Specifically: (1) The space-L method is used to [...] Read more.
Based on complex networks and resilience theory, the structural characteristics and post-disaster performance recovery process of the urban metro network are studied to determine the best repair strategy for metro network performance under different scenarios. Specifically: (1) The space-L method is used to model the Hangzhou metro network, and MATLAB software is used to calculate the characteristic parameter values of the Hangzhou metro network structure; (2) A model of the post-disaster resilience of the Hangzhou metro network was constructed, and network efficiency was used as the evaluation index of the resilience level and resilience of the metro network; (3) The performance recovery process of the metro network under different scenarios was simulated and the optimal recovery strategy of the post-disaster metro network was obtained. The results show that the degree values of the Hangzhou metro network nodes are all generally low; the average passage path between nodes is long and the nodes are scattered, which makes the convenience of residents’ travel low. In addition, the degree index and the betweenness have some influence on the recovery order of the failed nodes. Finally, the genetic algorithm solves the post-disaster optimal recovery strategy of the metro network with good results. Full article
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Improving Electric Vehicle Range and Thermal Comfort through an Innovative Seat Heating System
by Florin Bode, Nicolae Vlad Burnete, Lucian Fechete Tutunaru and Ilinca Nastase
Sustainability 2023, 15(6), 5534; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su15065534 - 21 Mar 2023
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In the last decade, car manufactures invested a lot of effort to align their products to the latest energy directives which encourage the production and usage of electrified vehicles to reduce the greenhouse gases production. This resulted in several important developments, which enhanced [...] Read more.
In the last decade, car manufactures invested a lot of effort to align their products to the latest energy directives which encourage the production and usage of electrified vehicles to reduce the greenhouse gases production. This resulted in several important developments, which enhanced the advantages of electric vehicles in terms of local emissions (zero tailpipe emissions), efficiency, convenience in urban areas and others and ultimately led to their ever-increasing adoption. However, there are still some challenges that need to be addressed. One example is the negative influence of low (winter) and high (summer) atmospheric temperatures on electric vehicle range due to the cabin temperature heating and cooling. This requires more efficient ways of using energy to avoid sacrificing the passenger thermal comfort for an increased vehicle range. The present study proposes a new strategy for heating the seats in electrically powered vehicles using an uneven distribution of the heating elements. The uneven positioning of the heating elements is based on the thermal sensitivity of the human skin measured data and scientific literature. For this, a thermal sensitivity test device was developed to map the human skin thermal sensitivity. To test the new solution, a vehicle seat was equipped with heating pads (arranged according to the position of the relevant human skin thermal sensitivity points). For the next step, comparative measurements (power consumption, temperature distribution—with an IR camera—and human subjectivity test) were carried out between a classical vehicle seat heating system and the newly proposed heating solution. The outcome of the study revealed that the proposed heating system will supply at least the same thermal comfort sensation as the standard vehicle seat but using only half of the energy consumption, which translates in an increase of the electrically powered vehicle range between 1.2% and 1.5%, depending on the climate and driving conditions (over the WLTC). For example, a vehicle with a 16 kWh battery driving over the WLTC in Frankfurt climate conditions can gain in 1 year between 139.6 and 164.5 km. Full article
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Evaluating Driver Response to an Advanced Speed Display near Uncontrolled Median Openings
by Abbas Sheykhfard, Farshidreza Haghighi, Shahrbanoo Kavianpour, Khaled Shaaban and Navid Nadimi
Sustainability 2023, 15(1), 502; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su15010502 - 28 Dec 2022
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Uncontrolled median openings contribute to more road crashes because drivers do not obey traffic laws such as driving between lanes and following speed limits. This study examined the effectiveness of the different types of signs near an uncontrolled median opening in Mahmoud Abad, [...] Read more.
Uncontrolled median openings contribute to more road crashes because drivers do not obey traffic laws such as driving between lanes and following speed limits. This study examined the effectiveness of the different types of signs near an uncontrolled median opening in Mahmoud Abad, Iran. There were Signs 1 and 2 with a single message, while Signs 3 and 4 contained multi-messages. An Internet of Things (IoT) test system was developed to collect and record vehicle speed data before and after each sign installation. Results showed that speeding behavior decreased almost immediately after the road signs were installed and remained almost constant until the beginning of uncontrolled median openings. Moreover, multi-message traffic signs reduce vehicle speeds twice as much as single-message signs. Additionally, only multi-message signs are effective at reducing speed limit violations. Full article
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Evaluation of Public Transport among University Commuters in Rural Areas
by Ahmad H. Alomari, Taisir S. Khedaywi, Asalah A. Jadah and Abdel Rahman O. Marian
Sustainability 2023, 15(1), 312; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su15010312 - 25 Dec 2022
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This study aimed to evaluate the quality of Public Transport (PT) in the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) area, Irbid, Jordan. The study focused on two different analytical techniques. The first was the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) method [...] Read more.
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of Public Transport (PT) in the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) area, Irbid, Jordan. The study focused on two different analytical techniques. The first was the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) method to analyze student satisfaction and loyalty toward using PT. The second method was binary logistic regression (BLR), which analyzed factors such as socioeconomic status and travel habits that might make someone choose PT or their car to travel to JUST. Data were collected through an electronic and paper-based questionnaire with 572 participants. This study concluded that the proposed structural model could explain 76% of the loyalty variance. Passenger satisfaction, perceived service quality, perceived costs, and environmental impact were four of the five factors directly influencing passenger loyalty that demonstrated significant impact. In addition, it was concluded that through Multi-Group Analysis (MGA), gender group was the most influential categorical moderator variable. Moreover, the indirect analysis showed that perceived service quality was the most important mediator between the observed constructs’ relationships. BLR showed that the mode of transportation at JUST was statistically correlated with occupancy, travel cost, travel time, average use of PT, and car ownership, with an overall model accuracy of 90.0%. In conclusion, by considering the discussed influencing factors, it is recommended that transportation agencies consider perceived costs, information, reliability, safety, and vehicle characteristics variables while improving PT service quality and travel time, especially in rural areas, which may raise passenger satisfaction, shift car users to PT, and lower emissions. Thus, research results can assist policymakers in implementing sustainable modes of PT. Full article
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Insights from User Preferences on Automated Vehicles: Influence of Socio-Demographic Factors on Value of Time in Romania Case
by Liliana Andrei, Oana Luca and Florian Gaman
Sustainability 2022, 14(17), 10828; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su141710828 - 30 Aug 2022
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New transport technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, are increasingly discussed in the debate on the transition to a sustainable urban future. Automated vehicles (AVs) are expected to reduce the value of travel time (VoT), allowing the use of time for other types of [...] Read more.
New transport technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, are increasingly discussed in the debate on the transition to a sustainable urban future. Automated vehicles (AVs) are expected to reduce the value of travel time (VoT), allowing the use of time for other types of activities during travel, including working, reading, sleeping, entertainment, etc. Our study aims to provide empirical insights on future modal choice preferences for regular trips for Romanian citizens, using a sample of 309 respondents to a web survey on issues related to automated vehicles. Using multinomial logistic models (MNL), we analysed the relationship between three mode choices: regular car, private automated vehicle, and shared automated vehicle, along with the individual and household characteristics. In addition, we calculated the VoT for each mode choice based on the results of MNL analysis. Results showed that VoT is strongly influenced by travel cost and travel time, by socio-economic characteristics such as age, gender, and education, and has the lowest value for the shared AV compared with a regular car or a private AV. Future research may conduct comparable studies in European countries but also explore the opinions and perceptions of vulnerable road users on AVs and VoT. Full article
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Stability Analysis of Continuous Stochastic Linear Model
by Jun Du, Bin Jia and Shiteng Zheng
Sustainability 2022, 14(5), 3036; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053036 - 04 Mar 2022
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Many scholars have conducted research on the traffic oscillations and reproduced the growth pattern by establishing stochastic models and simulations. However, the growth pattern of oscillations caused by uncertainty have not been thoroughly studied. Recently, a frequency domain stability analysis method was proposed [...] Read more.
Many scholars have conducted research on the traffic oscillations and reproduced the growth pattern by establishing stochastic models and simulations. However, the growth pattern of oscillations caused by uncertainty have not been thoroughly studied. Recently, a frequency domain stability analysis method was proposed to analyze the discrete stochastic model. This paper extends this analysis to a continuous situation based on frequency domain tools (e.g., Laplace transform) by introducing a continuous bandlimited white noise. The analytical expression for the evolution of speed standard deviation has been derived. Our study of a homogeneous case reveals an interesting phenomenon: when |G(ω)|∞<1, the speed variance will converge to a constant value, which only depends on the self-disturbance of vehicles. The simulation results verified that the continuous models and corresponding discrete model tend to be consistent when the discrete time step tends to the infinitesimal. Overall, this paper makes up for the deficiency of previous studies on continuous oscillations in car-following theory and can potentially be used to develop new control strategies to help dampen traffic oscillations. Full article
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