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Achieving Sustainable Public Transportation System: Travel Behaviors, New Technologies and Their Equity, Accessibility and Planning Implications

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 August 2023) | Viewed by 1902

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Luca Mantecchini

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Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM) – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: sustainable mobility; transport system vulnerability and resilience; air transportation; transport carbon footprint estimation
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Dr. Caterina Malandri

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Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: transport system vulnerability and resilience; air transportation; public transport systems reliability; transport planning; sustainable transportation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Cities are focusing on developing more sustainable and liveable urban environments, implementing policies and pursuing goals stated in their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans and actions; however, they are struggling to understand the potential effects of novel mobility technologies and solutions. Increasing the attractiveness and use of public transport systems is one of the most applied and established strategies for improving the sustainability of urban transport systems, and emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs), automated driving, electric powertrain technology, micromobility and shared mobility promise to mitigate several major challenges in urban mobility. Nevertheless, their large-scale deployment requires accurate investigation of specific aspects related to user acceptance, people’s travel behaviour and complex potential issues concerning equity, accessibility and transport planning. We welcome articles that investigate the relationships between emerging technologies in urban transportation and user behavior, as well as research experiences aimed at bridging the gap between the goals of reducing transportation-related pollutant emissions and planning for accessible and equitable transportation systems.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:

  • sustainable transportation;
  • sustainable public transit network planning and design;
  • travel behavior and transport demand modeling;
  • ITS and public transit;
  • big data and urban transit;
  • MaaS and transport system integration;
  • transit-oriented development;
  • public transport accessibility;
  • transport equity;
  • public transport safety;
  • public transport and elderly or vulnerable users;
  • autonomous vehicles and public transport.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Luca Mantecchini
Dr. Caterina Malandri
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • sustainable transportation
  • transport planning
  • public transport
  • transit-oriented development
  • smart mobility
  • intelligent transport systems
  • transport emissions
  • transport equity
  • vulnerable users

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Analyzing the Impact of Decreasing Out-of-Vehicle Time of Public Transportation Travel on Accessibility to Tertiary Hospitals
by Zhenbao Wang, Dong Liu, Shihao Li, Shuyue Liu, Huiqing Li and Ning Chen
Sustainability 2023, 15(16), 12453; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su151612453 - 16 Aug 2023
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Unequal distribution of healthcare resources can lead to many fundamental problems, including the accessibility and equity of care in different regions. Existing studies often focus on administrative divisions, street zones, and conducting analyses of healthcare accessibility, but there is a lack of research [...] Read more.
Unequal distribution of healthcare resources can lead to many fundamental problems, including the accessibility and equity of care in different regions. Existing studies often focus on administrative divisions, street zones, and conducting analyses of healthcare accessibility, but there is a lack of research on healthcare accessibility analysis specifically targeting apartment complexes. Furthermore, there is insufficient consideration of the impact of out-of-vehicle time on healthcare accessibility through public transportation. Taking Beijing’s 5th Ring Road area as an example, we used multiple data sources to construct a framework for the accessibility of medical care in apartment complexes using public transportation. We assumed two scenarios of 1/2 and 1/3 reduction in out-of-vehicle time. We compared and analyzed the changes in accessibility and equity under the two scenarios to investigate the impact of out-of-vehicle time on accessibility and equity of medical care in apartment complexes. The results show that (1) reducing out-of-vehicle time does not guarantee increased accessibility to all apartment complexes. (2) Under both scenarios, the accessibility of most apartment complexes within the fourth and fifth rings increased, and the accessibility of most apartment complexes within the Daxing District increased; otherwise, the accessibility of most apartment complexes in other areas decreased, and the decrease in accessibility was more significant for the scenario with a 1/2 reduction in out-of-vehicle time than for the scenario with a 1/3 reduction in out-of-vehicle time. (3) In both scenarios, the Gini coefficients of residential accessibility were calculated separately for inter-ring and administrative divisions, and the equity of residential accessibility increased in each division; the equity of accessibility increased more with a 1/2 out-of-vehicle time reduction than with a 1/3 out-of-vehicle time reduction. The framework proposed in this paper allows us to analyze the impact of out-of-vehicle time of public transportation on accessibility to medical care for apartment complexes. Full article
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Entropy Model of Dynamic Bus Dispatching Based on the Prediction of Back-Station Time
by Liang Zou, Li Guo, Lingxiang Zhu and Zhitian Yu
Sustainability 2023, 15(4), 2983; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su15042983 - 07 Feb 2023
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In the actual operation of a bus, due to the influences of the passenger flow, traffic conditions and other factors, the vehicle back-station time is often delayed, which brings difficulties in commuting according to a timetable that results in the discontinuity of the [...] Read more.
In the actual operation of a bus, due to the influences of the passenger flow, traffic conditions and other factors, the vehicle back-station time is often delayed, which brings difficulties in commuting according to a timetable that results in the discontinuity of the bus. This is also the main disadvantage of static bus scheduling. Therefore, the “Entropy model of dynamic bus dispatching based on the prediction of back-station time” is proposed, which can be used for decreasing the passive effect of discontinuity by extending the departure interval of an early bus in advance, and to realize fairness in adjustments of the departure interval by using entropy theory. Finally, the model is validated by two examples, and the results show that the model can match the distribution pattern of the bus departure interval before and after an adjustment and as far as possible, it can reduce bus breaks, balance the occupancy rate and improve the stability of bus operations. Full article
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