Pub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104457
Lina Trosvik , Selma Brynolf
To analyse the future transition towards fossil-free fuels in the Swedish maritime transport sector, this study develops a scenario modelling tool to assess implications of policy instruments, such as the European Union Emissions Trading System and the FuelEU Maritime regulation. Using data for individual ships and their operational patterns, the model estimates the lowest-cost fuel option for shipowners in different scenarios and calculates the resulting annual fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Scenario analyses indicate that policy instruments have the potential to affect shipowners’ investment choices, but that relatively strong price signals are required for significant effects to arise. Battery-electric propulsion is most common for passenger ferries, ropax ships, and small passenger cruises, while fishing vessels and service ships typically choose conventional fuels across all scenarios. Choices are found to vary between ship segments and scenarios, emphasising the need to consider ship-specific data when analysing effects of policy instruments.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-12DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104456
Weiyao Yang , Qian Xu , Shengao Yi , Ravi Shankar , Tianyi Chen
Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) offers a strategic approach to enhance urban environmental sustainability. The node-place model, which is a classic analytical framework within the TOD typology, forms a foundation for evaluating TOD effectiveness. However, this model has been critiqued for its limited adaptability and static nature. This study seeks to bridge these gaps by presenting a novel, timeline-based node-place-ecology (NPE) model, integrating K-means clustering and Sustainable Development Line (SDL) testing to evaluate the sustainability progress of 96 TOD stations from 2011 to 2019. Results indicate that over the span of eight years, the 96 stations within the Tokyo metropolitan area have generally exhibited a positive trend. Additionally, we observed an increasing trend of monopolization in the node, place, and ecology dimensions at the stations located in the metropolitan center. This study underscores the necessity for dynamic TOD models in urban planning, offering insights into the sustainable evolution of transit hubs.
以公交为导向的发展(TOD)为提高城市环境的可持续性提供了一种战略方法。节点-地点模型是 TOD 类型中的经典分析框架,是评估 TOD 效果的基础。然而,这一模型因其有限的适应性和静态性而受到批评。本研究试图弥补这些不足,提出了一种新颖的、基于时间线的节点-地点-生态(NPE)模型,整合了 K 均值聚类和可持续发展线(SDL)测试,以评估 2011 年至 2019 年期间 96 个 TOD 站点的可持续发展进展。结果表明,在八年的时间里,东京都区内的 96 个车站总体上呈现出积极的发展趋势。此外,我们还观察到,位于大都市中心的车站在节点、地点和生态维度上的垄断性呈上升趋势。这项研究强调了城市规划中动态 TOD 模型的必要性,为公交枢纽的可持续发展提供了启示。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104460
Shuo Yang , Leyu Zhou , Chang Liu , Yixin Guo , Shan Sun , Liang Guo , Xiaoli Sun
Few studies have examined how demand-side management measures, alone or in conjunction with built environment interventions, affect car owners’ automobile commuting choices in developing cities. Additionally, most studies overlook the difference between inner-cities and suburbs. Applying extreme gradient boosting decision trees and shapley method to the 2020 Wuhan travel survey data, this study addresses these gaps. Transportation management measures and the built environment individually exert a significant impact on car commuting, while jointly exhibiting synergistic effects on car commuting. Meanwhile, most of these effects are nonlinear and exhibit different properties in the inner-city and suburbs. In the inner-city, proximity to central development and population densification can reduce automobile commuting. Parking fees and transit allowances enhance these benefits. For suburbs, job densification and mixed development are more effective, but have limited impact on the inner city. This study demonstrated that integrating built environment interventions with management measures enhances policy effectiveness.
{"title":"Reducing automobile commuting in inner-city and suburban: Integrating land-use and management intervention","authors":"Shuo Yang , Leyu Zhou , Chang Liu , Yixin Guo , Shan Sun , Liang Guo , Xiaoli Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104460","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104460","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Few studies have examined how demand-side management measures, alone or in conjunction with built environment interventions, affect car owners’ automobile commuting choices in developing cities. Additionally, most studies overlook the difference between inner-cities and suburbs. Applying extreme gradient boosting decision trees and shapley method to the 2020 Wuhan travel survey data, this study addresses these gaps. Transportation management measures and the built environment individually exert a significant impact on car commuting, while jointly exhibiting synergistic effects on car commuting. Meanwhile, most of these effects are nonlinear and exhibit different properties in the inner-city and suburbs. In the inner-city, proximity to central development and population densification can reduce automobile commuting. Parking fees and transit allowances enhance these benefits. For suburbs, job densification and mixed development are more effective, but have limited impact on the inner city. This study demonstrated that integrating built environment interventions with management measures enhances policy effectiveness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23277,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment","volume":"136 ","pages":"Article 104460"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In the past decade, electric vehicles (EVs) have gained popularity for their efficiency and environmental benefits. Advances in battery technology and charging equipment have yielded long-range EVs and fast-charging. However, many major cities lack adequate charging infrastructure for daily EV use. This study addresses this gap by integrating activity-based modeling, charging behavior simulation, and charging infrastructure optimization. The research utilizes the POLARIS agent-based transportation model to accurately capture user activities, trip patterns, and traffic flows. Additionally, the study investigates the impact of fixed and spatiotemporal electricity rate distributions on optimal charging infrastructure deployment. The framework is applied to the Chicago regional area network and analyzed under various EV ownership scenarios. The results reveal significant impacts of the charging pricing strategy on user decision-making and charging demand distribution. There is also a need for consistent pricing policies in charging infrastructure planning and operational phases to avoid drops in service quality.
{"title":"Exploring impacts of electricity tariff on charging infrastructure planning: An activity-based approach","authors":"Alireza Rostami , Omer Verbas , Behdad Ghafarnezhad , Amirali Soltanpour , Mehrnaz Ghamami , Ali Zockaie","doi":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104451","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104451","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the past decade, electric vehicles (EVs) have gained popularity for their efficiency and environmental benefits. Advances in battery technology and charging equipment have yielded long-range EVs and fast-charging. However, many major cities lack adequate charging infrastructure for daily EV use. This study addresses this gap by integrating activity-based modeling, charging behavior simulation, and charging infrastructure optimization. The research utilizes the POLARIS agent-based transportation model to accurately capture user activities, trip patterns, and traffic flows. Additionally, the study investigates the impact of fixed and spatiotemporal electricity rate distributions on optimal charging infrastructure deployment. The framework is applied to the Chicago regional area network and analyzed under various EV ownership scenarios. The results reveal significant impacts of the charging pricing strategy on user decision-making and charging demand distribution. There is also a need for consistent pricing policies in charging infrastructure planning and operational phases to avoid drops in service quality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23277,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment","volume":"136 ","pages":"Article 104451"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-07DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104444
Malene Rudolf Lindberg , Toke Haunstrup Christensen , Thomas Skou Grindsted , Freja Friis
Suburban areas pose challenges for sustainable mobility due to their reliance on private cars. This paper investigates carsharing as a potential strategy to promote sustainability in suburban mobility. Through qualitative analysis of interviews with households in a newly developed suburban area in Denmark, where a subsidized carsharing service was introduced, this paper explores the possibilities and challenges of transitioning to carsharing. Findings are related to experiences from two other carsharing schemes in the area, based on interviews with the operators. The paper concludes that the success of carsharing in suburbs depends on tailoring schemes to the specific material and planning context and integrating them into the local community. Drawing on practice theory, the paper argues that this integration allows residents to change mobility practices. Further, mobility innovation must also question conventional planning truths, such as parking as a public good and mobility as a private matter.
{"title":"Rethinking automobility in the suburb: Experiences with carsharing in a Danish suburb","authors":"Malene Rudolf Lindberg , Toke Haunstrup Christensen , Thomas Skou Grindsted , Freja Friis","doi":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104444","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104444","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Suburban areas pose challenges for sustainable mobility due to their reliance on private cars. This paper investigates carsharing as a potential strategy to promote sustainability in suburban mobility. Through qualitative analysis of interviews with households in a newly developed suburban area in Denmark, where a subsidized carsharing service was introduced, this paper explores the possibilities and challenges of transitioning to carsharing. Findings are related to experiences from two other carsharing schemes in the area, based on interviews with the operators. The paper concludes that the success of carsharing in suburbs depends on tailoring schemes to the specific material and planning context and integrating them into the local community. Drawing on practice theory, the paper argues that this integration allows residents to change mobility practices. Further, mobility innovation must also question conventional planning truths, such as parking as a public good and mobility as a private matter.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23277,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment","volume":"136 ","pages":"Article 104444"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-07DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104446
Wenyuan Wang , Keke Liu , Yun Peng , Qi Yu , Jiaqi Guo , Taizhou Yu
Shore power (SP) is widely recognized as an efficient strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from vessels while docked at ports. Nevertheless, many SP systems are used irregularly, which results in inefficient emission reduction. This study evaluates SP implementation and utilization in China in 2022 using data from 18,724 ships and 6,551 berths. The primary objective is to identify discrepancies in SP construction and usage, especially with regard to ships and berths that differ in terms of tonnage, types, regions, and other characteristics. Using an apriori algorithm, the study looks into the relationship between SP usage and these unique features. Tailored approaches are proposed to improve SP usage addressing specific barriers that result in the low SP utilization rate among these features. The study also measures the increase in the number of ships using SP and the subsequent decrease in carbon emissions as a consequence of these tactical strategies.
{"title":"Investigating relationships between shore power utilization and characteristics of ships and berths","authors":"Wenyuan Wang , Keke Liu , Yun Peng , Qi Yu , Jiaqi Guo , Taizhou Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104446","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104446","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shore power (SP) is widely recognized as an efficient strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from vessels while docked at ports. Nevertheless, many SP systems are used irregularly, which results in inefficient emission reduction. This study evaluates SP implementation and utilization in China in 2022 using data from 18,724 ships and 6,551 berths.<!--> <!-->The primary objective is to identify discrepancies in SP construction and usage, especially with regard to ships and berths that differ in terms of tonnage, types, regions, and other characteristics. Using an apriori algorithm, the study looks into the relationship between SP usage and these unique features. Tailored approaches are proposed to improve SP usage addressing specific barriers that result in the low SP utilization rate among these features. The study also measures the increase in the number of ships using SP and the subsequent decrease in carbon emissions as a consequence of these tactical strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23277,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment","volume":"136 ","pages":"Article 104446"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
As climate change intensifies, tropical cyclones pose increasing challenges to container shipping networks (CSN). However, research related in this area remains insufficient. In this study, we analyzed the effects of Typhoon Ma-on on the CSN using over 776 million Automatic Identification System (AIS) trajectory signals. Our findings reveal that the typhoon not only altered the network structure of the CSN but also affected the importance of container ports, vessel flow, and travel distance fluctuations along shipping routes. After the typhoon, the recovery of the network’s connectivity and stability, as well as travel time fluctuations, was less robust compared to other aspects. Additionally, the impact ranges for port importance, vessel flow, and travel distance fluctuations were 1,750 km, 500 km, and 2,250 km, respectively, following an inverse distance decay pattern. These findings offer new insights for stakeholders to enhance the effectiveness of disaster prevention and mitigation policies.
{"title":"The effects of tropical cyclone on the container shipping network: A case study of typhoon Ma-on (2022)","authors":"Zhucheng Huang , Zhangyuan He , Pengjun Zhao , Caixia Zhang , Yingnan Niu , Wuxin Guo , Yanzhe Cui , Weizeng Shao","doi":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104449","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104449","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As climate change intensifies, tropical cyclones pose increasing challenges to container shipping networks (CSN). However, research related in this area remains insufficient. In this study, we analyzed the effects of Typhoon Ma-on on the CSN using over 776 million Automatic Identification System (AIS) trajectory signals. Our findings reveal that the typhoon not only altered the network structure of the CSN but also affected the importance of container ports, vessel flow, and travel distance fluctuations along shipping routes. After the typhoon, the recovery of the network’s connectivity and stability, as well as travel time fluctuations, was less robust compared to other aspects. Additionally, the impact ranges for port importance, vessel flow, and travel distance fluctuations were 1,750 km, 500 km, and 2,250 km, respectively, following an inverse distance decay pattern. These findings offer new insights for stakeholders to enhance the effectiveness of disaster prevention and mitigation policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23277,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment","volume":"136 ","pages":"Article 104449"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-04DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104445
Min Zhang, Minghui Shen, Liya Yang
Numerous studies and practices leverage improvements in the built environment to encourage green transportation due to its significant potential to shape travel behaviors. Yet, the equity impacts of these improvements on vulnerable populations remain underexplored. This study seeks to address the question: whether built environment improvement strategies advance transport equity? Using a travel survey from Beijing and combining the Capability Approach with the Random Parameter Logit model, we develop a multilevel discrete choice model to estimate capability changes for four hypothetical scenarios of built environment improvement and conduct transportation equity analysis using Maximax principle. Our results show that increasing the mix of land use is prioritized to enhance commuting equity for carless internal migrants. Expanding bus route coverage is recommended to alleviate commuting inequality for low-income internal migrants. However, increasing road density or decreasing the distance to the nearest metro station may not effectively mitigate commuting inequities for disadvantaged internal migrants.
{"title":"Does built environment improvement promote transport equity for internal migrants in Beijing?","authors":"Min Zhang, Minghui Shen, Liya Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104445","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trd.2024.104445","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Numerous studies and practices leverage improvements in the built environment to encourage green transportation due to its significant potential to shape travel behaviors. Yet, the equity impacts of these improvements on vulnerable populations remain underexplored. This study seeks to address the question: whether built environment improvement strategies advance transport equity? Using a travel survey from Beijing and combining the Capability Approach with the Random Parameter Logit model, we develop a multilevel discrete choice model to estimate capability changes for four hypothetical scenarios of built environment improvement and conduct transportation equity analysis using Maximax principle. Our results show that increasing the mix of land use is prioritized to enhance commuting equity for carless internal migrants. Expanding bus route coverage is recommended to alleviate commuting inequality for low-income internal migrants. However, increasing road density or decreasing the distance to the nearest metro station may not effectively mitigate commuting inequities for disadvantaged internal migrants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23277,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment","volume":"136 ","pages":"Article 104445"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142416447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-04DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104452
Junfeng Jiao, Yiming Xu, Yang Li
The expansion of e-scooter sharing system has introduced several novel interactions within the existing transportation system. However, few studies have explored how spatial contexts influence these interactions. To fill this gap, this study explored the spatial heterogeneity in e-scooter’s relationship with ridesourcing using data from Chicago, IL. We developed a Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM) to estimate e-scooter sharing usage using ridesourcing trips along with associated built environment and socio-demographic variables. The model was interpreted using SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP). Results indicated that the threshold effects, where the positive relationship between e-scooter sharing and ridesourcing significantly weakened beyond a certain value, were more pronounced in areas with lower population density, fewer jobs, and fewer young, highly educated population. This is primarily attributed to the limited competitiveness of e-scooter sharing in these areas. These findings can assist cities in harmonizing e-scooter sharing and ridesourcing thus promoting sustainable transportation systems.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-04DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2024.104447
Lluis Martinez, Cathy Macharis, Imre Keserü
Mobility hubs are becoming increasingly relevant in urban transport systems because they have the potential to enhance sustainability and decrease transport disadvantages. However, the literature has not yet identified the use that disadvantaged groups make of mobility hubs, nor has it thoroughly revealed their requirements for using them without difficulties. As a means to fill this knowledge gap, this qualitative study applied the Capabilities Approach to thoroughly investigate the requirements of disadvantaged groups concerning the use of mobility hubs. The data was obtained through 45 semi-structured interviews and four focus groups with local experts and potential or current users of mobility hubs in four European regions: Brussels, Munich, Rotterdam-The Hague and Vienna. As a result, eight main categories of requirements and their prevalence among disadvantaged groups were identified. The findings contain several recommendations to support decision-makers and practitioners in developing inclusive mobility hubs.
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