Pub Date : 2025-01-22DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.101989
Jacob Albin Korem Alhassan , Paulo Anciaes
Background
High-quality public transport systems increase accessibility, which is linked to wider economic and social benefits that improve the health of the populations served. This paper reviews evidence on the existence and magnitude of these wider benefits.
Methods
We searched for academic studies that evaluated the effects of specific public transport investments or disinvestments on levels of economic and social activity.
Results
Public transport improvements increase economic activity, both at an aggregate level (higher gross domestic product) and household level (higher income), although the effect can be geographically imbalanced. Better public transport boosts employment but tends to increase house prices, leading to gentrification, although suitable policies can prevent this effect. Public transport improves social connections, especially for older people in isolated rural areas. In urban areas, it can reduce connections due to barriers to pedestrians. Disinvestment in public transport, such as closure of bus services, has multiple economic and social costs, although the evidence is still scarce.
Conclusions
Public transport has potentially wide but possibly unequal economic and social benefits.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-21DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.101990
Matthew Kelly, Bessie Liu, Hana Minsky, Paul Nestadt, Joseph J. Gallo
Objectives
This study analyzed New York City yellow taxi drivers’ perceptions of workplace stressors in the setting of recent taxi driver suicides. It also documents their lived experience of stress and their response to stress.
Methods
We conducted open-ended, life-history informed interviews with current and former New York City yellow taxi drivers in 2022. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed thematically.
Results
Interviews (n = 21) revealed diverse stressors, including financial strain, discrimination, the loss of colleagues to suicide, and media coverage surrounding driver suicides. Drivers experienced their stress as anxiety, depression, helplessness, rage, and sleep disturbance. Few had sought out mental health support, though many would consider doing so if it were available.
Conclusions
By employing a life-history-interview methodology, we identify complex sources of stress among taxi drivers. Our research additionally documents drivers’ descriptions of their lived experience of stress and their response to stress. Though many drivers described their stress as overwhelming, few had sought out mental health support. In sum, this research suggests that opportunities exist for intervention to improve the health and wellbeing of this vulnerable, underserved community.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-21DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.101992
Qingqing Yin , Lin Chen , Xupeng Mao , Eva Kahana
Introduction
Cognitive impairment is likely to restrict older adults' mobility. Most existing evidence has examined the declining mobility of older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and proposed ways to improve neighborhood environments to support this vulnerable group. Yet these older adults’ nuanced experiences and perceptions of adapting to changing mobility remain understudied. Integrating community gerontology and the preventive and corrective proactivity model, this study explores how older adults with MCI adapt to their changing mobility in their neighborhood environment.
Methods
Through snowball sampling, we took a phenomenological approach and conducted in-depth interviews with community-dwelling older adults with MCI in Zhengzhou, China (N = 34). We performed a thematic analysis of participants’ experiences of mobility changes, their adaptions to these mobility changes, and their interactions with neighborhood environments.
Results
Three themes emerged: experiencing mobility changes; ambivalent family responses to mobility changes; and continual interactions with the neighborhood environment. Participants recognized cognitive decline and mobility changes while trying to sustain their existing mobility, which was protected by their neighborhood-based social networks and mutual support. Their restricted mobility in the physical environment was bolstered and even expanded by their neighborhood social environment.
Conclusion
We identified three dynamics of participants' mobility adaptation: within individual participants' own functioning; with family members; and within their neighborhood environment. These interactions enhanced participants' adaptive efforts to maintain their mobility by integrating supports from family members and neighborhood networks, highlighting the importance of developing neighborhood physical and social features to support older adults’ changing cognitive and mobility functioning.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-17DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.101981
Azadeh Lak, S. Mohammad Reza Moussavi.A
Introduction
Walkability is crucial for sustainable development and promotes environmental, economic, and health benefits. Based on the importance of walkability in the built environment (WBE) during the sustainability era, this study offers a critical review of WBE using a bibliometric approach to showcase the following: a) progress and main areas, b) research gaps and trends, and c) the proposal of a comprehensive framework for future studies.
Method
To better understand the WBE, 2150 documents covering 2000 to November 1, 2024, were extracted from the Scopus database. VOSviewer and the Bibliometrix package in the R statistical programming language were used to analyze and visualize the data. In addition, desk studies and gray literature, including movements, conferences, reports, and concepts, were investigated.
Results
The document publication process and results of co-occurrence and factorial analyses revealed that the concept of WBE evolved over four periods. The main areas of evolution include social aspects, health, and the built environment, all of which improved in each period. Economics and technology were integrated into the other areas during the final period. This provides a comprehensive framework for a better understanding of the WBE concept. Additionally, the strong correlation (r = 0.99, p < 0.05) between the number of citations and annual publications underscores the significance of WBE studies in the scientific community. Nevertheless, developing countries account for only 10% of scientific studies in this field.
Conclusion
These findings and emerging trends can offer valuable insights to urban planners, designers, managers, and researchers from diverse disciplines to enhance the WBE, particularly in developing countries.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-17DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.101986
Daniel Gálvez-Pérez, Begoña Guirao, David del-Villar-Juez
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered daily life, impacting mobility and road safety. Older pedestrians (above 65) are especially vulnerable to vehicle collisions due to physical and cognitive characteristics. While the immediate effects on traffic are well-documented, the medium- and long-term impacts on older pedestrians' road safety are still unclear. This study aims to provide a holistic analysis of the pandemic's influence on older pedestrian traffic safety in urban areas.
Methods
In the first stage, Poisson regression models were used to analyze urban pedestrian crash frequency in Spain, considering pedestrian age (older and non-older) and injury severity (total, fatal, serious, slight). In the second stage, two binary logistic regression models (for older and non-older pedestrians) classified injured pedestrians into pre- and post-pandemic periods in Madrid, examining changes in crash-related factors.
Results
During the lockdown, crashes for both older and non-older pedestrians declined across all injury levels. In the subsequent phase of the pandemic, ‘new normality’, crash numbers stayed below pre-pandemic levels, except for fatalities among non-older pedestrians. Post-vaccination, total and slightly injured older and non-older pedestrians stayed reduced, and this reduction was double for older than for non-older pedestrians. The injury severity rates among pedestrians were not linked to pandemic phases. Older pedestrian crashes in the post-pandemic period shifted towards locations with more bike lanes and occurred less frequently during evening and night hours.
Conclusions
The pandemic significantly impacted older pedestrian safety, with crash reductions lasting beyond the lockdown. Slight modifications in crash-related factors suggest potential shifts in older adults’ mobility patterns. However, the profile of older pedestrian crashes remains largely unchanged, indicating that current safety measures are still effective. Further research is needed to assess the long-term effects on walking behavior of older adults induced by the pandemic, as older pedestrians remain a vulnerable group in road safety.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-16DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.101987
S. Koppel , F. Kaviani , B. Albanese , J. Mansfield , G.H. Baker , R. Connell , E.B. Sartin , K.B. Arbogast , B. Shannon , J.P. Ehsani , M.R. Zonfrillo , J. Brown
Introduction
The current study aimed to investigate the post-pandemic restraint behaviours of Australian parents when travelling with their child(ren) in rideshare vehicles and identify the factors associated with appropriate restraint use for their child(ren) while travelling in rideshare vehicles. Method: Eight hundred and twenty-eight parents of children aged 17 years and younger completed an online survey (M = 42.9 years, SD = 6.3, Range = 21.0–68.0 years; Male = 60.0%). The online survey collected participants' socio-demographic characteristics, driving behaviours and experiences, their youngest child's travel patterns and restraint use, practices regarding child restraint use in rideshare vehicles, and reasons for not using rideshare vehicles when travelling with their child.
Results
Three-quarters of participants reported having travelled in rideshare vehicles with their youngest child in the past two years. Only 19.7% of participants reported that they ‘always’ appropriately restrained this child in rideshare vehicles, with a high proportion of teenage occupants (aged 13–17) not always appropriately restrained (79.0%). Participants who reported they ‘always’ appropriately restrained their youngest child in rideshare vehicles were significantly more likely to: be younger (i.e., 18–34 years), be female, have a postgraduate degree, have a higher annual household income, drive daily, ‘always’ wear their seatbelt in their private motor vehicle, and reported significantly fewer driving-related errors, lapses, violations and aggressive violations. The most frequent responses for not ‘always’ appropriately restraining their youngest child in rideshare vehicles included: the parent was not required to use one in this situation (17.9%), they were travelling a ‘short’ distance (15.6%), or driver or the parent did not have a child restraint or booster seat (8.0%, 6.9% respectively). Conclusions: The findings of this study highlight critical safety gaps in the use of appropriate restraints for children and teenagers in rideshare vehicles. These insights can inform the development of targeted interventions, such as rideshare-specific child restraint regulations, enhanced enforcement policies, and educational campaigns to increase awareness and compliance among parents and caregivers.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2024.101979
Mhd Saeed Sharif , Madhav Raj Theeng Tamang , Cynthia Fu , Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani , Fahad Alblehai
<div><h3>Introduction:</h3><div>Commuting is an integral part of modern life for many people, shaping daily routines and impacting overall well-being. With various transportation options, including driving, public transport, walking, and cycling, commuters encounter various experiences and challenges in their everyday journeys. Understanding how different modes of commuting affect stress levels is essential for improving public health and informing transportation planning. This study develops advanced machine-learning techniques to explore the connection between commuting methods and stress levels.</div></div><div><h3>Methods:</h3><div>This research examines how different commuting modes affect stress levels using machine learning methods. The study analyses data collected from 45 individuals who regularly commute to work, focusing on driving, cycling, and public transport modes. Non-invasive wearable sensors were utilised to gather electroencephalography (EEG), blood pressure (BP), and heart rate (HR) data for five consecutive days for each participant. Additionally, qualitative data was collected using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) questionnaire to assess participants’ emotional responses before and after their commute. The research focuses on developing a machine learning-based model to predict the commute’s impact and monitor the stress level due to the commute mode. In research, objective and subjective factors shape the research process and outcomes. Understanding the interaction between these factors is essential for conducting thorough and reliable research that produces valid results. Our study utilises datasets incorporating qualitative and quantitative data from questionnaires and human bio-signals.</div></div><div><h3>Results:</h3><div>This research developed various machine learning algorithms to detect stress levels based on commuting mode. The results indicate that the Linear Discriminant Analysis technique achieved an accuracy of 88%, while Logistic Regression reached 90.66% accuracy. The Boosted Tree algorithm produced the best performance, with an accuracy of 91.11%. Furthermore, incorporating personalised parameters into the data improved the accuracy of these algorithms in detecting stress levels. Cross-validation was also utilised to mitigate the risk of overfitting, ensuring robust and reliable model performance.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion:</h3><div>The findings reveal that human bio-signals tend to increase following commuting, irrespective of the mode, with driving identified as the most stressful option. Commuters using passive modes of transport experience elevated stress levels compared to those using active modes. This research underscores the importance of understanding the connection between commuting modes and stress, providing key insights into the potential health impacts of daily travel. The development of an intelligent model to predict stress levels based on commuting mode offers valuabl
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Pub Date : 2025-01-13DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.101985
Sarah Krasniuk , Karen Lawson , Alexander M. Crizzle
Introduction
Many rural residents have difficulty accessing healthcare services and community programs due to inadequate or non-existent access to alternative transportation (e.g., taxis, private transportation companies, and public transportation services). To address this issue, one community in a province in midwestern Canada developed a rural volunteer transportation program (VTP).
Methods
This study used mixed methods (i.e., quantitative and qualitative data) to conduct a process evaluation. The VTP was implemented in 2019 to supply transportation to residents within the rural community and its surrounding areas to access non-emergency medical and wellness appointments in major cities of the province. This study consisted of document reviews of the VTP's operation, surveys of residents and shuttle users, and interviews with volunteer drivers of the VTP and community residents.
Results
Over four years of operation, the VTP has sustained services, delivering 326 trips to 117 residents who were mostly older adult women with chronic disease and mobility limitations. Residents using the VTP were satisfied and would recommend the transportation service to others, as the most available and affordable non-profit inter-community alternative transportation option in their rural community. The VTP positively impacted the social relations of volunteers and the health, well-being, and social relations of community residents.
Conclusions
The findings of this study can inform existing rural VTPs on how to evaluate their operation and services.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-12DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2024.101980
Aimee J. Palumbo , Danielle Erkoboni , Julie A. Mansfield
Introduction
Families flying with young children face several options regarding their method of restraint on the aircraft. Travel decisions are often driven by a variety of factors and no study has explored the factors associated with families' choices of travel modes or the airline staff's role in these decisions. The objective of this work is to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement in perception and knowledge about in-flight child restraint system (CRS) use.
Methods
A focus group was conducted with United States (US)-based airline personnel (n = 16) and an online survey was conducted with US caregivers who had recently flown with young children (n = 786). Qualitative and quantitative data about restraint decisions, in-flight experiences, and injuries while traveling were collected.
Results
Airline personnel felt that caregivers often do not know best practices for keeping their child safe in-flight and do not recognize flight attendants as highly trained safety professionals. Airline personnel often feel discord between the priorities of the caregivers and the safety rules enforced by the airline. Of caregiver survey respondents, 29% reported using a CRS on their flight, 32% held their child in their lap, and 39% had the child seated in their own seat without a CRS. The primary reason for using a CRS was safety, followed by ease of travel. Barriers to usage include cost and difficulty in logistics of carrying/traveling with the CRS itself. Those who planned to use their own CRS at their destination were five times more likely to use a CRS during the flight compared with those not needing a CRS at their destination (p < 0.05).
Conclusions
Flight attendants are trained extensively in safety measures, but caregivers may not be aware of best in-flight practices. Additional educational efforts, clarity/accessibility of airline policies, and assistance with airport logistics might enable more caregivers to make safe decisions for their children.
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Pub Date : 2025-01-12DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.101984
Paulo Anciaes , Yan Cheng , Stephen John Watkins
Background
Road congestion is a persistent problem. Increasing road capacity has not solved this problem, which requires measures to curb road use demand. This paper reviews recent evidence on the effectiveness of different types of policy measures in reducing congestion through reducing road use. The paper answers three questions: 1) what explains the success or failure of measures in reducing congestion?, 2) is the reduction of congestion sustained in the long term?, and 3) are combinations of measures more effective than single measures?.
Methods
We searched the literature for studies assessing the effects of policy measures that aimed at reducing congestion through reducing road use demand.
Results
Restrictions to vehicle ownership tend to reduce congestion, but road use charging and vehicle restrictions are not always effective as road users circumvent the charges or restrictions. Soft measures such as incentives and the provision of information have mostly short-term effects. More evidence is needed on measures affecting fuel prices, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, and parking policies. Measures to reduce road use demand are more effective when combined with measures to improve public transport.
Conclusions
Policies to reduce congestion in the long term need to account for possible adaptations in road user behaviour and provide alternatives to road travel.
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