Huê-Tâm Jamme, Andy Eisenlohr, Deepak Bahl, T. Banerjee
The study examines whether GoMonrovia, a public-private partnership between Lyft and the City of Monrovia, provides an effective and equitable first-last mile solution in a suburban setting. Datasets were obtained from Lyft, the American Community Survey, and an online survey. With more than half-a-million rides per year before COVID-19, the program proved to be an attractive mobility option. A large majority (77%) of respondents used GoMonrovia to or from the Monrovia Gold Line Metro station. Significant predictors of first-last mile use of subsidized Lyft rides include not having access to a car and living beyond walking distance from the station.
{"title":"Ride-Hailing to Rail in the Suburbs: Can Subsidized Rides Enhance First and Last Mile Access for the Carless?","authors":"Huê-Tâm Jamme, Andy Eisenlohr, Deepak Bahl, T. Banerjee","doi":"10.32866/001c.82216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.82216","url":null,"abstract":"The study examines whether GoMonrovia, a public-private partnership between Lyft and the City of Monrovia, provides an effective and equitable first-last mile solution in a suburban setting. Datasets were obtained from Lyft, the American Community Survey, and an online survey. With more than half-a-million rides per year before COVID-19, the program proved to be an attractive mobility option. A large majority (77%) of respondents used GoMonrovia to or from the Monrovia Gold Line Metro station. Significant predictors of first-last mile use of subsidized Lyft rides include not having access to a car and living beyond walking distance from the station.","PeriodicalId":73025,"journal":{"name":"Findings (Sydney (N.S.W.)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43555207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Utkarsha Agwan, Samuel Bobick, Srinath Rangan, K. Poolla, C. Spanos
Climate-conscious electricity consumers can modify their energy consumption patterns by shifting or shedding load in order to reduce carbon emissions. The impact of modified consumption on emissions is through the marginal emissions intensity, i.e., the emissionality of the marginal resource on the grid. The marginal emissions intensity varies with time, and we study the peaks and differences of this intensity over 2018. We find that alongside a seasonal pattern in emissions intensity, there are some times when it is particularly effective to shed or shift load. This has implications for situations when modifying consumption is expensive or causes discomfort to consumers, as it can help prioritise load shift/shed actions. We study the energy consumption patterns during these time periods and identify loads that might be particularly useful for load shed/shift.
{"title":"Time Varying Marginal Emissions Intensity of Energy Consumption: Implications for Flexible Loads","authors":"Utkarsha Agwan, Samuel Bobick, Srinath Rangan, K. Poolla, C. Spanos","doi":"10.32866/001c.82209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.82209","url":null,"abstract":"Climate-conscious electricity consumers can modify their energy consumption patterns by shifting or shedding load in order to reduce carbon emissions. The impact of modified consumption on emissions is through the marginal emissions intensity, i.e., the emissionality of the marginal resource on the grid. The marginal emissions intensity varies with time, and we study the peaks and differences of this intensity over 2018. We find that alongside a seasonal pattern in emissions intensity, there are some times when it is particularly effective to shed or shift load. This has implications for situations when modifying consumption is expensive or causes discomfort to consumers, as it can help prioritise load shift/shed actions. We study the energy consumption patterns during these time periods and identify loads that might be particularly useful for load shed/shift.","PeriodicalId":73025,"journal":{"name":"Findings (Sydney (N.S.W.)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43231279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
An online survey polled a socio-demographically representative sample of approximately 2,000 UK residents concerning their attitudes to traffic restrictions that lead to longer car trips. Specifically, to what extent would respondents accept delays to everyday local car journeys if these were offset by reductions in NO2, greenhouse gas emissions or vehicular traffic, or by increases in active travel? Responses suggested high levels of acceptance of delay but this varied by nature of impact (less openness to increased active travel) and socio-demographic attribute (gender, educational attainment, car ownership, ethnicity, housing tenure, prior presence of local traffic restrictions). In particular, there were lower levels of delay acceptance amongst men, respondents without degree-level qualifications, and those in households with two or more cars. These findings are relevant to those communicating about traffic restrictions, in terms of which audiences they target and how they present impacts.
{"title":"Trading off Time, Carbon, Active Travel, and Health: What do People Really Think about Traffic-reduction Measures?","authors":"T. Cohen, Jamie Furlong, Lucy I. Farrow","doi":"10.32866/001c.81100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.81100","url":null,"abstract":"An online survey polled a socio-demographically representative sample of approximately 2,000 UK residents concerning their attitudes to traffic restrictions that lead to longer car trips. Specifically, to what extent would respondents accept delays to everyday local car journeys if these were offset by reductions in NO2, greenhouse gas emissions or vehicular traffic, or by increases in active travel? Responses suggested high levels of acceptance of delay but this varied by nature of impact (less openness to increased active travel) and socio-demographic attribute (gender, educational attainment, car ownership, ethnicity, housing tenure, prior presence of local traffic restrictions). In particular, there were lower levels of delay acceptance amongst men, respondents without degree-level qualifications, and those in households with two or more cars. These findings are relevant to those communicating about traffic restrictions, in terms of which audiences they target and how they present impacts.","PeriodicalId":73025,"journal":{"name":"Findings (Sydney (N.S.W.)","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70181717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Younes, R. Noland, L. V. Von Hagen, James Sinclair
We investigate the relationship between people who worked from home during the pandemic and how often they walked before, during, and after COVID. We find that people who worked from home during the pandemic had the largest increases in walking frequency compared to people who did not work from home and people who were unemployed. Similarly, people who work from home also expect to walk more after the pandemic subsides compared to others. After controlling for socio-economic, demographic, and transportation factors, we found that working from home and having a high income are associated with a higher propensity of walking during and after the pandemic.
{"title":"Working from Home and Walking during and after COVID","authors":"H. Younes, R. Noland, L. V. Von Hagen, James Sinclair","doi":"10.32866/001c.78110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.78110","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate the relationship between people who worked from home during the pandemic and how often they walked before, during, and after COVID. We find that people who worked from home during the pandemic had the largest increases in walking frequency compared to people who did not work from home and people who were unemployed. Similarly, people who work from home also expect to walk more after the pandemic subsides compared to others. After controlling for socio-economic, demographic, and transportation factors, we found that working from home and having a high income are associated with a higher propensity of walking during and after the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":73025,"journal":{"name":"Findings (Sydney (N.S.W.)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48213102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
How do e-scooters impact accessibility in urban areas for people with visual impairment or impaired mobility? We conducted two surveys among members of the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted and the Norwegian Association of Disabled. Results show that many are hindered by parked e-scooters, particularly on sidewalks, and most feel unsafe when interacting with e-scooter riders. More than half use more time on trips in urban areas due to e-scooters, while some avoid specific areas or even whole trips. Feeling unsafe and experiencing e-scooters as obstacles is associated with needing more time on trips or avoiding areas/trips.
{"title":"E-scooters’ Impact on Accessibility for People with Visual Impairment or Impaired Mobility in Urban Areas in Norway","authors":"Katrine Karlsen, Kjell Vegard Fjeldheim Weyde, Anja Fleten Nielsen, Trine Dale","doi":"10.32866/001c.77895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.77895","url":null,"abstract":"How do e-scooters impact accessibility in urban areas for people with visual impairment or impaired mobility? We conducted two surveys among members of the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted and the Norwegian Association of Disabled. Results show that many are hindered by parked e-scooters, particularly on sidewalks, and most feel unsafe when interacting with e-scooter riders. More than half use more time on trips in urban areas due to e-scooters, while some avoid specific areas or even whole trips. Feeling unsafe and experiencing e-scooters as obstacles is associated with needing more time on trips or avoiding areas/trips.","PeriodicalId":73025,"journal":{"name":"Findings (Sydney (N.S.W.)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136355752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adriana Rios, Rebekah O’Donnell, Madison R. E. Swayne, Megan Welsh Carroll
For people “on the go” like public transit riders, restroom access can be a valued amenity, especially as cities seek to curb greenhouse gas emissions by reducing auto-dependence. However, little research exists on public restroom access along transit lines. This study: 1) visualizes the distribution of available restrooms along trolley lines in San Diego, California; and 2) assesses the basic health-supportive features of available transit-adjacent restrooms. Results show low restroom availability, especially at stations with the highest volumes of riders. Results also reveal limited access and low quality of the restroom facilities that are available.
{"title":"Where can you go on the go? An Assessment of Public Restroom Access along Transit in San Diego","authors":"Adriana Rios, Rebekah O’Donnell, Madison R. E. Swayne, Megan Welsh Carroll","doi":"10.32866/001c.77850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.77850","url":null,"abstract":"For people “on the go” like public transit riders, restroom access can be a valued amenity, especially as cities seek to curb greenhouse gas emissions by reducing auto-dependence. However, little research exists on public restroom access along transit lines. This study: 1) visualizes the distribution of available restrooms along trolley lines in San Diego, California; and 2) assesses the basic health-supportive features of available transit-adjacent restrooms. Results show low restroom availability, especially at stations with the highest volumes of riders. Results also reveal limited access and low quality of the restroom facilities that are available.","PeriodicalId":73025,"journal":{"name":"Findings (Sydney (N.S.W.)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42228645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Madison R. E. Swayne, Bryce C. Lowery, H. Reeves, Nicole Dundas
We investigate changes in travel to food banks during the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2. The pandemic created challenges that impacted the availability of food and the ability of individuals to access food – increasing demand on food banks. In a context where face-to-face interactions were not possible, we use cell phone mobility data to evaluate changes in food bank utilization during this period of increased demand for services. From 2017 to 2019 there were an increasing number of trips to food banks from a closer set of census block groups. In 2020 overall trips decreased but travel distances to food banks increased.
{"title":"Analysis of Mobility Patterns to Oklahoma Food Banks During the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic","authors":"Madison R. E. Swayne, Bryce C. Lowery, H. Reeves, Nicole Dundas","doi":"10.32866/001c.77841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.77841","url":null,"abstract":"We investigate changes in travel to food banks during the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2. The pandemic created challenges that impacted the availability of food and the ability of individuals to access food – increasing demand on food banks. In a context where face-to-face interactions were not possible, we use cell phone mobility data to evaluate changes in food bank utilization during this period of increased demand for services. From 2017 to 2019 there were an increasing number of trips to food banks from a closer set of census block groups. In 2020 overall trips decreased but travel distances to food banks increased.","PeriodicalId":73025,"journal":{"name":"Findings (Sydney (N.S.W.)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49455685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
There is an ongoing debate in public transit literature on how loyalty should be defined. While measures of willingness to recommend and to reuse have become the default, some argue for the addition of other dimensions (i.e., satisfaction and importance). We assess whether a unidimensional factor structure representing loyalty exists within these variables using a sample of senior transit users from three Canadian regions. The results are compared to two- and three-variable structures regarding fit and reliability, including questions on the importance of transit to quality of life as a third dimension to loyalty is recommended while not so for satisfaction.
{"title":"The Dimensions of Loyalty in Public Transit among Older Adults: A Comparative Analysis across Three Canadian Regions","authors":"Thiago Carvalho, A. El-geneidy","doi":"10.32866/001c.77765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.77765","url":null,"abstract":"There is an ongoing debate in public transit literature on how loyalty should be defined. While measures of willingness to recommend and to reuse have become the default, some argue for the addition of other dimensions (i.e., satisfaction and importance). We assess whether a unidimensional factor structure representing loyalty exists within these variables using a sample of senior transit users from three Canadian regions. The results are compared to two- and three-variable structures regarding fit and reliability, including questions on the importance of transit to quality of life as a third dimension to loyalty is recommended while not so for satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":73025,"journal":{"name":"Findings (Sydney (N.S.W.)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45770783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
We examined how residents’ driving changed after the implementation of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Lambeth, London. We used postcode plus numberplate data from controlled parking zones, matched to annual MOT records. From 2018-2020 (‘pre’) to 2021-2023 (‘post’), mean past-year driving decreased by 0.7km/day among residents living inside the new LTNs and increased by 0.6km/day among residents in control areas elsewhere in Lambeth. This represents a difference-in-differences decrease of 1.3km/day (95% confidence interval 0.3 to 2.4) in LTN versus control areas, or a 6.4% relative decrease. Our findings suggest that residents started driving less once their area became an LTN.
{"title":"The Impact of 2020 Low Traffic Neighbourhoods on Levels of Car/Van Driving among Residents: Findings from Lambeth, London, UK","authors":"A. Goodman, A. Laverty, Jamie Furlong, R. Aldred","doi":"10.32866/001c.75470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.75470","url":null,"abstract":"We examined how residents’ driving changed after the implementation of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Lambeth, London. We used postcode plus numberplate data from controlled parking zones, matched to annual MOT records. From 2018-2020 (‘pre’) to 2021-2023 (‘post’), mean past-year driving decreased by 0.7km/day among residents living inside the new LTNs and increased by 0.6km/day among residents in control areas elsewhere in Lambeth. This represents a difference-in-differences decrease of 1.3km/day (95% confidence interval 0.3 to 2.4) in LTN versus control areas, or a 6.4% relative decrease. Our findings suggest that residents started driving less once their area became an LTN.","PeriodicalId":73025,"journal":{"name":"Findings (Sydney (N.S.W.)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43118260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
To achieve the x-minute city, we need to understand which destinations are currently reachable or can be reached by sustainable modes within a defined travel time threshold. We find that concentrating on a set of destinations (Leisure and Shopping) and disregarding work trips from the definition of x-minute city can potentially make this concept a more attainable one for 15- and 30-minute city concepts in the North American context. For shopping trips, near half of the current car trips can be replaced by sustainable modes and still be carried out in less than 15 minutes, whilst around 70% of car trips can be replaced by sustainable modes and conducted in less than 30 minutes. Incorporating public transport as a sustainable mode in the x-minute city definition will make it a more achievable one for a specific set of destinations and encouraging sustainable travel behavior requires attention to the importance of local accessibility.
{"title":"Exploring the X-Minute City by Travel Purpose in Montréal, Canada","authors":"Hisham Negm, H. Miller, A. El-geneidy","doi":"10.32866/001c.77506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.77506","url":null,"abstract":"To achieve the x-minute city, we need to understand which destinations are currently reachable or can be reached by sustainable modes within a defined travel time threshold. We find that concentrating on a set of destinations (Leisure and Shopping) and disregarding work trips from the definition of x-minute city can potentially make this concept a more attainable one for 15- and 30-minute city concepts in the North American context. For shopping trips, near half of the current car trips can be replaced by sustainable modes and still be carried out in less than 15 minutes, whilst around 70% of car trips can be replaced by sustainable modes and conducted in less than 30 minutes. Incorporating public transport as a sustainable mode in the x-minute city definition will make it a more achievable one for a specific set of destinations and encouraging sustainable travel behavior requires attention to the importance of local accessibility.","PeriodicalId":73025,"journal":{"name":"Findings (Sydney (N.S.W.)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43827964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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