“Kites” and “anchors”: T he (im)mobility strategies of transnational L atin A merican families against the crisis in S pain

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Bermudez ◽  
Laura Oso
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1984 ◽  
Vol 78 (8) ◽  
pp. 365-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Larson

Techniques involving knee-bending, balancing, establishing a line of travel and using the cane are presented for pedestrian negotiation of sidewalks, street crossings, steps, slopes and other areas when they are likely to be slippery. Special features of ice, packed snow, thawing, and skidding are pointed out, with reference both to the blind traveler and to vehicular traffic.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao-Jan Wu ◽  
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Xianfeng Yang ◽  
Sirisha Kothuri ◽  
Abolfazl Karimpour ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-103

The article is dedicated to the analysis of the approved strategies for sustainable mobility (sustainable transport) in the world’s leading cities. It is shown that most strategic documents contain similar principles and goals that determine the transformation vectors for cities. The fundamental principles include hierarchy of priorities (not only financial, but also in terms of equitable distribution of urban space, starting from pedestrian and bicycle mobility and public transport and ending with parking); increasing ecomobility, involving the “80:20” principle (fixing the goal of bringing the share of sustainable modes of mobility to 80% and decreasing the share of cars to 20% by 2030); “healthy streets, healthy people” and “complete streets” (reformatting car-oriented streets into bicycle and pedestrian spaces, administrative restrictions for cars, internalization of externalities); development of environmentally friendly high-speed rail public transport and the creation of preferential access rights for public transport; Vision Zero (zero tolerance for road accidents); compactness, polycentricity, and transit-oriented development; smart transport and multimodality; consideration of the transport system as one of the integral parts of the city’s stability (holistic view), etc. It is determined that the analyzed mobility strategies organically integrate into the general trajectory of sustainable long-term development and promotion of real human wellbeing. Most strategies focus on personal experience of their beneficiaries, which lies at the heart of any reform (people-centered approach). An additional benefit resulting from the implementation of sustainable mobility strategies is lower density and safer distancing within cities, which is highly relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as reduced freight prices and development of a more just and secure city environment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Sánchez-Atondo ◽  
Leonel García ◽  
Julio Calderón-Ramírez ◽  
José Manuel Gutiérrez-Moreno ◽  
Alejandro Mungaray-Moctezuma

Some small- and medium-sized Global South cities have unsustainable transport systems and no information to plan interventions in addition to having limited resources for data collection. This study proposes a method to understand Public Transport (PT) ridership in cities of these characteristics, based on previous studies and by analysing available indicators related to Manheim’s macro-variables, to identify their influence on the PT ridership. The method was applied in the city of Mexicali, Mexico. The results help to understand the causes of the low PT ridership and have implications for achieving sustainable urban mobility in the city. Findings reveal that mobility planning in Mexicali has been occurring without properly considering activity system related variables, so it is necessary to integrate urban and transport administration. Moreover, to increase PT demand in Mexicali, mobility strategies to discourage the use of private cars are necessary. The proposed method can be applied in other cities of the Global South with characteristics similar to the case study to understand the causes of PT ridership, so these can be considered by the agencies responsible for the planning of the city’s transportation system to promote a sustainable urban mobility.


2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 2161-2169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian A. Evans ◽  
Yvonne B. Wolframm ◽  
Randolph E. Donahue ◽  
William A. Lovis

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