scholarly journals Evidence of Green Areas, Cycle Infrastructure and Attractive Destinations Working Together in Development on Urban Cycling

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Sergio Campos-Sánchez ◽  
Luis Miguel Valenzuela-Montes ◽  
Francisco Javier Abarca-Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Urban Cycling ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
University City ◽  
The University

The built environment influences and promotes cycling that has now become a challenge for sustainable urban mobility in many cities where this mode of transport carries little weight. This is the case for Granada (Spain), a medium-sized city in southern Europe, which as a university city and with lots of green areas, could find potential supportive factors to promote cycling. Website-apps with a Global Positioning System (GPS), such as Ciclogreen that encourage active accessibility try to promote cycling and are supported by the University of Granada. The aim of this work is to assess the capacity of green areas and some influential factors of their built environment to attract cycling routes. To this end, a spatial analysis was made and interpreted by a statistical model to check the correlation between these factors and a high number of cycling routes through or near the green areas. The results show a high number of cycling routes within urban surroundings that include green areas, cycle lanes, university facilities, and public car parks in proximity relationships. Identifying synergies among these urban factors and the information and incentive coming from a digital catalyst in shape on an app could be useful in urban planning for cycling.

Study to promote the sustainable mobility in university

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 871-886
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Scheffer ◽  
Viviane Pagnussat Cechetti ◽  
Lisandra Paola Lauermann ◽  
Eliara Riasyk Porto ◽  
Francisco Dalla Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Urban Mobility ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
Technical Features ◽  
The University

Purpose The United Nations (2030 Agenda) recognize the need to work with sustainable urban mobility problems such as traffic jams, pollution, inadequate infrastructure are becoming recurring issues in urban centers, directly affecting the quality of life. Such an unsustainable system is frequently observed at universities, as these houses a large concentration of people and vehicles, without proper planning. To promote sustainable strategies at universities, this research aims to focus on the sustainable mobility plan (SMP) applied at the University of Passo Fundo (UPF). Design/methodology/approach Bibliographic research about the current mobility of the campus has been carried out. A questionnaire was distributed to understand opinions about the subject of key people. Findings The priority treatment given to vehicles, mostly, is an alert factor, which must be solved immediately, considering the need of planning and restructuring it. The suggestions of possible solutions were also relevant, and are being considered for the plan’s implementation. Originality/value This study stands out for using the 2030 Agenda, specifically Goal 11 (Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable), using the university campus as a study object. The mobility plan elaboration was constituted by several actions to fill all parts of the mentioned goal. This study stands out because its methodology can be used in other universities besides UPF and also, to a larger scale, in cities, with similar technical features.

scholarly journals Power Two-Wheelers as an Element of Sustainable Urban Mobility in Europe

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 618
Author(s):  
Sławomir Dorocki ◽  
Dorota Wantuch-Matla
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Noticeable Increase ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
Transport Problems

Nowadays in Europe, there is a noticeable increase in the popularity of power two-wheelers (PTW). This is largely due to the increase in urban transport problems. The aim of the study was to present the changes in urban mobility in terms of the use of power two-wheelers. In relation to this process, the activities of local authorities and organisations related to PTW traffic were also presented to adapt the city infrastructure to the traffic of two-track vehicles in selected European countries. The study used numerical data analysis methods and data from an online survey of motorcyclists in Poland as well as an online search of planning materials from the authorities of selected European cities. Based on the results obtained, communication by PTW vehicles can be considered one of the possibilities for developing alternative transport in cities. Their advantage is both high mobility and economic value. PTW vehicles are also a part of an exhaust reduction policy. The best solutions to promote this mode of transport are the reduction of parking fees and the availability of public service lanes. Supporting PTW communication is included in communication policies and brings especially positive spatial results in cities such as Barcelona, London or Vienna.

scholarly journals Analysis of the New Demand-Responsive Transport in Goiânia, Goiás

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (74) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Rodrigues Guimarães ◽  
Antonio Pasqualetto
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The City ◽  
Motorized Transport

The demand-responsive public transport Citybus 2.0 was an innovation not only for Goiânia, but for all of Latin America. Created in 2019, this new way of getting around the city is intended to be a substitute for individual motorized transport, encouraging sustainable urban mobility. In order to analyze this new means of transport in the capital of Goiás, an online questionnaire was applied, which had 217 responses, of which 130 are users and 87 are non-users. The questionnaire had ten questions, two of which were general and eight with the purpose of collecting information on user satisfaction regarding the service provided by the new mode of transport. As for the perception of satisfaction, the items related to the cost and service range had the worst ratings.

scholarly journals Towards an Intersectional Perspective in Cycling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany Lam
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Socioeconomic Disparities ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Multiple Systems ◽  
Spatial Inequalities ◽  
Urban Cycling ◽  
Policy Agendas ◽  
Mode Of Transport

In recent years, concerns about climate change have elevated cycling on urban policy agendas worldwide. The rapid implementation of temporary cycling infrastructure in cities across the globe during the Covid-19 pandemic has further elevated the importance of cycling in facilitating a green and just recovery. However, if cycling is to be a key part of a green and just recovery for cities, then an intersectional perspective is needed to ensure that cycling can be an equitable and inclusive mode of transport. An intersectional perspective acknowledges that there are multiple systems of oppression, which interact in complex ways to compound inequalities and reinforce certain power dynamics. Structural and spatial inequalities contour urban mobility, as evidenced by well-documented gender, racial and socioeconomic disparities in cycling. This paper provides an overview of gender and other inequalities in urban cycling and makes the case for adopting an intersectional perspective to cycling policies and infrastructures, so that cycling in cities can be more diverse, equitable and inclusive.

(Re-) claiming urban streets: The conflicting (auto)mobilities of cycling and driving in Berlin and New York

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-401
Author(s):  
Annika Levels
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Urban Streets ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Street Space ◽  
Urban Cycling ◽  
History Of ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

In the course of the twentieth century, planners have transformed cities by creating an “automobile urban fabric” and increasingly produced urban streets as spaces of “automobile inclusion”, ordered by a seemingly rational “traffic logic”. Streets have been primarily coded as a space for cars while excluding other traffic modes such as cyclists or pedestrians as well as uses that are not connected to movement. It is this logic and street code that the contemporary ideal of sustainable urban mobility aims to transform: streets should be made for people and accommodate different modes of mobility to overcome cars’ supremacy. This paper takes current planning processes and developments in Berlin and New York as a starting point to explore cyclists’ interest in street space and how it has historically developed since the mid-nineteenth century. Thereby, it will show that the history of urban automobility and urban cycling are deeply intertwined.

scholarly journals La función de la Colección Sostenibilidad de la Editorial Universidad de Sevilla y el libro La importancia de la bicicleta. Un análisis del papel de la bicicleta en la transición hacia una movilidad urbana más sostenible

2020 ◽  
pp. 283-286
Author(s):  
Manuel Enrique Figueroa Clemente
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
The Face ◽  
Private Car ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
The University

The Sustainability collection of the Editorial Universidad de Sevilla has published, between 2012 and 2020, 9 volumes that demonstrate the interest of the University of Seville in this essential concept without which society cannot adequately advance and is still key more in the face of the challenges of the 21st century. The collection navigates disclosure and professionalism, knowledge and application, for a wide audience. In the book The importance of the bicycle. An analysis of the role of the bicycle in the transition towards more sustainable urban mobility makes a careful analysis of the inexcusable role of the bicycle in the transition to sustainable urban mobility. This book clearly analyzes the reasons why the bicycle is returning to cities around the world as an essential element to solve and overcome the crisis of the dominant model of urban mobility, based on the abuse of the private car, with its well-known consequences of congestion, pollution, degradation of urban space, decrease in public health and quality of life, and contribution to climate change.

scholarly journals Use of the Sustainable Mobility Efficiency Index (SMEI) for Enhancing the Sustainable Urban Mobility in Greek Cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1709
Author(s):  
Maria Morfoulaki ◽  
Jason Papathanasiou
Keyword(s):  
Multicriteria Analysis ◽  
Efficiency Index ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Specific Procedure ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
Alternative Measures ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility

Since 2013, the European cities have been encouraged to develop local Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) according to the specific procedure that was launched by the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) and updated in 2019. One of the most critical steps in this 12-step procedure is the assessment—with specific criteria—of all the alternative measures and infrastructure, which will be optimally combined, in order to better satisfy the problems and the achieve the vision of each area. The aim of the current work is to present the development and implementation of a methodological framework based on the use of multicriteria analysis. The framework targets the capturing of opinions of the relevant local experts in order to evaluate alternative sustainable mobility measures, and also prioritize them using the Sustainable Mobility Efficiency Index (SMEI).

scholarly journals Key Challenges in the Status Analysis for the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan in Podgorica, Montenegro

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1037
Author(s):  
Radoje Vujadinović ◽  
Jelena Šaković Jovanović ◽  
Aljaž Plevnik ◽  
Luka Mladenovič ◽  
Tom Rye
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Motor Vehicles ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Status ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
Status Analysis

The paper presents the results of the application of a practical approach for collecting data, which provides a simple, cost efficient, and easily reproducible method that was applied to obtain the necessary data for the status analysis of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro. Important data for the estimation of the existing condition of the traffic system were collected through desk research from the appropriate institutions and organizations. Several surveys and focus group interviews were conducted, in which about 5000 residents of Podgorica participated. In addition to answering questions, residents made numerous suggestions, confirming the correctness of a participatory approach in the new traffic planning paradigm that provides the SUMP with crucial advantages. A manual cordon count of traffic on five bridges for the traffic of the motor vehicles, as well as on two pedestrian-only bridges, was performed by students from the study program Road Traffic, and there are plans to repeat this in the coming years in order to enable more reliable monitoring and evaluation of the obtained data. Contemporary quality management tools such as BYPAD and ParkPAD were also used to assess the status of cycling and parking policy, respectively. It is especially important to emphasize that Podgorica is the first city in the West Balkans, and the fourth city in Europe, in which the ParkPAD tool was applied. A wide range of negative phenomena and trends was identified, like a rapid increase in the number of registered vehicles, an increase in the motorization rate and the number of traffic accidents, increased non-compliance with traffic rules, excessive use of passenger cars and auto-taxi vehicles, insufficient use of unattractive public transport, walking and cycling, etc. Based on the data collected, key challenges in status analysis in Podgorica were identified, which the SUMP should try to overcome.

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