A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response

Fletcher, Kim; Amarakoon, Shanika; Haskell, Jacqueline; Penn, Paul; Wilmoth, Megan; Matherly, Deborah; Langdon, Neeli

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“…As commuters avoid mass transit and turn to private cars, the risk of a "carpocalypse" congesting the city's roads and posing a danger to the safety of pedestrians and cyclists is serious [41], and ways to avert it are still under discussion. Although major cities already had strategies for unforeseen events [42], also because of previous epidemics [43], the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented. No single policy intervention is enough to mitigate this risk, and most proposed approaches involve interventions on multiple fronts [44].…”

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Bike Sharing and Urban Mobility in a Post-Pandemic World

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The Covid-19 pandemic has abruptly changed well-established mobility patterns, as the need for social distancing and lockdown orders have driven citizens to reduce their movements and avoid crowded mass transit. In this context, we look at the case of New York City's bike sharing system, one of the largest in the world, to gain insights on the socioeconomic variables behind urban mobility during a pandemic. We exploit several sources of Smart City data to analyze the relationship between bike sharing, public transport, and other modes of transportation, deriving interesting insights for future urban planning, both city-wide and at the neighborhood level. The New York City case study shows some of the most important trends during the lockdown, and the combination between mobility and socioeconomic data can be used to understand the consequences of the pandemic on different communities, as well as the future directions of expansion and management of the bike sharing system and urban infrastructure.

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Section: Conclusion: Smart Cities Bike Sharing Systems and Urbanmentioning

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“…In [51], the authors propose measures that should be implemented in public transportation to eliminate the spread of a virus. A key measure is separating people from each other, for example, by Plexiglas barriers.…”

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COVID-19 Along With Autonomous Vehicles Will Put an End to Rail Systems in Isolated Territories

Wiseman

2021

IEEE Intell. Transport. Syst. Mag.

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Even before the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic outbreak, the rail systems on islands turned out to be failures. The main concept of rail systems is to convey many people in one large means of transportation. However, on islands, the small area limits the ability of the train to go through a good path that can meet the need of a sufficient number of people. Therefore, the rail systems are unproductive. Moreover, in the near future, the trains will have tough competition with autonomous vehicles. Autonomous vehicles will go in platoons with a constant distance from the vehicle ahead, which will look like a long train. These autonomous vehicle trains will be much more efficient than the old-fashioned trains. COVID-19 influenced many passengers to leave the rails because the rails seem to be one of the most substantial disseminators of the virus. Train passenger numbers may perhaps rebound little by little following the COVID-19 crisis, but the looming technology of autonomous vehicles will be competition that is too tough for the rails, and such a passenger-numbers rebound is unlikely to succeed. Therefore, transportation authorities in isolated territories should refrain from investing in the infrastructures of rail systems.

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“…Following the recommendations of global public transport organizations, a number of measures have been taken to prevent the spread of the virus. Crisis management during an epidemic was established a few years earlier in the event of an epidemic such as seasonal flu [Fletcher, Kim, Amarakoon, Shanika, Haskell, Jacqueline, Penn, Paul, Wilmoth, Megan, Matherly, Deborah, Langdon, Neeli, 2014]. Along with the development of the epidemiological situation in the country, cities gradually took the following steps to reduce the risk of disease among citizens:…”

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Bus Communication Before and During a Pandemic

Wrońska

Pukar

2021

AUNC_ZARZ

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This article presents and compares the use of city buses before and during a pandemic. Crisis management of public transport during a pandemic was also discussed. A survey was conducted to check the behavior of travelers at that time. The methods of managing public transport in several Polish cities were compared. Economic aspects such as ticket revenues are considered, and social aspects such as the traveller's approach to imposed restrictions or the use of precautionary measures. K e y w o r d s: buses, public transport,public transport management, crisis management, COVID-19, pandemic J E L C o d e: R41

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A Guide for Public Transportation Pandemic Planning and Response

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Cited by 20 publications

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Bike Sharing and Urban Mobility in a Post-Pandemic World

Bike Sharing and Urban Mobility in a Post-Pandemic World

COVID-19 Along With Autonomous Vehicles Will Put an End to Rail Systems in Isolated Territories

Bus Communication Before and During a Pandemic

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