Analyzing the impact of Low Emission Zones on modal shift

Tarriño-Ortiz, Javier; Gómez, Juan; Soria-Lara, Julio A.; Vassallo, José Manuel

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2021.103562

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“…The rate of teleworking was higher than before the pandemic, and as we explain he after, reduces mobility jointly with the measures of the City Council (Madrid 360) to duce emissions in the urban area, which came into force on 21 December 2021, and m be the cause of the reduction in emissions compared to 2019 [88]. Meteorological variables are an important factor that should be taken into account when studying the evolution of air pollution in the atmosphere.…”

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confidence: 79%

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Effects of Mobility Restrictions on Air Pollution in the Madrid Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Periods

Bañuelos-Gimeno,

Sobrino,

Arce-Ruiz

2023

Sustainability

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Air quality is one of the problems cities face today. The COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity to study the influence of traffic reduction on air quality during 2020, 2021, and 2022. The aim of this paper is to analyze the impacts and relationship between mobility restrictions in six COVID-19 wave periods and air pollution and evolution in the post-pandemic period differentiating Madrid city from its metropolitan area. We tested whether the changes produced for NO2, NOx, PM2.5, PM10, and O3 in the urban traffic and suburban traffic air quality stations data in comparison to the 2019 reference period were significant. The findings of this study show that the periods with the greatest reduction in pollutant concentrations were the first and third COVID-19 waves, when mobility restrictions were most stringent: there was strict confinement for the first wave (i.e., 47% reduction in daily average NO2 concentration), while severe weather forced a reduction in traffic in the region in the third wave period (i.e., 41% reduction in daily average NOx concentration). With the return to normal activity in the last period, pollutant concentrations began to exceed pre-pandemic levels. At the urban level, the reductions were more noticeable in relation to NO2 and NOx, while at the suburban level, changes were less prominent, except for the O3. The results are particularly inspiring for designing future mobility strategies for improving air quality in urban and metropolitan areas.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 79%

“…The rate of teleworking was higher than before the pandemic, and as we explain hereafter, reduces mobility jointly with the measures of the City Council (Madrid 360) to reduce emissions in the urban area, which came into force on 21 December 2021, and may be the cause of the reduction in emissions compared to 2019 [88].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Mobility Restrictions on Air Pollution in the Madrid Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Periods

Bañuelos-Gimeno,

Sobrino,

Arce-Ruiz

2023

Sustainability

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“…Within the 2017 LEZ Centro implementation, all cars, motorcycles and freight vehicles with environmental labels A or B (older makes and models of fossil fuel internal combustion engine vehicles), were disallowed from entering the zone unless they are used by residents or meet other exemptions. This restriction impacted approximately half of all car trips that used to travel into what is now the LEZ Centro [53].…”

Section: Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multimodal spatial availability: A singly-constrained measure of accessibility considering multiple modes

Soukhov,

Tarriño-Ortiz,

Soria-Lara

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Place-based accessibility measures communicate the potential interaction with opportunities at a zone that populations can access. Recent research has explored the implications of how opportunities are counted by different accessibility methods. In conventional measures, opportunities are multiply counted if more than one zone offers access to the same opportunity. This multi-count of opportunities leads to values of accessibility that are difficult to interpret. A possible solution to enhance the meaning-making of accessibility results is by constraining the calculations to match a known quantity. This ensures all zonal values sum up to a predetermined quantity (i.e., the total number of opportunities). In this way, each value can be meaningfully related to this total. A recent effort that implements this solution is spatial availability, a singly-constrained accessibility measure. In this paper, we extend spatial availability for use in the case of multiple modes or more generally, heterogeneous population segments with distinct travel behaviors. After deriving a multimodal version of spatial availability, we proceed to illustrate its features using a synthetic example. We then apply it to an empirical example of low emission zones in Madrid, Spain. We conclude with suggestions for future research and its use in evaluating policy interventions.

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“…Despite being considered emission-free, these vehicles must still undergo environmental impact assessments. Malina & Scheffler (2015), Santana-Diaz (2019), andTarriño-Ortiz et al (2021) investigated in their research whether electric vehicles represent a choice that supports environmentally friendly policies in Latin American cities. The analysis considers specific elements such as driving cycles for cities in Latin America, geographical conditions, access to technology, economic costs, and required infrastructure for adopting electric vehicles (Mwasilu et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Carbon Emission Mitigation: a Sustainable Transportation Perspective for Reforming the Law on Highways in Indonesia

Hertasning,

Hatta,

Samudra

2024

J. of Law and Sust. Develop.

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Objective: This research aims to provide essential issues to be included in the draft of new regulations to revise Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation. The transportation sector plays a vital role in social mobility in Jakarta. However, the negative impact of increasing carbon emissions reaching 171 air pollution standard index (APSI) cannot be accommodated by outdated laws and poses a significant challenge to the health of the environment and urban communities now and in the future. Theoretical framework: The theory used is Carbon Emission Disclosure. We will use some of this theory to explain and incorporate it into the plans for new regulations. Carbon Emission Disclosure (CED) is one part of carbon accounting, an organization's obligation to measure, acknowledge, record, present, and disclose carbon emissions. In this context, the government is responsible for CED. Carbon Emission Disclosure was measured using several items adopted from research. There are five broad categories relevant to climate change and carbon emissions: climate change risks and opportunities, greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, reduction of greenhouse gases and costs, and accountability of emission carbon. Method: The Method uses a qualitative approach using focus group discussions and is supported by participant observation. Sixteen stakeholders, policymakers, and eight private vehicle users participated in this study, providing diverse perspectives. Research starts May 18 to November 19, 2023. The research locus is in the city of Jakarta. Results and Conclusions: This study found six themes that were taken into consideration to be included in the draft of new regulations that will be drafted. Namely Motor Vehicle Policy is to reduce the amount of reduction in the impact of carbon emissions; policy on the impact of traffic jams and density, the impact of carbon emissions on population health; limiting vehicle emissions by implementing carbon accounting; zero-emission vehicles by supporting electric vehicles; future solutions and strategies, namely implementing a Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) plan to reduce carbon emissions, and regarding the use of illegal drugs, alcohol, and several points proposed by field observation participants. Research implications: This study presents policy implications that the government can utilize to reduce the impact of carbon emissions through several parts of the CED concept, including reducing carbon emissions, high energy consumption in Jakarta can be reduced by electric vehicles, detailing emission reduction strategies, and comprehensively implementing accountability for carbon emissions serious about coal-based electricity companies around the city of Jakarta. The consequences of this strategy can range from policy formulation to developing new regulations that replace old laws. Originality/value: This research analyzes the paradigm shift, which still uses old laws to become new laws, by including the CED concept, which focuses on six themes from the results of this study. These changes can affect transportation management in Indonesia. This paradigm shift study is a new contribution because it can provide a deeper understanding of the evolution of transportation governance by reducing carbon emissions. This paradigm shift is expected to significantly shift private vehicle users to mass vehicles, reducing carbon emissions. On the other hand, the government has issued regulations President Number 61 of 2011 concerning the National Action Plan for Emission Reduction Greenhouse Gases. This regulation is issued to reduce carbon emissions. The challenge is that until now, the implementers have yet to implement it thoughtfully; its implementation is separate from the National Law and requires a solid will to include it in the new draft law as a single unit.

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Analyzing the impact of Low Emission Zones on modal shift

Cited by 24 publications

References 27 publications

Effects of Mobility Restrictions on Air Pollution in the Madrid Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Periods

Effects of Mobility Restrictions on Air Pollution in the Madrid Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Periods

Multimodal spatial availability: A singly-constrained measure of accessibility considering multiple modes

Carbon Emission Mitigation: a Sustainable Transportation Perspective for Reforming the Law on Highways in Indonesia

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