Impact of COVID-19: A radical modal shift from public to private transport mode

Das, Sanhita; Boruah, Alice; Banerjee, Arunabha; Raoniar, Rahul; Nama, Suresh; Maurya, Akhilesh Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.05.005

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“…In the case of bicycles, it has led to an increase in the use of bicycles as a mode of transport due to the distance it allows and the implementation of numerous temporary bicycle lanes by the public bodies [ 7 ]. Nevertheless, the use of private vehicles has increased, to the detriment of public transport [ 8 ].…”

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Applying a Pedestrian Level of Service in the Context of Social Distancing: The Case of the City of Madrid

Talavera-García

Campaña

2021

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of discussion about keeping interpersonal distance to prevent the virus from spreading. To keep this interpersonal distance, authorities at different levels have taken measures to reduce people’s interactions, such as reducing capacities, curfews, pop-up cycle lanes, temporary pedestrianisation, and lockdowns. Many of these temporary measures have been perceived from a static view. Nevertheless, in a scenario of “new normality” or in the face of a possible new pandemic, the amount of data (big data) generated by different sources, such as sensors, in large cities has extraordinary potential to be used together with tactical urbanism for quick adaptation. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the aforementioned issues by analysing spatio-temporal patterns of pedestrian mobility and developing a variation of the pedestrian level of service measure; the pandemic pedestrian level of service (P-PLOS). This measure provides a dynamic view of pavement capacities according to the interpersonal distance recommendations during the pandemic. P-PLOS was tested in the city of Madrid based on the pedestrian counter data that was provided by the local government through its open data website. We found that the application of P-PLOS, together with street design, allows for knowing where and when it is necessary to take tactical urbanism measures in order to maintain or improve the level of service, as well as where it is necessary to take measures to reduce pedestrian flow.

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Applying a Pedestrian Level of Service in the Context of Social Distancing: The Case of the City of Madrid

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2021

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“…The scope of the first phase of the present research study is the investigation and categorization of the various barriers related to the development and implementation of effective sustainable urban mobility policies. The identification and classification of such barriers has been addressed by scholars [23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Four main categories are identified by [23] and [24], i.e., legal and institutional, financial, political and cultural, and practical and technological.…”

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“…Bezerra et al [5] focused on the relevant barriers for small and medium-sized urban areas in Sao Paolo (Brazil). The pandemic of COVID-19 is also identified as a strong sustainable mobility barrier as it seems to favor the use of private car use over public transport or any sharing mobility solutions [29][30][31].…”

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Identifying and Prioritizing Sustainable Urban Mobility Barriers through a Modified Delphi-AHP Approach

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Sustainable urban mobility has been the epicenter both at the scientific and administrative level during the last decades, with a high number of relevant research projects, awareness campaigns, and other initiatives taking place at the local, national, and international level. However, many urban areas have so far achieved limited results in this direction because of political, institutional, organizational, technological, infrastructural, and socio-economic barriers as well as unforeseeable (e.g., COVID-19) conditions. The overall aim of the present research study is to support policy-making by proposing a methodology that identifies and prioritizes the sustainable mobility barriers for a specific urban area, with a view to developing effective policies. Towards this purpose, this work provides, in the first phase, a comprehensive inventory of barriers based on a literature review. In the second phase, a methodology using as a basic scientific tool a modified Delphi-AHP is proposed for the adaptation of this inventory to a specific urban area and for both the evaluation and prioritization of sustainable mobility barriers. The whole process is then applied in Thessaloniki, Greece, a European city suffering from many problems related to sustainable mobility. The above pilot application confirms that this approach can be integrated as a supporting tool in the first steps of sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs).

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“… Thombre and Agarwal (2021) found a substantial shift towards private vehicle in Indian cities mainly due to the risk of infection in public transport. A recent study conducted by Das et al (2021) found 18% shift of travelers from public transport to car based on the sample data collected from the northeastern region of India. Bhaduri et al (2020) also indicate a significant reduction (from 16.40% to 11.40% and 18.6% to 7.2% for work trips and discretionary trips) in the share of work trips and discretionary trips using public transport in Indian cities due to COVID-19.…”

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“…The risk of infection is perceived to be higher in public transport as it is difficult to maintain social distancing especially in the context of emerging countries where a significant number of travelers depend on bus service for their travel ( Vickerman, 2021 ). Consequently, there is a rapid downfall in the ridership of buses, which is affecting the financial viability of the service ( Das et al, 2021 ). Owing to the severe financial crisis, operators are forced to shut down the service in several Indian cities ( Pal et al, 2021 ).…”

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Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on user perception for deriving policies and intervention areas for urban bus service in India

Cheranchery¹,

Krishnan²,

Navas³

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Impact of COVID-19: A radical modal shift from public to private transport mode

Cited by 204 publications

References 38 publications

Applying a Pedestrian Level of Service in the Context of Social Distancing: The Case of the City of Madrid

Applying a Pedestrian Level of Service in the Context of Social Distancing: The Case of the City of Madrid

Identifying and Prioritizing Sustainable Urban Mobility Barriers through a Modified Delphi-AHP Approach

Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on user perception for deriving policies and intervention areas for urban bus service in India

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