Potentially Replaceable Car Trips: Assessment of Potential Modal Change towards Active Transport Modes in Vitoria-Gasteiz

Delso, Javier; Martín, Belén; Ortega, Emilio

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“…In summary, the results indicate that more compact and mixed uses of land tend to be more favorable to the use of active modes, a relevant result in Vitoria-Gasteiz, where car trips that could be replaced by active modes could reach 40%, according to (Delso et al, 2018). More generally, the findings in this paper support previous research on the factors that associate with active travel (e.g., Cervero, 1996;Ewing and Cervero, 2010;Naess, 2012), and offer validation of previous research but for smaller urban areas (Wolday, 2018) and other findings from Nordic Countries (Naess and Jensen, 2004;Wolday, 2018).…”

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“…Research on active travel in small and medium-sized cities is of interest. The number of motorized trips that could potentially be transferred to active modes in these cities could be higher, since trips in general are likely to be shorter -and, as a consequence, in the range of distance that can be walked or cycled (Morency et al, 2014;Delso et al, 2018). Furthermore, the abovementioned works on active modes that use socio-demographic and urban configuration variables to better understand the propensity to travel by active modes do not consider their variation by location.…”

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Individual and geographic variations in the propensity to travel by active modes in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Martín

Páez

2019

Journal of Transport Geography

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The transportation impacts of an increasingly urban population have led planners and policy makers to consider ways to encourage the use of active travel in urban areas. Active travel is attractive from a planning perspective because its environmental impact is considerably lower than the alternatives, and in addition is known to have a number of population health and social benefits. Not surprisingly, there has been a growth in interest in the factors associated with the use of active modes of transportation. The objective of this study is to investigate the individual (demographic and socioeconomic) and contextual (geography and land use type) factors that correlate with the propensity to travel by active modes in Vitoria-Gasteiz. This is a medium sized city in the north of Spain, and a case study that has hitherto not been reported. Data obtained from a household travel survey (HTS) conducted in 2014 allow us to estimate a multinomial logit model of the propensity to travel by different modes of transportation. Furthermore, since the data are geocoded, we can estimate a model with spatially-varying coefficients to assess the geographical variations in the probability to use active modes. The results of the study provide valuable information concerning differences in active travel by gender and age, including significant and quite substantial variations by location. In addition, the effect of different urban fabrics indicates the relevance of density and mix of uses for active travel. In this way, the present research helps to increase our global knowledge-base regarding active travel in a medium-sized city. (Christiansen et al., 2016; Kim and Macdonald, 2016). Active modes do not contribute to greenhouse emissions, noise, or contamination, and do not rely extensively on non-renewable resources. As such, active forms of travel are the only truly sustainable transportation modes. Furthermore, active modes are accessible to the majority of the population, regardless of their income level (Pucher and Buehler, 2008; International Transport Forum, 2012), and walking in particular is recommended as a suitable form of transportation for people of all ages (US Department of Health and Human Services and others, 2008). Walking, in fact, is a fundamental mode in intermodal travel chains, since every trip begins and ends by walking, and it is also an important source of accessibility on its own right (Litman, 2003). Walking and cycling for transportation can also contribute to daily physical activity (Moniruzzaman et al., 2014; De Hartog et al., 2010), and therefore can also yield important health benefits by helping to reduce the risk of diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, some cancers, and

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Individual and geographic variations in the propensity to travel by active modes in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

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2019

Journal of Transport Geography

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“…Increased travel volume of non-motorized modes is an indication of a relative decrease in people traveling by car. If non-motorized modes of transport increase during commute hours, this can alleviate traffic congestion; this can in turn lead to economic benefits from increased efficiency in parking spaces and environmental benefits, such as reduced noise and improved air quality [25][26][27][28].…”

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Effects of Land-Use Characteristics on Transport Mode Choices by Purpose of Travel in Seoul, South Korea, Based on Spatial Regression Analysis

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2021

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The objective of this study was to identify the effects of land-use characteristics on the transport mode choices of people according to their purpose of travel. Land-use characteristics consisting of variables associated with density, diversity and accessibility were selected as independent variables. The volume of traffic entering each administrative neighborhood was extracted to establish travel data as the dependent variable. We compared and analyzed the results derived from ordinary least squares (OLS) analysis and spatial regression (SR) analysis. The results showed that the explanatory power of the SR model was higher than that of the OLS model. The results in this study reveal that the effects of land-use characteristics on travel show clear differences according to the transport mode, more so than according to the purpose of travel. Moreover, the results showed that an increase in the level of variables associated with density does not always facilitate the use of non-motorized or public transit modes, nor does it always deter the use of personal motorized modes. The findings in this study are significant in a knowledge-sharing context, as they present the effects of land-use characteristics on the volume of traffic in high-density cities, using Seoul as a case study.

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“…All these new electric mobility resources are quick for urban journeys of up to 10 km, according to the German Federal Environmental Agency [29], [15]. A study performed in [30] shows that between 14% and 29% of car trips made in a Spanish city could be walked, or cycled (between 50% and 70%), and so they might also be done on LePTWs.…”

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“…• Solve the problem of the lack of parking at destinations [30]. The advantages of distributed refilling facilities provide the base for increasing the number of e-scooter users and for promoting the massive use of this new and sustainable form of transportation, and reducing the number of trips made in cars powered by internal combustion engines [40].…”

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Photovoltaic Electric Scooter Charger Dock for the Development of Sustainable Mobility in Urban Environments

2020

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Means and modes of transport in urban environments are changing. The emergence of new means of personal transport, such as e-scooters or e-bikes, combined with new concepts such as 'vehicle sharing' are changing urban transport. A greater social awareness of the harmful effects of polluting gases is leading to the adoption of new e-mobility solutions. A sustainable e-scooter recharging dock has been designed, built, and put into operation in a small town north of the city of Valencia (Spain). In the proposed novel solution, a stand-alone PV system is built for the free recharge of e-scooters using an original system that supports new sustainable means of transport. The design of the PV system considers the size limitations of the equipment, where a single PV module must generate the energy needed to recharge the e-scooters. A battery is used to store the energy and adjust power generation and consumption profiles. A commercial electronic converter adjusts the various electrical characteristics of generation, storage, and consumption. As a result of the system analysis, the surplus autonomy provided for the e-scooter recharging dock is calculated. Potential stakeholders in the use of the proposed system and their reasons for adopting this sustainable solution are identified. Experimental results of the first months of operation are included and these demonstrate the correct operation of the proposed system. INDEX TERMS E-scooter charger dock, photovoltaic energy, sustainable mobility, e-mobility solutions, stand-alone photovoltaic system.

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Potentially Replaceable Car Trips: Assessment of Potential Modal Change towards Active Transport Modes in Vitoria-Gasteiz

Cited by 13 publications

References 24 publications

Individual and geographic variations in the propensity to travel by active modes in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Individual and geographic variations in the propensity to travel by active modes in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Effects of Land-Use Characteristics on Transport Mode Choices by Purpose of Travel in Seoul, South Korea, Based on Spatial Regression Analysis

Photovoltaic Electric Scooter Charger Dock for the Development of Sustainable Mobility in Urban Environments

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