Strategic Thinking for Sustainability: A Review of 10 Strategies for Sustainable Mobility by Bus for Cities

Fernández-Sánchez, Gonzalo; Fernández-Heredia, Álvaro

doi:10.3390/su10114282

Cited by 20 publications

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“…Another suggestion to increase accessibility is to perform a viability study of offering the studied mobility services to medium and low-income areas, thus increasing the social impact of the initiatives. The proposed suggestions are in line with the strategies for sustainable mobility by bus reviewed by Fernández and Fernández [45], and also with the development of similar initiatives in Latin America.…”

Section: General Recommendations For Sustainable Mobility Initiativessupporting

confidence: 73%

Analysis of Sustainable Public Transportation and Mobility Recommendations for Montevideo and Parque Rodó Neighborhood

Hipogrosso

Nesmachnow

2020

Smart Cities

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This article presents an analysis and characterization of recent sustainable initiatives developed for the public transportation of Montevideo, Uruguay. In addition, specific analysis and recommendations are proposed for the Parque Rodó neighborhood, based on a survey performed to people that commute to/from that area. The analysis considers the main concepts from related works, evaluating relevant quantitative (coverage, accessibility, affordability, etc.) and qualitative (public finance, integration, comfort and pleasure, etc.) indicators. Three sustainable public transportation initiatives are studied: electric bus, public bicycles, and electric scooters. Results of the analysis for each transportation mode suggest that the first initiatives focus on specific sectors of the population and should be improved in order to extend their accessibility and affordability. In turn, coverage must also be expanded. Regarding the analysis of the Parque Rodó neighborhood, results indicate that people are willing to perform the modal shift to more sustainable transportation modes, but several improvements are needed to improve the quality of service. All these aspects are considered in the proposed guidelines for a sustainable mobility plan in the area and also for suggestions and recommendations formulated to develop and improve sustainable mobility in Montevideo.

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Section: General Recommendations For Sustainable Mobility Initiativessupporting

confidence: 73%

Analysis of Sustainable Public Transportation and Mobility Recommendations for Montevideo and Parque Rodó Neighborhood

Hipogrosso

Nesmachnow

2020

Smart Cities

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“…The result showed that it is significant to allocate appropriate slack time to provide effective flexible line service. Dijosephl et al [37][38][39] developed an optimization algorithm to search for the maximal-profits optimal solution by considering the public transport network and passenger demand, as well as optimized the regional public transport system and financially sustainable operation.…”

Section: Coordination and Optimization Of Rail And Public Transportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimizing Bus Line Based on Metro-Bus Integration

Wei

Long

et al. 2020

Sustainability

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Metros are usually built and added on the basis of a completed bus network in Chinese cities. After the metro construction, it is faced with the problem of how to adjust and optimize the original bus lines based on the new metro system. This research mainly proposes a bus line optimization method based on bus and metro integration. In the consideration of the geographical space, the cooperation and competition relationship between bus and metro lines is qualitatively introduced according to the geographical location and service range of metro (800 m radius) and bus (500 m radius) stations. The competition and cooperation indexe sare applied to define the co-opetition relationship between bus and metro lines. The bus line optimization model is constructed based on the co-opetition coefficient and Changsha Metro Line Number 2 is chosen as a case study to verify the optimization model. The results show that the positive competition, efficient cooperation, and travel efficiency between metro and bus has been significantly enhanced after optimization. Moreover, this paper provides a reasonable reference for public transport network planning and resource allocation.

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“…Some of the studies that take into account fuel efficiency, traffic congestion, taxes on coal, and improvements in public transport conclude that a mix of strategic measures for public transport is the best option towards a sustainable environment [11]. Thus, the performance in infrastructure (either through BRT or exclusive bus lanes), electric vehicles or those running with new sources of energy such as natural gas and its positive impact on the drastic reduction of NO x [12], the application of technology for service improvement [13] and user information or route optimization, international research, and development or service improvement are some of the most important strategies, which are developed in the bibliography [13].…”

Section: Practical Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Evolution towards a Sustainable Public Transport in the City of Madrid

Fernández-Sánchez¹,

Terrón²,

Fernández-Heredia³

2020

Sustainable Mobility

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This chapter is a vision of the path followed by EMT of Madrid, during 25 years, towards the sustainability, efficiency, and contribution to the air quality in the city, starting from a diesel fleet, until getting a fleet 100% of clean vehicles, mostly GNC, which is already a reality. It shows the evolution and the use, from the practical perspective of an operator, of all the technologies available at each moment (biodiesel, bioethanol, hydrogen, electricity, natural gas, hybridization, dualisation, start-stop, catalysis, etc.) in Madrid, in a fleet of more than 2000 buses, more than 200 lines, and more than 400 million passengers per year, which makes this case an international benchmark. In addition, EMT is currently at the end of the transition to gas vehicles (CNG) and the implementation of urban electric mobility from the double perspective of the mobile material and the associated infrastructure needed, an essential case study towards sustainable public transport.

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Strategic Thinking for Sustainability: A Review of 10 Strategies for Sustainable Mobility by Bus for Cities

Cited by 20 publications

References 26 publications

Analysis of Sustainable Public Transportation and Mobility Recommendations for Montevideo and Parque Rodó Neighborhood

Analysis of Sustainable Public Transportation and Mobility Recommendations for Montevideo and Parque Rodó Neighborhood

Optimizing Bus Line Based on Metro-Bus Integration

Evolution towards a Sustainable Public Transport in the City of Madrid

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