ABSTRACT Space is one of the most valuable assets in urban environments. Currently, many cities devote a significant amount of space to private, less sustainable modes of transport. Several attempts have been made to recover urban space for other purposes, e.g. pedestrians, low-speed residential areas, public modes of transport, or bike lanes. In this paper, we propose a new analytical methodology that quantifies the amount of space that cars and buses consume, assuming they both run on dedicated lanes. Compared to previous approaches, the proposed methodology provides a more precise assignment of the space, as it only accounts for the minimal space needed. Numerical results demonstrate how both modes compare for cities with different sizes, demands, and bus capacities. Finally, we show how the proposed methodology is used to find the critical parameters that ensure that the bus system is spatially more efficient than the car mode.

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汽车和公共汽车的城市空间消耗：一种分析方法

摘要 空间是城市环境中最宝贵的资产之一。目前，许多城市将大量空间用于私人的、不太可持续的交通方式。为了其他目的，例如行人、低速住宅区、公共交通方式或自行车道，已经进行了多次尝试来恢复城市空间。在本文中，我们提出了一种新的分析方法，可以量化汽车和公共汽车消耗的空间量，假设它们都在专用车道上行驶。与以前的方法相比，所提出的方法提供了更精确的空间分配，因为它只考虑了所需的最小空间。数值结果展示了两种模式如何在不同规模、需求和公交容量的城市中进行比较。最后，