Governments worldwide have made a significant financial commitment to combat increasing traffic congestion and ageing transport networks over the next decade. However, large-scale transport projects are often late, over-budget, and below quality, making it difficult to future-proof assets and accommodate unanticipated changes. Evidence indicates that the traditional procurement model for large-scale

The Indian automobile industry is growing rapidly; however, it is predominantly served by internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs). The ICEVs are the primary source of urban pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The alarming levels of urban pollution are putting enormous pressure on the Indian automobile industry to switch from ICEVs to zero emission vehicles such as electric vehicles (EVs)

The Japanese government has introduced a subsidy program called the “Eco-car program” between 2009 and 2012. In this study, we apply a nested logit model to micro-level data on vehicle selection from the National Survey of Family Income and Expenditure in order to identify the types of households that switched from conventional gasoline vehicles to hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) using this subsidy

On the premise of transport inequality, urban mobility and the production of pedestrian space, this research explores pedestrians (im)mobility in Maputo, Mozambique's capital city, as a means of unravelling deeper-rooted issues of societal inequality. Borrowing from the Right to the City (RTTC), walking is repositioned as a potential ‘equalising mode’, reflecting on the social, physical and individual

Port capacity investments are large, irreversible and uncertain projects, involving different decision variables to be optimised. In order to optimise the timing and size of such projects, the literature has indicated that real options (RO) are better suited than the more traditional net present value (NPV) approach. The models are very theoretical and difficult to implement in practice. The objective

Nowadays, local authorities are not completely aware of the advantages of city logistics measures, as they usually do not have a quantitative estimation of their related benefits. One of the most popular city logistics schemes is probably the Urban Consolidation Centre, which aims to reduce the number of freight movements in urban areas through consolidation of goods and optimisation of deliveries

We examine the spillover effects of infrastructure on economic growth after controlling institutions and regional integration. We develop an augmented endogenous growth model to test the complementarity between proximate factors and infrastructure to explain regional growth dynamics. We build a multidimensional infrastructure index, capturing quantitative and qualitative dimensions using the Alkire-Foster

Despite the plethora of studies examining the cost performance of transport projects, we still do not fully understand why they exceed their agreed price for construction. A lack of an in-depth exploration of context has contributed to this lack of understanding. In this paper, we seek to provide a context as to why the construction costs of transport projects experience increases from their contract

In this study, a binomial random effect model was developed to understand in what factors would most encourage commuters to consider using an alternative work-tour(s) in which the walking time was more. Effects of eight measures were compared to “improving the quality of the sidewalks”. A survey of 445 commuters in the city of Rasht, Iran was used. Results showed that making part of the path to/from

The paper investigates the cost competitiveness of electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) with respect to their petrol and diesel counterparts. We develop a detailed total cost of ownership (TCO) model incorporating all relevant costs with special attention to account for variations in engine efficiency between urban and sub-urban trips and by seasons of the year. The model generates two metrics:

In this paper we apply elements of multilayer network theory to the airline industry and study route entry into the U.S. domestic market. We find that airlines tend to follow the market leader and enter a route already served by the incumbent. Moreover, using multilayer network variables, our analysis confirms that entry is more likely when the airline operates other routes at the two endpoints of

This study investigates airport pricing and capacity investment when passengers face schedule and congestion delays. Two countries' airports are served by each country's home carrier. Airports choose their charges on a per-flight and/or per-passenger basis. Given the general observation that carriers that compete on parallel international routes often form codeshare alliances to increase the schedule

An Urban Consolidation Center is a city logistics solution that contributes to reducing the negative effects of transportation activities in urban areas, but few projects have been implemented fully and financial sustainability is commonly mentioned as a constraint to their implementation. The objective of this research is two-fold: to present a methodology to include socio-environmental impact monetization

The provision of public goods plays a key role in the survival of leaders in democracies. Assuming that mass rail transport shares many of the characteristics of public goods, we claim that the public provision of railway services is more beneficial for political leaders in democracies than private provision. To estimate the effect of the type of provision of railway services on leader survival, we

By 2050, there will be at least nine billion people in the world to be fed, and two-thirds of them will live in cities. A before-after assessment of an urban horticulture scenario is presented to address the negative impacts of goods distribution within cities. A baseline scenario for the current food system is compared with the proposed one, adapted to local production and consumption through a case

The paper provides a theoretical framework on demand for cableway system, business profitability and competitiveness between mountain areas, including novel elements such as on-line customer satisfaction. Through an in-depth literature review, three important theoretical constructs and core determinants have been identified and further validated by a Structural Equation Model (SEM) using continuous

We estimate the economic effects of a reallocation of passenger traffic from congested Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ontario International Airport (ONT). We find that the relative market shares of the two airports are a function of time and distance, relative fares, and absolute frequencies. Given increasing congestion and population growth patterns, there appears to be potential for expanded

Climate change is one of the most challenging problems for the world, which leads researchers to study on the decrease of its impact to the environment at several disciplines. One of the most adverse effects on environment can be observed in transportation area. Hence, in this paper, the impact of bridge maintenance on the environment is inquired in the bridge maintenance prioritization perspective

The possible impact of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems on land values remains the source of an interesting debate. Using a matching method known as Coarsened Exact Matching (CEM) in combination with detailed cross-sectional cadastral data, this study assesses the effects of Bogotá’s BRT infrastructure on residential land value, as well as effect heterogeneity according to socioeconomic characteristics

This paper extends the existing bottleneck model with ridesharing by considering commuters' parking competition. Each driver prefers to park closer and walk shorter to the workplace. We present a new equilibrium model by involving ridesharing and parking behaviour. The equilibrium solution implies that the parking density and parking price can significantly influence commuters’ ridesharing choices

Commercial Vehicles crossing the international land port of entries (LPOEs) go through multiple screenings/stops contributing to the long queues at the congested border crossings. Although delay measurement has become precise, there is still a lack of predictive performance measures for stakeholders’ meaningful use. Instantaneous performance measures are after-the-fact with limited use for most stakeholders

The paper investigates the choice of the transport mode to access the city center of Trieste, Italy. We have collected revealed and stated choice data and attitudinal data in order to investigate the mode of transport used before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. We studied the main choice determinants jointly with respondents’ psychological attitudes using an integrated choice/latent variable modelling

This study explores factors contributing to the uneven success of past expansions of dock-based public bikesharing systems, in which middle- and - higher-income neighborhoods have tended to benefit considerably more than poorer neighborhoods. After a review of the differing performance of the three phases of expansion by Chicago's Divvy bikeshare system, this study uses multivariate adaptive regression

Rail-Road Combined Transport (CT) is a well-known issue for freight mobility: it is generally considered as a valid solution to reduce externalities without curbing mobility, but it often lacks adequate infrastructures and has high costs for operators. Hence, in most cases road continues to be the preferred solution. This condition is valid especially in the Alps, due to its morphological and infrastructural

Sustainable urban transport and active travel policies have the potential to positively and negatively impact health. They are critical to building healthy cities since they impact health determinants such as physical activity, air quality, noise, road safety, green spaces, social interaction and access to healthcare services. Such impacts translate into measurable health outcomes inherent to life

We examine the rivalry of strategic groups of formerly regulated carriers and low-cost entrants. Profit effects stemming from strategic interactions at the group level and resulting in product differentiation are considered. A conjectural variations model, addressing a critique by Corts, is used to test the hypothesis that group-level effects stemming from product differentiation lead to asymmetric

Spain has the world's second longest network of high speed rail lines built and in service. High-Speed Rail (HSR) is usually presented as a sustainable means of transport with huge potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption. The majority of studies carried out on this mode of transport have focused on analysing and estimating these savings in terms of network operation

Car oriented urban areas are characterised by pedestrian-vehicle collisions. The aim of this paper is to examine such collisions between 2004 and 2018 and determine the characteristics of accident and injury risk for pedestrians in Malta. First, we investigated the relationship between the variables (age, gender, month, day, time, district, injury, and category) to establish the accident characteristics

We introduce eleven orientations underpinning the rhetoric for promoting (or impeding) sustainable travel behavior. These orientations are: convenience, status, health, privacy, safety-security, economic, environmental, impact, justice-equity, geographical, and problem-solution. Using a novel and systematic method, we perform the study in three stages. First, using online media as data source, we apply

Estimating true treatment effects in the presence of selection bias is a common problem in program evaluation, but it is uncommon to quantify the share of a total apparent effect that is “true”. We identify multiple methods for doing so, in the context of isolating the true causa