Numerous transport innovations promise to improve how people and goods move, while simultaneously decreasing the externalities that transport imposes on society. Public institutions offer large amounts of funding to make these concepts become reality. Yet fragmented and partial insights into technology development impede the efficient allocation of funds and may slow down innovation. This study contributes

Cost reductions and technological advancements are priming autonomous, electric, and shared vehicles for rapid growth, which may improve safety and mobility, but may also increase vehicle-miles traveled (VMT). This study seeks to improve upon existing fleet evolution work, by simulating the adoption of autonomous, electric, and shared vehicles in a single fleet evolution simulation, calibrated with

Transport planners and decision-makers require reliable appraisal tools to assess the value of potential development proposals in terms of societal and economic benefits. The well-known cost benefit analysis approach as a commonly used appraisal tool imposes limitations in holistically quantifying the consequences associated with projects across different markets in the economy. The computable general

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected the supply chain all over. A major challenge for the supply chain (SC) is to address this disruption risk and bring sustainability to SC. The objective of this paper is to identify the stakeholders' requirements and critical success factors (CSFs) for the sustainability initiative in SC during this pandemic situation. Three potential stakeholders'

This paper investigates tourists' preferences in Rome (Italy) with respect to their “last mile” transport walking experience. Stated preference experiments and discrete choice models are used to estimate tourists' preferences for alternative walking paths configurations, taking into account path characteristics and conditions (e.g. public services presence, interference with other modes of transport

This paper studies the combination of tolls that maximises equality in an interurban network with a toll highway and a free parallel single road which could be tolled as well. Equality is defined by a novel indicator which reflexes earlier equality definitions; it measures the proportion of travellers’ willingness to pay not consumed by the monetary transport costs with respect to their willingness

Transportation infrastructure projects take numerous years of planning before they are scheduled for construction. Prioritization of such projects over a multi-period planning horizon (under a limited budget) is a difficult task, as it is usually formulated as a bilevel network design problem (NDP). Although multi-period network investment is studied in the literature, its application by public agencies

Despite the huge growth in online purchases, e-grocery (i.e. ordering grocery online) was still limited in scope in Italy so far. More recently, its growth has been substantial and 2020 witnessed a huge increase due to COVID-19-related mobility restrictions. In principle, e-grocery could reduce the number of shopping trips, yet an exponential increase in shipping and deliveries could have a negative

This study focuses on the importance of factors that both strongly impact logistics requirements and influence the final consumer decision for online grocery shopping. A stated preference survey was performed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, using the following attributes: lead time, order fill rate and delivery-service price. Age and gender of interviewees were also considered in this decision-making process

Supply Chain Management (SCM), by way of one of the critical issues in the managerial aspect, plays a significant role in tackling humanitarian problems and difficulties. Due to some limitations (e.g., production capacity and storage capacity) and desires (e.g., cost reduction and rising revenues), supply chain managers always seek the best response to the amount and type of communication between different

Although the value-of-time and willingness-to-pay are critical measures in a broad range of public transport policy and planning applications, they cannot be measured directly. The purpose of the present research is the estimation of these measures in Thessaloniki, where a pilot mobility scheme inspired by the concept of sharing economy is implemented. The pilot focuses on reducing the commuting trips

In order to give empirically based policy advice on public transport (PT) competitiveness, we have studied revealed mode choice for commuting trips. This has been done by combining data on mode choice from the Norwegian National Travel Survey (NTS) with evidence-based, as opposed to static level-of-service data, trip characteristics extracted from Google Maps’ travel planner. This combination enables

Transportation Network Design Problem (TNDP) includes making the right choices possible when deciding a collection of design criteria to develop a current transportation network in response to rising traffic demand. Traffic congestion, higher maintenance and fuel prices, delays, accidents, and air emissions stem from the general rise in flow volume. Because of the NP-hard nature of this problem, a

In 2017, the newly installed Dutch government announced in its coalition agreement to introduce a distance-based heavy goods vehicle charge, similar to the charges levied in other European countries. To study the possible transport impacts, we applied available models and methods in preparation for the introduction of this truck charge in the Netherlands in 2023, in order to present decision information

The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic forced Central and Local Governments to introduce a set of policy measures aimed at restraining the contagion among people. These interventions resulted in actions that put a brake on the production system and at the same time on the growth of aggregate demand. The economic impact is far-reaching, with direct, indirect and induced effects mainly related to the interconnection

Small businesses are more susceptible to cash flow problems created by the COVID-19 pandemic putting them in jeopardy of survival. This research utilized a case study methodology that focused on small businesses in the trucking industry to assess the impact of this pandemic on the supply chain. Power imbalances can occur in the supply chain when certain parties act opportunistically. These imbalances

This article identifies which effects contribute to the carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) intensity in the transport sector in the period 2008–2018, in EU 27 European countries. The technique of Complete Decomposition was applied to calculate six effects: (i) CO2 emissions, compared to the consumption of fossil fuels (Effect CF); (ii) consumption of fossil fuels compared to electricity (Effect FE); (iii)

Emerging technologies are changing our preferences for transportation solutions, which focus on service efficiency, safety, and sustainability. Mobility as a service (MaaS) is a user-oriented transportation solution that integrates both public and private operators into the same platform. The implementation of MaaS aims to simplify users’ booking procedures and increase the usability of various kinds

Connected and Automated Mobility will disrupt the road transport sector which has remained substantially unchanged since the vehicle became mass produced in the first half of the twentieth century. Given the central role of mobility for our society and economy, the implications of a transformation in the transport sector will not be limited to transport but will regard many other aspects of our society

In this paper, we investigate the performance of a bus lane that is (de)activated under specific road traffic and public transport conditions. More specific, the VISSIM microscopic simulation software along with VisVAP and EnViVer add-on modules were employed to represent the operation of a bus lane with intermittent use by cars in a highly congested arterial. We modelled various scenarios to determine

In this study we analyze the impact of road network extensions on economic development for a panel of industries in a set of Brazilian states observed over the period 2005–2015. We identify the effects of extending the road network using a differences-in-differences research design, where each industry exposure to road network depends on its reliance on transport services. Our main results suggest

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

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

Mobility plays a crucial role in wellbeing and quality of life. It enables access to services and resources necessary for economic and cultural development and is essential for social inclusion. Peer-to-peer carsharing (P2PCS) represents an effective solution with respect to the sustainability goals indicated by the European New Green Deal and in light of the accessibility objectives of the National

Managed lanes are expected to reduce congestion and, potentially, vehicle emissions. Usually, planning agencies select lane management strategies first and foremost to improve regional mobility. Furthermore, transportation projects are regulated by the Clean Air Act towards the overall regional emission levels and project-level (or corridor-level) pollutant concentrations. The present study aimed to

The paper has two main goals: to draw a summary picture of the progress made towards transport decarbonisation in Europe, and to identify future developments concerning the 2020–2030 decade. The analysis is based on the 4th and 5th reports prepared by the Member States under the obligation Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) and on the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) for the 2020–2030

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