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Transportation and Public Health: Pathways, Challenges, and Innovations

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 934

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Interests: built environment and health; mental and cognitive health among older adults; application of agent-based modeling in public health

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Dear Colleagues,

Transportation impacts public health through multiple pathways. Active travel, such as walking and cycling, promotes physical activity and an active lifestyle, reducing risks of obesity and other chronic diseases. Traffic-related air pollution harms respiratory and cardiovascular health. Safe and efficient transport is critical for meeting basic needs, including access to healthcare services, while inadequate daily transport can lead to social isolation, and worsening mental and cognitive health. The impact of transportation on public health varies significantly across different population groups, with vulnerable groups such as older adults, individuals with lower socioeconomic status and minorities often facing greater challenges. Recently, technology advancements and emerging travel modes, such as autonomous vehicles and shared mobility services, are reshaping the relationship between transportation and health. This Special Issue, invites research articles to explore these relationships. We welcome innovative research, practical interventions and policy solutions that address current the challenges, with the hope to offer fresh insights, evidence-based practices and interdisciplinary perspectives to inform and inspire future advancements in this area.

Dr. Yong Yang
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Keywords

  • transportation
  • active travel
  • public transit
  • autonomous vehicles
  • built environment
  • public health
  • health impact
  • health equity

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Trends in and Risk Factors for Bicycle-Related Mortality in an Ageing Cycling-Centric Country: Analysis of Japanese Administrative Data
by Sayo Tanaka, Keiki Shimizu and Stuart Gilmour
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22(3), 322; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22030322 - 21 Feb 2025
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Japan has the most ageing population in the world with a high population of bicycle users, and the percentage of older cyclists continues to grow as the population ages. At the same time, the proportion of bicycle-related collisions is increasing. The aim of [...] Read more.
Japan has the most ageing population in the world with a high population of bicycle users, and the percentage of older cyclists continues to grow as the population ages. At the same time, the proportion of bicycle-related collisions is increasing. The aim of this study is to analyse trends and risk factors for bicycle injuries and deaths in Japan in order to suggest preventive measures, using data from vital statistics and the National Police Agency to calculate incidence rate ratios (IRR), age-standardised mortality rates, and annual percent changes, by ten-year-interval age groups. Data from the Japan Trauma Data Bank was analysed for demographic information about injuries. The risk of casualties was high in the younger generation and lower in the older population. However, the risk of mortality increased rapidly with age, with people over 70 years old facing more than 10 times the risk of younger age groups (IRR = 12.62). Casualty and mortality rates were declining in all age groups until the year 2020 (range: −9.77% to −4.95%, −8.61% to −1.07%, respectively). However, lethality of bicycle collisions showed no significant reduction. Current methods have not been effective in reducing bicycle-related lethality in Japan, especially for the older population, and should be improved to ensure that bicycle transportation is safe for all road users. Full article
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