Sustainable Mobility and Public Transportation Innovations
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 735
Special Issue Editor
Interests: intelligent transportation systems (ITS); transportation electrification; dynamic traffic assignment; dynamic OD estimation; traffic operations; transport network modeling; public transport systems planning and operations
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue considers sustainable mobility and public transportation with special emphasis on the innovative applications of smart systems. The topics considered in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to: sustainable transportation systems, traffic safety, autonomous vehicles for private and public transportation, clean and green transportation, smart and connected mobility, electrification of public transportation systems, mobility as a service, public transportation passenger services, transit oriented developments, active mobility, first and last mile connectivity, shared mobility, transportation systems accessibility and public transportation social and policy dimensions. Papers considered for this Special Issue are expected to be based on original research that provides a deep understanding of the sustainable mobility and public transportation systems. The submitted papers will be subject to a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of the research results, developments and applications.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Sustainable mobility
- Sustainability measures in urban mobility
- Shared mobility concepts
- Shared mobility infrastructure
- Smart and low-carbon transportation alternatives
- Autonomous vehicles effects on sustainable mobility
- The use of AI to enhance transportation systems efficiency
- Active mobility within urban areas
- Intelligent systems for public transportation
- Public transportation operations and management
- Public transportation systems integration
- First and last mile connectivity
- Multimodal public transportation systems
- Green and sustainable public transport practices
- AI techniques applications in public transportation scheduling
- Traffic safety models
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Akmal Abdelfatah
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- sustainable mobility
- transportation electrification
- shared mobility
- public transportation
- traffic safety
- transit oriented developments
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