Special Issue "Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Systems"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Ardeshir Faghri
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty at University of Delaware, Newark, United States
Interests: infrastructure systems; sustainability; transportation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

For thousands of years, transportation has been viewed solely as a means of human/cargo mobility. However, in the 21st century, the effects of transportation are being felt on all aspects of human life. Countries all over the world are paying more attention to the safety and the environmental toll that transportation systems take on their societies. Many transportation projects are not funded unless they are tied to economic improvements and jobs creation. Energy consumption of the transportation sector and its social, political, and economic impacts are on the news on an almost daily basis. Finally, the correlation between transportation and human health (physical and psychological) is being studied more and more by researchers.

In this Special Issue of the journal of Sustainability, papers are sought encompassing a wide range of topics covering the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of the transportation and infrastructure systems. Topics of Interest include (but are not limited to) planning, designing, constructing, controlling, operating, maintaining, and managing multimodal transportation and infrastructure systems. Transportation modes include all surface, air, and water modes and cover both passenger and freight mobility. The specific list of topics includes:

Transportation safety and security

Climate change

Energy

Finance and economy

Physical and psychological health

Environmental justice

Transportation equity

Complete streets and complete communities

Micromobility policies and regulations

Prof. Ardeshir Faghri
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • climate change
  • energy
  • finance and economyl physical and psychological health
  • environmental justice
  • transportation equity

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A GIS-CA Model for Planning Bikeways upon the Footpath Network
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 8926; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13168926 - 10 Aug 2021
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This study proposes a geographic information system (GIS)-based cellular automata (CA) model, which is designed for planning bikeways upon existing footpath networks within an urban area. The CA model was developed based on a GIS platform as a visual interface whereby spatiotemporal characteristics [...] Read more.
This study proposes a geographic information system (GIS)-based cellular automata (CA) model, which is designed for planning bikeways upon existing footpath networks within an urban area. The CA model was developed based on a GIS platform as a visual interface whereby spatiotemporal characteristics and spatial processing can be combined in a highly effective way. The host value of each CA cell is conditioned upon four indicator variables, namely cycling demand level, land-use nature, social value, and traffic safety. This model gives traffic planners a quick and intuitive framework to develop cycling facilities under limited land resources. A model prototype has been developed in a common desktop GIS and applied to a mid-sized rapidly developing area in Singapore. Full article
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Bike Share Equity for Underrepresented Groups: Analyzing Barriers to System Usage in Baltimore, Maryland
Sustainability 2020, 12(18), 7600; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187600 - 15 Sep 2020
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Bike share systems are a standard feature of the urban mobility ecosystem but they have received criticism for serving a narrow demographic band of residents and visitors while underrepresenting others. This analysis employed Chi-square and multivariate linear regression analyses to understand effect sizes [...] Read more.
Bike share systems are a standard feature of the urban mobility ecosystem but they have received criticism for serving a narrow demographic band of residents and visitors while underrepresenting others. This analysis employed Chi-square and multivariate linear regression analyses to understand effect sizes associated with how various demographic groups in Baltimore, MD perceive barriers to utilizing the city’s new Baltimore Bike Share (BBS) system. The analysis revealed that people of color, Hispanics, the less-educated, females, low income earners, and the unemployed are underrepresented in system membership. Regression analysis of non-user survey data suggested that nonwhite individuals are associated with a moderate increase in perceiving BBS to be challenging when riding with children or cargo. Being female is associated with concerns about system use, the ability to ride comfortably, maintaining personal hygiene, being a victim of crime or harassment, and an overall lack of interest in biking in Baltimore. Identifying as having low income or less education was not observed to be associated with any of the barrier conditions examined in this study. These findings can be leveraged to develop programs and policies to improve participation rates within underrepresented groups and enhance system equity. Full article
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