Micro-Mobility for Sustainable Urban Transportation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 1403
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vehicle dynamics; micro-mobility; dynamics of damped structures and vibration control using magneto-rheological fluid damping technology; structural dynamics and vibrations; flywheel energy storage systems; virtual prototyping and simulation of complex mechanical systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Micro-mobility is an emerging term for short-distance transportation using small, compact, lightweight, and usually single-person mobility devices. In recent years, environmentally friendly and sustainable transportation has been a global focus for cities to reduce carbon emissions, congestion, and noise pollution and improve the quality of life. However, providing seamless connectivity and affordable accessibility is a challenge known as the ‘First and Last mile problem’ in transportation. Battery-powered micro-mobility devices such as e-bikes, e-scooters, and electric mopeds are becoming increasingly popular and regarded as a promising solution to the first- and last-mile problem; thus, micromobility is considered a key component for sustainable urban transportation. However, the rising popularity of micromobility devices has also brought forth several new safety challenges, such as an alarming rate of accidents, injuries, and conflicts with pedestrians. These safety issues are barriers to micro-mobility acceptance by city planners and policymakers as a sustainable means of urban transportation.
The primary issue is that micro-mobility devices share the same space as other modes of transportation, either on the sidewalk and cycling path with pedestrians and cyclists or on the road with other motor vehicles. Such mixed modes of transportation need to be approached with caution, especially when the speed differential between modes is significantly different. Currently, no journals or Special Issues are dedicated to micro-mobility.
This Special Issue aims to understand how the new class of micro-mobility devices can safely co-exist with other modes of transportation such as walking, cycling, or motor vehicles for seamless and affordable sustainable urban transportation. The proposed Special Issue will focus on the three aspects of micro-mobility safety, namely: (i) vehicle design, (ii) user behavior and legislation, and (iii) infrastructure and the interaction between these three aspects. The scope of the Special Issue will include (but is not limited to):
- Micro-mobility accident and injury statistics;
- Micro-mobility user behavior;
- Observational and survey studies on micro-mobility;
- Innovative design for safe micro-mobility devices;
- Micro-mobility infrastructure design;
- Accident simulation and injury mechanism involving micro-mobility;
- Policy studies on micro-mobility;
- Sustainable infrastructure for co-modality.
The issue will provide a better understanding of the current scenarios on the use of micro-mobility devices; statistics related to the potential conflicts, accidents, and injuries involving micromobility devices; innovative designs to improve the safety of mobility devices; and ideas for better infrastructure design and planning. Therefore, the Special Issue will help researchers and concerned authorities make effective policies and legislation and design future infrastructures to safely accommodate micro-mobility with other modes of transportation for sustainable urban transportation.
Dr. Fook Fah Yap
Dr. Milan Paudel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable urban mobility
- green mobility
- micro-mobility
- active mobility
- co-modality transport
- first and last-mile transportation
- zero-emission vehicles
- e-cargo bikes for urban logistics
- e-bikes
- e-scooters
- micro-mobility accidents and injuries
- micro-mobility user behavior
- sustainable infrastructure for co-modality
