Special Issue "Impact of COVID-19 on Pedestrian Behavior, Road Safety and Sustainable Transportation"

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Sara Moridpour
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Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne 3001, Australia
Interests: driving behavior modelling and analysis; transport infrastructure maintenance planning and management; road freight management; transport network modelling and simulation; traffic safety studies
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Prof. Dr. Richard Tay
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Guest Editor
Department of Supply Chain and Logistics, RMIT University, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia
Interests: telecommute; commute choices; transport planning; transport economics; transport policy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted different aspects of life, including transport. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the emphasis has shifted from moving passengers to operating the transportation system in order to ensure that the freight system performs well and key essential workers can travel. This sudden change impacted the sources of revenue for transport operators. Meanwhile, transport organizations are required to plan to ensure that the transportation systems are ready to provide service after the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns. COVID-19 has direct and indirect impacts on travel behavior, transport demand, and choice of transport mode.

This Special Issue will highlight the impact of COVID-19 on different aspects of transport during COVID-19 and in post-COVID-19 times. We welcome papers on:

  • Travel behavior among different age groups and for different trip purposes;
  • Mobility challenges for users of different transport modes;
  • Mobility preferences (mode and route choice);
  • Demand prediction for different transport modes;
  • Traffic congestion and road safety challenges;
  • Active transport and accessibility attitudes;
  • Mode sharing and different users of transport systems;
  • Application of smart technologies;
  • Challenges in transport systems (e.g., transport infrastructure; transport operation);
  • Transport policies and transport economy.

Dr. Sara Moridpour
Prof. Dr. Richard Tay
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • pedestrians
  • cyclists
  • vulnerable road users
  • traffic safety
  • active transport
  • travel behavior
  • transport mode choice
  • road and rail transport
  • air transport
  • marine transport
  • sustainable transport systems

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Active Travel Mode Choice in Bangladesh: A Study from the Perspective of Sustainability and New Normal Situation
Sustainability 2021, 13(12), 6975; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126975 - 21 Jun 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused incredible impacts on people’s travel behavior. Recent studies suggest that while the demand for public transport has decreased due to passengers’ inability to maintain physical distance inside this mode, the demand for private automobile and active transport modes [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused incredible impacts on people’s travel behavior. Recent studies suggest that while the demand for public transport has decreased due to passengers’ inability to maintain physical distance inside this mode, the demand for private automobile and active transport modes (walking and cycling) has increased during the pandemic. Policymakers should take this opportunity given by the pandemic and encourage people to use active transport more in the new normal situation to achieve sustainable transportation outcomes. This study explores the expected change in active transport mode usage in the new normal situation in Bangladesh based on the data from a questionnaire survey. The study finds that 56% and 45% of the respondents were expected to increase travel by walking and cycling, respectively, during the new normal situation. On the other hand, 19% of the respondents were expected to do the opposite. The study further identifies the factors influencing the expected change in travel by active transport modes during the new normal situation by developing multinomial logistic regression models. Finally, this study proposes policies to increase active transport use beyond the pandemic and ensure sustainable mobility for city dwellers and their well-being. Full article
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