Shaping the Equitable Future of Urban Living: Exploring Well-Being and New Mobility in Low-Carbon Cities

Dear Colleagues,

Rapid urbanization around the globe has brought unprecedented challenges and opportunities to modern cities. As urban areas continue to grow, the transportation sector remains the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, making it the cornerstone of creating low-carbon cities. Meanwhile, quality of life in urban areas is also impacted by equitable access to transportation solutions. Therefore, it becomes critical to create cities where residents can thrive, both physically and mentally, through equitable access to sustainable transportation solutions such as alternative fuel vehicles, public transit, and pedestrian-/cyclist-friendly infrastructures.

The aim of this Special Issue is to explore how low-carbon cities can align sustainable mobility strategies with the broader goals of enhancing well-being in an equitable way. By addressing research topics such as how transportation planning affects subjective well-being or how to achieve equity when deploying transportation infrastructures, articles in this Special Issue should aim to provide actionable insights for researchers, urban planners, and policymakers.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Adoption and impact of alternative fuel vehicles (e.g., electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cell vehicles);
• Active transportation Infrastructures (e.g., transit lines, sidewalks, and bike lanes); 
• Equitable access to sustainable transportation options;
• Physical and mental health outcomes of active transportation;
• Deployment of alternative fuel vehicle infrastructures (e.g. EV charging, hydrogen fueling);
• Community engagement in designing inclusive and accessible transportation systems;
• New metrics and methodologies in evaluating the impacts of new mobility;
• Environmental impacts of alternative fuel vehicles and active transportation;
• Travel behavior changes related to alternative fuel vehicles and active transportation;
• Land use and the built environment in promoting active travel.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Xinyi Wu
Dr. Chia-Yuan Yu
Guest Editors

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• transportation equity
• urban emissions reduction
• alternative fuel vehicle
• active travel
• urban subjective well-being
• travel behaviors
• built environment
• urban infrastructure