Moving Towards Sustainable Transport in Urban Environments

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue, “Moving Towards Sustainable Transport in Urban Environments”, aims to explore and address the multifaceted challenges and opportunities associated with transforming urban transportation systems into more sustainable models for the future.

The primary focus is on innovative strategies, technological advancements, policy frameworks, and behavioral approaches promoting environmentally friendly, efficient, and equitable urban mobility. It aims to integrate sustainable transportation modes such as public transit, cycling, walking, and electric vehicles. It also utilizes a co-modal approach alongside mobility solutions and urban planning initiatives to facilitate the sustainable development of urban environments.

The scope covers a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Public Transit Promotion: Encouraging the use of both rail and road-based modes to reduce dependency on private cars, thus minimizing traffic congestion and emissions. To this end, streetcars and mass rapid transit can also reshape our cities by fostering connections among urban areas, train stations, and even port regions.
• Technological advancements: Utilizing innovations like electric vehicles, intelligent traffic management systems, and data analytics to enhance transportation networks.
• Environmental sustainability: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air and noise pollution associated with urban transport. Promote clean energy sources, such as electric vehicles and renewable fuels.
• Social sustainability: Making transit systems accessible and affordable to all population segments, including marginalized communities.
• Behavioral change: Promoting awareness and encouraging sustainable travel habits.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to support knowledge sharing, inspire innovative solutions, and inform readers about best practices and emerging trends. Its goal is to facilitate a transition toward urban transportation systems that are environmentally sustainable, socially inclusive, economically viable, and resilient, ultimately contributing to healthier and more livable cities for both present and future generations.

While the existing literature addresses numerous aspects of sustainable transport, this Special Issue will specifically focus on multifaceted problems, such as integrating new technologies, innovative policy approaches, and the social dimensions of mobility. More precisely, as urban environments evolve rapidly, particularly in light of technological advancements and local administration policy shifts, this Special Issue will encompass recent case studies, data, and trends, thus updating the existing body of research and making it more pertinent to current and future challenges. This approach enhances the understanding of sustainable urban transportation. Moreover, this Special Issue can combine insights from the fields of urban planning, environmental science, policy studies, behavioral sciences, and technology, fostering a multidisciplinary perspective that enriches and broadens the existing knowledge base.

Dr. Cristiana Piccioni
Prof. Dr. Stefano Ricci
Dr. Elena Cocuzza
Guest Editors

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• urban transit
• mobility in cities
• co-modality
• sustainability
• metropolitan areas