Findings: January 2025
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Top Viewed Articles in Findings
r5r: Rapid Realistic Routing on Multimodal Transport Networks with R5 in R
Cumulative versus Gravity-based Accessibility Measures: Which One to Use?
Super Speeders: Mining Speed-Camera Data to Analyze Extreme Recidivism in New York City
Latest Articles
Perceptions of Flooding Risk and Water Resilience in the Southernmost City in California
Adriana Rios, Hassan Davani, and Megan Welsh Carroll
This study of perceptions of rain water harvesting highlights strong support for these practices and the need for accessible information and resources to ensure broad participation in climate resilience.
The Behavioral Impact of Free Public Transport in Stavanger, Norway
Fredrik Alexander Gregersen, Petter Christiansen, Nils Fearnley, Knut Liland Hartveit, Andreas Kokkvoll Tveit
We find an increase in the number of boardings on buses in Stavanger compared to the rest of the county (Rogaland) after the introduction of free public transit.
Xiao Shi, Lawrence D. Frank, Linda L. Hill, David Strogatz
This study, using GPS tracking data from 1,200 US older adults, finds urban seniors exhibit more frequent unsafe driving behaviors, influenced by neighborhood environment and resulting driving patterns.
Lars Even Egner, Hanne Beate Sundfør, Aslak Fyhri
In a quasi-replication of research suggesting bike behaviour affecting bike attitudes and vice versa, we confirm a bidirectional effect, but find different strengths of the relationships.
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The Negative Impact of Parking Lots on Walkability
Isla Leadbetter, Angel Emmanuel Hernandez Cruz, Léa Ravensbergen, Anastasia Soukhov
Parking lots in Hamilton, Canada, negatively – and substantially - impact walkability at care destination. This points to the important, and under considered, role they play in urban walkability.
Gender, Weather, and Time of Day: Active Travel Observations in Greater Sydney
Yuting Zhang, Jingyi Shao, John D. Nelson, Jennifer L. Kent, Sotiris Vardoulakis
Using observational data from three dedicated walking and cycling paths, the study finds no significant difference on how weather and time of day influence active travel behaviours by gender.
Scooting around the Margins: Testing Scooter Parking Design Pilots
Anne Brown, Calvin Thigpen, Nicholas J Klein
Corral design elements are unlikely to have much effect on micromobility parking, especially when compared to mandatory parking requirements.
Metropolitan Planning Organizations’ Uses of and Needs for Big Data
Ekin Ugurel, Xinhua Wu, Ryan Wang, Brian H. Y. Lee, Cynthia Chen
Planners are exploring big data's potential to improve mobility insights, but adoption remains limited. _Transparency_, _regulation_, and _legitimacy_ are key factors, with many focusing on a narrow range of applications.
Luna Hoopes, Alana Wilson
We demonstrate a method for quantifying disparities in electric vehicle ownership between single-family and multifamily housing residents, thus highlighting opportunities to close the gap.
Accessibility Effects of a new Metro Line
Erik Bjørnson Lunke, Torstein S. Throndsen
A new metro line proposed for Oslo contributes to relatively modest accessibility gains for all income groups; the increase is largest among the richest households.
A Review of Activity-based Disaggregate Travel Demand Models
Negar Rezvany, Marija Kukic, Michel Bierlaire
The importance of incorporating multi-person and multi-period contexts from synthetic populations into activity-based travel demand models to more accurately represent travel behavior is highlighted.
Sid Rayaprolu, Mohan M Venigalla
This paper introduces an algorithm to estimate e-scooter trips using GBFS data, validated in Fairfax, VA, and scalable to larger cities, providing valuable insights into urban micromobility trends.
The Uneven Geography of Access to Live Performances of Western Classical Music in the United States
Will Jones, Junghwan Kim
This study evaluates accessibility to live performances of Western classical music across 3,109 U.S. counties. It analyzes 100 popular concertos and symphonies to reveal socio-spatial disparities.
Ria Bhargava, Ruolin Zhang, Eleftheria Kontou
Electric vehicle charging stations in Chicago are surrounded by dining, shopping, and tourism land uses that can be afforded by most income groups, but overwelmingly placed in majority white neighborhoods.
AI-Driven Feedback Systems Reduce Sidewalk Riding on Shared E-Scooters
Mohammad Mehdi Oshanreh, Daniel Malarkey, Don MacKenzie
This research explores how AI-based interventions may limit e-scooter sidewalk riding and increase compliance with traffic laws. Feedback-equipped scooters spent 22% less time and 20% less distance on sidewalks.
Predicting Response Rates Once Again
Daniel Heimgartner, Kay W Axhausen
We extend and formalize the methodology to predict response rates for a survey instrument based on ex ante response burden. Without incentives, the level effect of recruitment quickly vanishes.
Assessing the Impact of Distance Modelling Approaches on Active Travel Predictions
Laya Hossein Rashidi, Jennifer (L.) Kent, Emily Moylan
Piecewise approaches to handling distance in active travel choice model outperform the more common linear, categorical, and quadratic approaches
Modeling the Feasibility of Fueling CNG Heavy-Duty Trucks in Toronto, Canada
Amal Ghamrawi, Hanna Maoh
Location-allocation modeling suggests 88% of overnight fueling demand for Toronto area trucks can be met by mobile trailers distributing CNG from one centralized hub to trucks' home-based yards.
City Centre Car Parking Provision in Liverpool
Alexander Nurse
This paper inventories parking provision in the city centre of Liverpool, identifying 34,585 parking spaces.
Cargo Bike Sharing in Urban Areas: A Comparative Perspective on Different Types of Operators
Michael Bissel
Different types of cargo bike sharing operators can similarly contribute to car substitution while complementing each other in terms of user demographics and trip purposes.
Chia-Yuan Yu, Biyuan Wang
Neighborhood walkability increases older adults' walking visits to third places, revealing positive effects on physical health, mental well-being, sense of belonging, and community connections.
Community Choice Electricity Aggregation and Solar Adoption: Evidence From Illinois
Hugh Bartling, Madeleine Monkman
This article examines the relationship between community choice aggregation referendums and small distributed solar installations and energy generation in the US state of Illinois.
Equity Requirements in US Micromobility Programs Are on the Rise
Anne Brown, Caroline DeBruine, Alex Staben, Amanda Howell
Equity requirements, including discount rides and adaptive vehicles are increasingly included in shared micromobility programs in the US, and 70% of programs now incorporate at least one equity requirement.
Do Users Prefer Particular Public Bus Transport Operators in Bhopal, India?
Mausmi Hajela, Binayak Choudhury
Operational coexistence of a particular public bus transport operator with dedicated ridership is largely unexplored. This preferential difference using travel behaviour attributes are described in this paper.
Graham DeLeon, Jamey M. B. Volker, Susie Pike, Bailey Affolter
Research indicates that transit-oriented developments (TOD) and streamlining provisions, including California’s Senate Bill (SB) 375, can lead to gentrification. This study illustrates that SB 375’s impact varies.
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