Cost-benefit analysis of road-underground co-modality strategies for sustainable city logistics

IF 7.3 1区工程技术 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.trd.2024.104585

Qing Liu , Wanjie Hu , Jianjun Dong , Kai Yang , Rui Ren , Zhilong Chen

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Abstract

New-type urbanization necessitates smart, green, and efficient logistics systems to meet growing mobility demand. This paper explores the road-underground co-modality for urban freight transport (RUM4UFT) as a solution to urban traffic challenges, which includes three modal split strategies: mixed-use metro lines, metro freight-passenger integration, and purpose-built underground corridors. A monetized cost-benefit analysis (CBA) model is developed to evaluate the major costs of RUM4UFT and the accompanied benefits in transportation, ecological, and logistics economics from the perspectives of the public sectors and logistics service providers. Taking the Beijing Municipal Administrative Center as a case study, the CBA model demonstrates the advantages of RUM4UFT in promoting social and environmental sustainability, with the purpose-built underground corridor offering the highest long-term investment value. The findings provide valuable insights for advancing city logistics performance through underground transport initiatives.

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Transportation Research Part D-transport and Environment 工程技术-运输科技

CiteScore

14.40

自引率

9.20%

发文量

314

审稿时长

39 days

期刊介绍： Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment focuses on original research exploring the environmental impacts of transportation, policy responses to these impacts, and their implications for transportation system design, planning, and management. The journal comprehensively covers the interaction between transportation and the environment, ranging from local effects on specific geographical areas to global implications such as natural resource depletion and atmospheric pollution. We welcome research papers across all transportation modes, including maritime, air, and land transportation, assessing their environmental impacts broadly. Papers addressing both mobile aspects and transportation infrastructure are considered. The journal prioritizes empirical findings and policy responses of regulatory, planning, technical, or fiscal nature. Articles are policy-driven, accessible, and applicable to readers from diverse disciplines, emphasizing relevance and practicality. We encourage interdisciplinary submissions and welcome contributions from economically developing and advanced countries alike, reflecting our international orientation.