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{"title":"‘Talk the Walk’: The co-design of socially sustainable mobility solutions in informal settlements","authors":"Karen Lucas ,&nbsp;Winnie Mitullah ,&nbsp;Sharmin Nasrin ,&nbsp;Farzana Rahman ,&nbsp;Romanus Opiyo ,&nbsp;Emma Tsoneva","doi":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100112","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Walking is globally acknowledged as a primary form of active mobility for health promotion and social wellbeing, and for climate change mitigation. This paper offers alternative perspectives on walking within informal settlements based on collaborative participatory research with the residents of two low-income urban settlements in Dhaka, Bangladesh and Nairobi, Kenya. The methodology was designed to capture participants’ everyday mobility experiences and to explore how these affect their livelihoods and daily activities. It identifies that walking facilities within settlements and connections with the formal city are unanimously described as inadequate and unsafe by residents, with unpaved roads and footpaths, and temporarily built bridges. Footpaths obstructed by waste and inadequate drainage ditches intensify these poor walking environments during rainy seasons when flooding makes walking almost impossible. As such, walking is seen as the option of least choice by these walking-dependent communities, to be replaced by motorised travel wherever it can be afforded, which is a direct challenge to sustainable urban mobility objectives.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100852,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Mobility","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143734600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Uncovering distinct public transport user profiles and the factors influencing the users’ intentions","authors":"Willy Kriswardhana ,&nbsp;Karzan Ismael ,&nbsp;Szabolcs Duleba ,&nbsp;Domokos Esztergár-Kiss","doi":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100127","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100127","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Given the escalating environmental challenges, it is clear that the approach to the usage of public transport (PT) must be reconsidered. Loyal PT users help attract other travelers through positive recommendations, this drives interest in exploring the relationships between service quality, satisfaction, and loyalty. Although these relationships in the PT context have been studied, there have been limited efforts to explore the variability of their effects. Therefore, this research explores how service quality, satisfaction, involvement, and prior knowledge influence the behavioral intentions to use PT across various traveler groups. The hypotheses are tested by using multi-group analysis in the structural equation modeling framework, and three user profiles are revealed by applying the latent class cluster analysis. The results indicate that involvement strongly influences the behavioral intentions, while satisfaction impacts the intentions solely when involvement acts as a moderator. Class-specific results indicate that younger females living outside the city center put greater emphasis on service quality improvements for their satisfaction and involvement in PT services compared to males and older individuals residing in the city center. Low-income students living in the city center are more likely to use PT if they feel confident how to use the service. The results are relevant for PT operators and related stakeholders in maintaining travelers’ loyalty.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100852,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Mobility","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100127"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144146717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Too close for cycling comfort? Social and physical contributors to subjective cycling safety in the context of overtaking: Results from a mixed-methods study combining data from OpenBikeSensors, the SimRa app, and qualitative interviews","authors":"Jennifer Bosen,&nbsp;Annika Herberg,&nbsp;Carmella Pfaffenbach,&nbsp;Carmen Leicht-Scholten","doi":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100123","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100123","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cycling is a central component of the mobility transition towards a sustainable mobility culture. While existing research on cycling largely focuses on transport infrastructure, the influence of subjective safety as a key factor in the decision to cycle remains understudied.</div><div>This study contributes to the growing body of research on subjective safety in cycling, presenting findings from an explorative, mixed-methods, inter- and transdisciplinary examination of subjective safety in the context of overtaking of cyclists in Aachen, Germany. Ten participants (gender-balanced, non-disabled, white, German, with a mix of ages, household sizes, and care responsibilities), were equipped with OpenBikeSensors (OBS) and the SimRa (German acronym for ‘safety in bicycle traffic’) app to measure overtaking distances and track incidents such as near misses. The individual OBS and SimRa data maps were then used as prompts in problem-centred qualitative interviews, which were analysed following qualitative content analysis and contextualised with the OBS and SimRa data.</div><div>Results show that factors contributing to subjective cycling safety are highly individualised and multifaceted. Beyond physical vulnerability, subjective cycling safety includes factors of social vulnerability. The mitigation of factors contributing to subjective safety can be a route to cycling resilience and cycling agency. Planning for a cycling-friendly mobility culture requires addressing aspects related to transport equity and inclusion, particularly in relation to social vulnerability, in order to improve subjective cycling safety. Inter- and transdisciplinary collaborations, and mixed-method analyses, can generate scientific results to support and inform policy and practice, ultimately increasing the relevance of research results for sustainable transport planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100852,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Mobility","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100123"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144223532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Walking travel satisfaction – A comparison of three European cities","authors":"Katrin Lättman ,&nbsp;Janina Welsch ,&nbsp;Noriko Otsuka ,&nbsp;Anna-Lena van der Vlugt ,&nbsp;Jonas De Vos ,&nbsp;Edward Prichard","doi":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100109","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100109","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examined and compared walking satisfaction in three case study cities in Europe: Dortmund, Genoa, and Gothenburg as part of an EU project. By analyzing household survey data, we explored levels and determinants of walking satisfaction within and between the cities, using the Satisfaction with Travel Scale to measure walking satisfaction. The results show that levels of walking satisfaction differ between the cities, both overall and in terms of its sub-dimensions positive activation, deactivation and cognitive evaluation. This implies that different experiences are present when walking in different contexts. We also found that different factors influence walking satisfaction in different contexts. Accessibility and the social setting, in terms of walking in company or not, are important for walking satisfaction in all contexts. On city level, several differences in determinants were detected. These findings point at the importance of contextual settings in evaluations of walking satisfaction. In all three cities, we also found that walking satisfaction was significantly higher for trips which allow more flexibility, such as leisure or recreational walking, than for trips with a set destination. The findings expand the existing body of knowledge about determinants of walking satisfaction in different urban settings and provides vital insights for urban planning and policies determined to foster walking-friendly and satisfactory local urban environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100852,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Mobility","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100109"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143611058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The long road from urban experimentation to the transformation of urban planning practice: The case of tactical urbanism in the city of Barcelona","authors":"Franziska Schreiber","doi":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100100","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100100","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Managing the transition to sustainable urban mobility requires significant changes in planning and decision-making approaches. Urban (street) experiments, particularly Tactical Urbanism (TU), have emerged as promising tools for catalyzing these changes. However, despite their growing popularity, empirical studies of their long-term impacts are scarce. This paper examines the potential of TU to drive innovation in municipal planning practice, and the conditions that enable or hinder this. The study uses a longitudinal case study analysis with a mixed methods approach to reconstruct the use of TU and its impact on planning in Barcelona, Spain, between 2013 and 2023. The results show that while TU has brought about innovations and promoted changes in planning by fostering new ways of thinking, doing, and organizing among municipal planners, its impact on planning practices remains limited. The study suggests that political pressure on planners to avoid failure, bureaucratic hurdles, and the lack of (process) learning are among the main barriers to generating valuable lessons for planning and institutionalizing innovations. At the same time, the study highlights the critical role of avant-garde planners, the involvement of intermediaries, and the alignment between TU and the municipal agenda to increase the impact of TU. The research reveals important insights for planning practitioners and policy makers seeking to promote sustainable mobility transitions through TU. It also identifies directions for future research to further deepen the understanding of the complex dynamics that shape the innovation potential of TU for planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100852,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Mobility","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100100"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143094159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Transit and Bikeshare Connectivity in Detroit: New Insights on Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Factors Impacting Perceived Quality of Service","authors":"Anahita Zahertar,&nbsp;Steven Lavrenz","doi":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100120","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100120","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Active transportation systems are critical to equitable urban mobility, particularly in Detroit, where access to jobs, education, and healthcare remain uneven. This study evaluates user satisfaction with transit and bikeshare coverage across the Detroit Metropolitan Area through a survey of 1042 individuals, with 333 responses retained for analysis. Using fixed and random parameter ordered probit models, we find that lower-income and female respondents are significantly more likely to report inadequate service coverage. Perceived unfamiliarity with routes or station locations, as well as longer travel times, also contribute to dissatisfaction. Random parameter models reveal substantial heterogeneity in responses, underscoring the need for more nuanced, equity-focused planning. These findings offer data-driven insights to guide future investments in multimodal connectivity and active transportation infrastructure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100852,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Mobility","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100120"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143860259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identifying optimal locations for street experiments: A digital case study in Bologna","authors":"Corneel Casier ,&nbsp;Lennert Verhulst ,&nbsp;Giovanni Lanza ,&nbsp;Maria José Zúñiga Solórzano ,&nbsp;Ulrike Jehle ,&nbsp;Paola Pucci ,&nbsp;Benjamin Büttner ,&nbsp;Frank Witlox","doi":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100131","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100131","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines the integration of digital urban planning tools to identify optimal locations for street experiments, considering multiple parameters. A detailed case study in Bologna, Italy, demonstrates the effective use of three primary digital tools: (i) in-depth accessibility analysis, (ii) GIS walkability mapping, and (iii) comprehensive traffic forecasting. Together, these tools strategically identify optimal spots for transformative street experiments. The study outlines the methodology, highlighting specific parameters used to evaluate the urban landscape. This approach demonstrates how digital tools can revolutionize traditional urban planning, offering precise measurements and insightful visualizations of potential outcomes. The Bologna case study vividly illustrates the transformative power of digital technologies in creating pedestrian and cyclist-friendly environments and their crucial role in future urban development. By harnessing digital innovation, cities can achieve sustainable transformations that enhance residents' well-being and quality of life. Ultimately, this research emphasizes the pivotal role of digital innovation in driving sustainable urban development, fostering inclusivity, accessibility, liveability and overall urban vitality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100852,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Mobility","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100131"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144168851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predicting active travel durations in Tehran: A multilayer perceptron approach","authors":"Meysam Rezaei ,&nbsp;Ali Soltani ,&nbsp;Hamed Najafi Kashkooli","doi":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100126","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the impact of built environment factors (BEFs) on active travel (walking and cycling) habits in Tehran, Iran, aiming to reduce car dependency and promote sustainable urban transportation. Utilizing data from the Transport, Health, and Environment Survey (THES), the study employs Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) models to analyze how walkability, cyclability, destination accessibility, and land use density influence the duration and frequency of walking and cycling trips across different purposes: shopping, recreational, cultural, and work-related travel. Key findings reveal that walkability and destination accessibility significantly influence walking trip durations, while cyclability and land use density strongly impact cycling trip durations, particularly for retail and leisure activities. Sensitivity analysis demonstrates that even minor improvements (5–20 %) in perceived BEFs can lead to substantial increases in active travel durations. These findings underscore the critical role of urban planning in promoting sustainable transportation, emphasizing the need for policies that enhance walkability, cycling infrastructure, and accessible land use planning to encourage active travel and reduce car dependency in urban areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100852,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Mobility","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100126"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144146735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Strategic spatial planning in the implementation of mobility hubs","authors":"Kristina Trygg,&nbsp;Ida Grundel","doi":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A challenge for urban planning is the transition away from private car use towards other more sustainable transport modes, moving from urban policies and planning approaches to the implementation of sustainable mobility alternatives. This paper addresses how four Swedish municipalities are implementing new mobility solutions in transport infrastructure through the example of mobility hubs. The use of mobility hubs as a planning tool is a relatively new way of designing and combining different transportation modes, focusing on sharing options, e.g., bikes, e-scooters, car-sharing, etc., as well as public transport to reduce car dependency in cities (Czarnetzki &amp; Slek, 2022; Rongen et al., 2022). The aim of this paper is to explore how municipal planners use mobility hubs strategically to achieve sustainable mobility. Our empirical material is based on interviews and workshops with planners, as well as an analysis of policy documents in four Swedish municipalities (between 2020 and 2022). We use strategic spatial planning as a framework to examine and understand the planning processes around mobility hubs. Our results show that although the overall aim in all municipalities is to reduce car dependency, there are spatial differences in how and where the mobility hubs are located, designed, and defined. This will have consequences for whom they are developed, and how they can strengthen socio-spatial relations and mobility justice. There was also a lack of consensus on the definition of mobility hubs, both between and within the municipalities under study. As a result of the inconsistencies in the implementation of mobility hubs between the municipalities, the municipal planners are not convinced of the effectiveness and appropriateness of the ways mobility hubs are currently being implemented.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100852,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Mobility","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100105"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143094157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experiment unlearned: Unpacking leadership and learning of key actors in a Hong Kong street experiment","authors":"Kristen J. Zhao ,&nbsp;Robin A. Chang ,&nbsp;Guibo Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2024.100091","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.urbmob.2024.100091","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Street experiments are implemented worldwide, yet they have not achieved notable transformative change in Hong Kong despite numerous initiatives. This study explores the reasons for their limited impact through a case study of the Healthy Street Lab 2.0, a street experiment organised by a civil society group. This initiative involved collaboration between the government and civil society, using a co-creative design approach. Although well-resourced, the experiment did not achieve its goals, with most design prototypes eventually discontinued. Through interviews and surveys, we collected insights from key stakeholders (<em>n</em> = 13) regarding their motivations, challenges, and reflections and participants for their feedback (<em>n</em> = 14). Our analysis reveals how the dynamics of low willingness to learn and the capacity to lead among key actors led to a reduced vision, scope, and design, ultimately missing initial objectives. We underscore the role of power differentials and institutional barriers in this process. We conclude by offering reflection points for stakeholders to consider in future experiments. This study contributes to understanding learning and leadership dynamics in the evolving literature on the transformative potential of street experiments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100852,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Urban Mobility","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100091"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143094160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}