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{"title":"Tailoring bus rapid transit to the complex realities of African Cities: Critical issues and public policy planning approaches","authors":"Emmanuel Theodore Asimeng,&nbsp;Franco Jauregui-Fung","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101351","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101351","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Paratransit services in African cities, characterised by reckless driving, unscheduled operations, ageing and small vehicles, tax avoidance, lack of social protection, and irregular worker earnings, account for a significant share of daily trips. To address these challenges, some cities have turned to bus rapid transit (BRT) systems as a more affordable and efficient public transit solution. While 191 cities globally have implemented BRT, only six are in Africa. These African BRT implementations have often been fraught with difficulties, including delays, cost overruns, and operational challenges, while several projects have failed to materialise despite significant public investment. This raises a critical question: why is BRT adoption limited in African cities, despite rapid urbanisation and the inadequacies of paratransit systems? In response to this question, this paper examines three public policy planning concepts commonly applied to BRT projects: rationalist, disjointed incremental, and step-by-step, evaluating their effectiveness and limitations in the African context. Based on this analysis, we propose an approach that aligns more closely with African cities’ unique socioeconomic and transport dynamics. Additionally, we provide strategies for addressing key implementation challenges, such as integrating BRT with existing transport systems, managing stakeholder resistance, and ensuring financial and institutional sustainability. Grounded in a comprehensive review of three BRT case studies and public policy frameworks, this paper offers actionable recommendations to strengthen BRT as a viable solution to urban transport challenges in African cities. We recommend adopting a step-by-step approach that emphasises institutional and legislative restructuring, management of competing transit modes, stepwise implementation of BRT components, and innovative infrastructure funding strategies to ensure the new service’s successful implementation, operation and sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 101351"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143238137","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":"No more flying blind: Leveraging weather forecasting for clear-cut risk-based decisions","authors":"Manuel Lombardi ,&nbsp;David Sladek ,&nbsp;Francesco Simone ,&nbsp;Riccardo Patriarca","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101349","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101349","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) have experienced a notable surge in applications, particularly with the increasing deployment of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles in urban environments, which are more flexible in comparison to traditional aircraft. Nevertheless, the advantages of using VTOLs come with an increase in operational risks, too. Although there are approaches to support the fulfillment of safety objectives for VTOL operations, none of them specifically consider the type of weather information needed to guide decision-making successfully. Having detailed weather forecasts within operational areas can help avoid unwanted outcomes while assuring safe operations and mission success. On this basis, this paper proposes an innovative methodology to support decision-making in VTOLs missions, emphasizing the importance of weather forecasting practices. The decision support methodology presented in this study involves four phases, which consider different timespans (i.e., from more than two weeks before up to two hours before the mission), eventually assessing dedicated feasibility indexes. A case study is proposed to show how the methodology could be implemented into a decision support system with the objective of guiding VTOL decision makers in identifying the most suitable vehicle to ensure successful operations in various contexts from innovative air mobility solutions towards industrial inspection practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 101349"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143238138","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":"Examining university students’ preferences toward MaaS aspects","authors":"Willy Kriswardhana ,&nbsp;Domokos Esztergár-Kiss","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101348","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101348","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The main idea of Mobility as a Service, called MaaS, is to integrate various transport modes and services into one application. Although numerous studies investigate MaaS, there is only few research available on user preferences toward specific aspects. Therefore, current study presents a framework of variables associated with the aspects of MaaS from university students’ perspectives. The method of structural equation modeling is performed to reveal some connections between aspects of MaaS, socio-demographics, and attitudinal latent variables, where the users are clustered based on demographic factors and preferences. The relationship between the clusters is revealed by using multinomial logistic regression, and the preferences toward the MaaS aspects are clustered traditional and advanced aspects. The results show that employed students and persons having high incomes are more attracted to use MaaS, while female students are more inclined to pay for the trip by using ticket machines and cash. The relationship between the clusters indicates that male students coming from higher-income households show a higher interest in advanced aspects compared to low-income female students. This research can support planners and operators in the field of transportation in terms of providing more personalized design of MaaS applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 101348"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143140942","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":"Regulatory, technical, and safety considerations for UAV-based inspection in chemical process plants: A systematic review of current practice and future directions","authors":"Sairul Safie,&nbsp;Raudhah Khairil","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101343","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101343","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chemical process plants require frequent inspection to ensure operational safety and prevent equipment failure. In recent years, the use of UAVs for inspecting chemical process plants has gained significant attention due to their ability to provide more efficient, cost-effective, and safer inspection services. This review article provides a comprehensive analysis of the current practice and future directions of UAV-based inspection in chemical process plants, with a focus on the regulatory, technical, and safety considerations. The review searched for studies on UAV standards in chemical process plants using multiple databases and specific keywords. Two stages of search were conducted, including a full-text review, and inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to select relevant studies published in English between 2013 and 2023. Data on UAV standards were extracted, including benefits, limitations, national as well as international standards, challenges, and opportunities. A narrative synthesis approach was used to summarize the findings of the studies in a descriptive manner. The implications of this review are significant, as they provide a comprehensive understanding of the benefits and limitations of using UAVs for inspection in chemical process plants. The review highlights the need for continued research and development in this area to address technical and safety challenges and to facilitate wider adoption of UAV-based inspection technologies in chemical process plants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"30 ","pages":"Article 101343"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143140898","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":"Investigating the involvement of public transport authorities in MaaS developments","authors":"Ibrahim Mubiru","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101337","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101337","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, a novel mobility concept that is known as <em>Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)</em> has emerged in several metropolitan regions. MaaS is presently conceived as a decisive concept in shaping how mobility services are accessed by the users. The relevance of this mobility concept is depicted with various leverages, ranging from offering seamless mobility networks to providing sustainable mobility environments. However, what is still lacking in scholarly research is to scrutinise the level of involvement of public transport authorities in MaaS developments. Therefore, this study investigates the role of these authorities in MaaS plans in three German metropolitan areas namely Berlin, Hamburg, and the Ruhr region <em>(Ruhrgebiet)</em>. The investigation is conducted through unfolding relevant literature by employing the thematic analysis method. The findings demonstrate that public transport authorities from the investigated case study areas have displayed visible efforts in integrating public transport forms (e.g., trains, trams and buses) with micro-mobility forms (e.g., bike-sharing) and car-sharing services. But contrarily, there are still challenges in incorporating the use of shared rides (e.g., ride-sharing and ride-sourcing) in their MaaS schemes, and thus, an integrative framework among public transport authorities, private mobility providers and policymakers has been proposed to smoothen the MaaS development process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"29 ","pages":"Article 101337"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143100391","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":"Developing a strategic framework for airline destination selection: A multi-criteria decision-making approach applied to Turkish airlines","authors":"Filiz Mizrak ,&nbsp;Kagan Cenk Mizrak ,&nbsp;Gonca Reyhan Akkartal","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101322","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101322","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The purpose of this study is to develop a comprehensive decision-making framework that airlines can use to strategically select new destinations, demonstrated here with a case application for Turkish Airlines. Addressing the complexities of route expansion, the study integrates the Entropy weighting method with the 2-Tuple Linguistic T-Spherical Fuzzy Decision by Opinion Score Method (2TLTS-FDOSM) to evaluate potential destinations across critical criteria, including market demand, economic impact, and regulatory environment. Data were collected from industry reports, expert evaluations, and publicly available aviation metrics to support a thorough and adaptable analysis. Findings from the Turkish Airlines case reveal San Antonio, TX (SAT), Portland, OR (PDX), and Nashville, TN (BNA) as top-ranked destinations, each offering distinct economic and operational benefits. This study contributes to aviation management literature by presenting a versatile, data-driven framework that can guide route selection for carriers in competitive markets. The framework’s ability to balance quantitative and qualitative insights underscores its potential for broader application in network planning, promoting sustainable growth within the aviation industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"29 ","pages":"Article 101322"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143100698","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":"ANTi-JAM solutions for smart roads: Ant-inspired traffic flow rules under CAVs environment","authors":"Marco Guerrieri ,&nbsp;Nicola Pugno","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101331","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101331","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The behaviour of ants has inspired various scientific disciplines due to their ability to solve even complex problems. During their movement, ants generate trail networks that share many characteristics with vehicular traffic on highways. This research aims to estimate the values of traffic flow variables (mean speed, density, and flow) in ant trails without intersections or branches that could alter the dynamics of each ant. A case study in an outdoor environment was analyzed. The macroscopic traffic flow variables of interest were estimated using the deep learning method and the YOLO detection algorithm. The results show that ants adopt specific traffic strategies (platoon formation, quasi-constant speed and no overtaking maneuvers) that help avoid jam phenomena, even at high density. Emerging technologies, including smart roads, communication systems, and Cooperative and Automated Vehicles (CAVs), allow us to speculate on the use of traffic control systems inspired by ant behaviour to avoid the risk of congestion even at high traffic volumes, as demonstrated by the preliminary results of this research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"29 ","pages":"Article 101331"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143100734","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":"A data envelopment analysis approach for evaluating high-speed freight transportation efficiency","authors":"Paulo Chenrrim,&nbsp;Susana Relvas","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101338","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2025.101338","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rail transport has a high potential for the development of countries and their economies and is aligned with the policies associated with the energy transition. This study addresses the need for support tools to assess the potential of rail freight transport on high-speed lines. Our motivation stems from the fact that this is still an under-explored topic and the importance it can have for the efficiency of the transport and logistics systems. The methodology in this article is based on the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) through the BCC (Banker, Charnes, and Cooper) model and VRS (Variable Returns Scale) approach with an input orientation and the global Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) to assess the efficiency of the freight transport option on high-speed networks, with the aim of contributing to more informed decision-making.</div><div>The proposed methodology was applied to the Portuguese context. We found that increasing train speed can increase the overall efficiency score of the Decision-Making Units (DMUs) by 21 percentage points compared to a scenario without this input, thus boosting the technical efficiency of freight railway companies. This result, while cautious, highlights the importance of considering various inputs to optimise the performance of these companies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"29 ","pages":"Article 101338"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143156060","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":"Which impacts matter for pavement management decisions? Quantifying social sustainability based on a capability approach","authors":"Jessica Boakye,&nbsp;Egemen Okte","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2024.101312","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2024.101312","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study addresses the need to evaluate the social sustainability of pavement management decisions, particularly during the use and maintenance stages. While Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) are well-established for assessing environmental and economic impacts, Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) remains understudied for pavements, especially within the context of pavement management. This research introduces a methodology using the Capability Approach to quantify social impacts, emphasizing their importance, relevance, and influenceability. The resulting framework provides a working list of key social impacts such as fatalities, bodily health, mobility, comfort, environmental emissions, financial impact, and equity. These impacts are particularly relevant during the use and maintenance stages of pavement life cycle, where management decisions directly affect road users and surrounding communities. A case study illustrates the application of this framework, analyzing pavement conditions and their social impacts on communities. This study offers a structured approach for integrating social sustainability into pavement management decisions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"29 ","pages":"Article 101312"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143157032","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":"Dispatches from the field: Takeaways from the UNESCO-IOC global tsunami symposium","authors":"Karl Kim,&nbsp;Louise K. Comfort,&nbsp;Nicole Boothman-Shepard,&nbsp;Andrew Duncan","doi":"10.1016/j.trip.2024.101303","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trip.2024.101303","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36621,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives","volume":"29 ","pages":"Article 101303"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143155712","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}