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School route safety perceptions of primary school children and their parents: Effects of transportation mode and infrastructure 小学生及其家长对上学路线安全的看法：交通方式和基础设施的影响

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International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2024.2350992

Rul von Stülpnagel , Nils Riach , Rafael Hologa , Jessica Kees , Stefan Gössling

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Role of maternal non-transport pro-environmental behaviors in adolescents’ travel-to-school mode choices 母亲的非交通亲环境行为在青少年上学旅行方式选择中的作用

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International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2024.2353219

Jinpeng Li , David Philip McArthur , Jinhyun Hong , Mark Livingston

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A new soft clustering method for traffic prediction in bike-sharing systems 用于共享单车系统流量预测的新型软聚类法

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International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2024.2356141

Kyoungok Kim

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Retaining the transportation benefits of COVID-19 induced work from home: Understanding the role of worker productivity 保留 COVID-19 引发的在家工作的交通优势：了解工人生产率的作用

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International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2024.2317754

Natalia Barbour , Mohamed Abdel-Aty , Fred Mannering

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The impact of bicycle theft on ridership behavior 自行车失窃对骑车行为的影响

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International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2024.2350946

Achituv Cohen , Trisalyn Nelson , Moreno Zanotto , Dillon T. Fitch-Polse , Lizzy Schattle , Seth Herr , Meghan Winters

{"title":"The impact of bicycle theft on ridership behavior","authors":"Achituv Cohen , Trisalyn Nelson , Moreno Zanotto , Dillon T. Fitch-Polse , Lizzy Schattle , Seth Herr , Meghan Winters","doi":"10.1080/15568318.2024.2350946","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15568318.2024.2350946","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cities worldwide are promoting bicycling as a sustainable mode of transportation. However, bicycle theft remains a significant deterrent for potential riders, and also influences the behaviors of existing cyclists. Understanding the impact of theft on bicycling behaviors provides a foundation for developing strategies to address the negative impacts of bicycle theft. Our goal is to characterize if and how bicycle theft changes individual bicycling behavior. We gathered responses from 1821 individuals in a survey focused on bicycle theft in North America. We employed bivariate analysis and binary logistic regression models to explore the relationships between demographic factors, bicycle attributes, and pre-theft behavior to explain post-theft bicycling behavior. The results show that 45% of survey respondents reduced or ceased bicycling post-theft, while 6% increased their bicycling. Additionally, 40% transitioned from bicycling to unsustainable modes of transportation for their post-theft trips. Also, 69% of people eventually replaced their stolen bicycles, of which 46% selected models of equal/higher value. Pre-theft bicycling activity emerged as the most influential factor on ridership behavior after a bicycle theft, with occasional riders experiencing the most negative impact, compared to frequent riders, who remained committed to bicycling. Recovery of the stolen bicycles, e-bicycle usage, number of bicycles owned, and income levels were also predictors of future bicycling patterns. The insights from this research can inform targeted interventions for populations most at risk to reduce the negative impact of bicycle theft, such as secure parking for new and low-income bicyclists.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47824,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Transportation","volume":"18 5","pages":"Pages 453-463"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140980682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Explainable artificial intelligence for decarbonization: Alternative fuel vehicle adoption in disadvantaged communities 可解释的人工智能促进去碳化：贫困社区采用替代燃料汽车

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International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2024.2311813

A. Latif Patwary , Asad J. Khattak

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Effects of regional freight structure and energy intensity on CO2 emission of transport—a case study in Yangtze River Delta 区域货运结构和能源强度对交通运输二氧化碳排放的影响--以长江三角洲地区为例

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International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2023.2299918

Chuanzhong Yin , Chenjiahui Wang , Qing Wang , Ying-en Ge

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Do low-income households walk and cycle to reduce their transport costs? Insights from the 2017 U.S. National Household Travel Survey 低收入家庭是否通过步行和骑自行车来降低交通成本？来自 2017 年美国全国家庭出行调查的启示

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International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2024.2338724

Subid Ghimire , Eleni Bardaka

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Life cycle thinking-based analysis of diesel and electric-powered buses for Canadian transit systems 基于生命周期思维的加拿大公交系统柴油和电动公交车分析

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International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2024.2343727

Bhuwan Paudel , Kasun Hewage , Sandun Wannniarachchi , Piyaruwan Perera , Gyan Chhipi-Shrestha , Rehan Sadiq

{"title":"Life cycle thinking-based analysis of diesel and electric-powered buses for Canadian transit systems","authors":"Bhuwan Paudel , Kasun Hewage , Sandun Wannniarachchi , Piyaruwan Perera , Gyan Chhipi-Shrestha , Rehan Sadiq","doi":"10.1080/15568318.2024.2343727","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15568318.2024.2343727","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Increasing greenhouse gas emissions from the conventional fleet of diesel buses has made Canadian transit agencies explore low-emission alternative fuels. Despite electric buses showing great potential to reduce emissions during their operational phase, the transformation from diesel buses to electric buses would require in-depth analysis pertaining to their economic and social implications. Published literature highlights the importance of developing a comprehensive framework that considers multiple decision parameters over a life cycle perspective for analyzing different fuel options to replace the existing fleet of diesel buses. This paper assesses the triple-bottom-line sustainability of diesel and electric buses in different regions of Canada. Moreover, a framework is proposed to incorporate multiple decision criteria (life cycle environmental, economic, and social impacts) over different perspectives to make the best decisions for transitioning the diesel bus fleet. The results showed that the environmental performance of electric buses highly depended on the electricity grid mix. Despite diesel buses having a low cost of production compared to electric buses, most provinces showed a low life cycle operational cost for electric buses. Electric buses’ life cycle social impacts are high during their production stage, whereas diesel buses have the highest social impacts during their operational phase. Overall, electric buses have a high sustainability performance in all provinces and territories in Canada except Nunavut. The proposed framework and findings can aid policymakers and planners in implementing electric buses for public transit systems in Canada and beyond.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47824,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Transportation","volume":"18 5","pages":"Pages 437-452"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141040431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Factors influencing bikeshare service and usage in a rural college town: A case study of Montgomery County, VA 影响乡村大学城自行车共享服务和使用的因素：弗吉尼亚州蒙哥马利县案例研究

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International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2023.2295865

Cat Woodson , Huthaifa I. Ashqar , Mohammed Almannaa , Mohammed Elhenawy , Ralph Buehler

{"title":"Factors influencing bikeshare service and usage in a rural college town: A case study of Montgomery County, VA","authors":"Cat Woodson , Huthaifa I. Ashqar , Mohammed Almannaa , Mohammed Elhenawy , Ralph Buehler","doi":"10.1080/15568318.2023.2295865","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15568318.2023.2295865","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>While much of the bikeshare boom has centered around larger cities, smaller, lower-density, and even some rural communities have also implemented bikeshare systems successfully. Using a bikeshare dataset of more than 14,000 trips that cover the period from July 2018 to December 2021 for both pedal and e-bikes, this paper describes the structure and performance of ROAM NRV, a bikeshare system in Montgomery County, Virginia—which is home to Virginia Tech university and has many areas classified as rural. The paper presents bikeshare users’ travel behaviors and usage trends (including during the COVID-19 pandemic). Moreover, compares the usage of the system’s pedal bicycles to electric bicycles (e-bikes) that were introduced in 2021. Findings indicated that residents of Blacksburg and Christiansburg regularly use and benefit from bikeshare much like their urban counterparts do. Ridership was noted to likely be more common among university affiliates with trips more likely to start/end on or around campus due to the number of stations located within campus grounds. Trail usage was also high among bikeshare users due to the extensive trail network within and between the towns. As rural bikeshare users tend to travel greater distances and encounter more varying terrains throughout their commutes, considering e-bikes instead of pedal bike systems should increase the utilization of such mobility systems in rural areas. When electric assist bicycles were first introduced to the system, initially replacing some and then all former pedal bicycles, utilization increased significantly compared to pedal bike usage.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47824,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Sustainable Transportation","volume":"18 4","pages":"Pages 291-300"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139451013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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