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{"title":"Navigating pollution: The impact of transportation modes on air and noise quality in Chattogram City, Bangladesh","authors":"Md. Mehedi Hasan Masum ,&nbsp;Md. Bashirul Islam ,&nbsp;Md. Arif Hossen ,&nbsp;Hrithik Nath ,&nbsp;Asiful Hoque","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102112","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>In-vehicle air and noise pollution pose a significant environmental challenge, particularly affecting daily commuters. This study evaluates real-time exposure to traffic-related air pollutants across different transport modes in Chattogram City, considering environmental parameters and noise levels to understand the in-vehicle environment.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of eight traffic routes and eight transportation modes-three with open environments (rickshaw, motorcycle, and boat) and five with confined environments (train, car, CNG, minibus, and bus) were studied both during day and evening hours. Six air pollutants (PM_2.5, PM₁₀, CO, CO₂, TVOC, and HCHO) and two environmental parameters (temperature and humidity) inside the vehicles alongside noise levels were measured.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The findings revealed that air pollution was more severe in the evening, with open-environment vehicles exhibiting higher particulate matter levels compared to confined ones. The mean concentrations of PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ were found to exceed allowable limits in several modes, particularly the maximum in rickshaws and minibuses. The CO levels surpassed the Bangladesh standard limit across all modes, while CO₂ remained within an acceptable range but varied significantly based on transport modes. In contrast, TVOC levels were erratic, often exceeding permissible limits, whereas HCHO levels were within acceptable limits. Noise levels also exceeded allowable limits in all modes except waterways. Daytime humidity was high, while the temperature remained normal. The study reveals a significant correlation between particulate matter, gaseous pollutants, and climate factors. Major pollution sources were supposed to be due to pollution from construction sites, vehicle emissions, and industrial activities.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>These findings underscore the urgent need for effective vehicular pollution management strategies in Chattogram City to mitigate health risks associated with air and noise pollution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 102112"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144314228","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}

{"title":"Missing the bus: Impacts of loss of bus services on the wellbeing of older adults","authors":"Luke Robertshaw ,&nbsp;Barbara Hanratty ,&nbsp;Charles Musselwhite ,&nbsp;Jennifer Liddle","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102104","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102104","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>For many people, buses play a crucial role in connecting them with friends and family, and to opportunities such as employment, education, retail, leisure, and healthcare.</div><div>During autumn 2023 sections of the North East region of England endured seven weeks without usual bus services due to industrial action. This study explores the impact of the loss of bus services on older adults living in the borough of Gateshead.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Qualitative interviews with 15 older adults (aged 50–82 years) living in Gateshead explored their experiences of loss of bus services. Analysis of interview transcripts used an inductive approach to develop themes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Four main themes were identified: a shrinking world, striking at the heart of life, an unequal impact, and buses as a lifeline. The loss of bus services meant people could not reach their usual range of destinations, travelled less often, and felt a sense of entrapment in their homes. They missed healthcare appointments, social interactions, and were restricted to more localised services. People experienced a loss of freedom, independence, and control over their lives. The impacts fell disproportionately on people with existing social or economic disadvantages.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Older people described harmful consequences for their physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Impacts were unequally distributed and exacerbated underlying inequalities. Buses play a vital role in supporting health and wellbeing, enabling independence, and addressing inequalities. This research adds evidence for transport policymakers to support the social wellbeing case for improving public transport.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 102104"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144306825","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}

{"title":"How do bike-sharing usage patterns evolve before and after the pandemic? Evidence from the city of chicago","authors":"Xuelu Li,&nbsp;Xinyu Liu,&nbsp;Xiaowen Qiu","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102106","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered travel behaviors, leading to notable evolutions in bike-sharing usage patterns. With limited explorations of post-pandemic patterns in existing literature, this study addresses two questions: (1) What are the spatiotemporal features of bike-sharing ridership before and after the COVID-19 pandemic? (2) What factors influenced bike-sharing travel behaviors during these periods? To answer the first question, we analyze bike-sharing trip data in Chicago from 2018 to 2023 (spanning pre-, during, and post-pandemic), to provide descriptive analysis of the overall, temporal, and spatial shifts in bike-sharing usage. For the second question, by integrating bike-sharing trip data with socio-demographics, land use, bike-sharing docks, and COVID-19 cases at the block group level, we employ Gradient Boosting Decision Tree (GBDT) models combined with SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to quantify the importance of these factors, along with their nuanced effects across samples. Findings reveal that, firstly, post-pandemic bike-sharing patterns grew on weekday evenings and weekend afternoons, and bike-sharing docks and bike-sharing usage were expanded to the surrounding neighborhoods. Secondly, White/Asian proportion, labor force, income and commercial land at the census block group level are critical influencing factors on bike-sharing usage, among which the number of docks is the most influential one. Notably, thresholds for the key factors are observed across the three periods, below which the positive and negative effects on bike-sharing usage vary among samples. Once exceeding the thresholds their impacts are commonly positive, which indicates the scale effects of these factors. The positive impacts of these factors on bike-sharing usage increased post-pandemic compared to those pre- and during-pandemic. These findings together demonstrate increased commercial and recreational use of bike-sharing and identify frequent bike-sharing user groups including the White and Asian populations in Chicago, which provide empirical evidence for bike-sharing facility planning and service operations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 102106"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144290595","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}

{"title":"Walkability evaluation and optimization based on pedestrian and environment interaction: an agent-based modeling approach","authors":"Donghui Dai,&nbsp;Rui Zhang,&nbsp;Yaowu Wang,&nbsp;Ruining Long","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102107","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102107","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>On one hand, this study proposes an evaluation framework for walkability in residential neighborhood based on interactions between pedestrians and the environment in four dimensions, and applies it to the measurement of walking activities on real streets using agent-based modelling (ABM). On the other hand, we designed multiple scenarios with different combinations of measures, and calculated their street evaluation index to determine the optimal optimization scheme.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study employed a mixed-methods fieldwork approach, collecting data from 13 streets in Shenzhen and administering importance rating questionnaires (n = 238). Data collection took place on June 16, 2021, and June 19, 2021. Based on the research data and analysis results, we used the NetLogo simulation platform, combined with AutoCAD and ArcGIS, to construct the road network for simulation.</div></div><div><h3>Results and conclusion</h3><div>Most simulated streets exhibited varying characteristics of walking activity at different times of day. Streets with high assessed values showed minimal daily fluctuations, whereas those with medium to low values experienced greater fluctuations throughout the day. The design of street interfaces significantly impacts pedestrian walking activities, and the greening index affects different types of activities differently. It deters commercial and recreational activities but facilitates leisure activities. Scenario optimization results indicate that different combinations of optimization strategies yield different effects. This simulation-based method provides a nuanced understanding of how design changes can impact urban environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 102107"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144298593","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}

{"title":"Mental health, quality of life, and occupational balance among taxi drivers in Spain and Chile: A cross-cultural study","authors":"Marta Marín-Berges ,&nbsp;Pablo A. Lizana ,&nbsp;Valentina Marroquín-Pinochet ,&nbsp;Valeria Osorio-Paredes ,&nbsp;Isabel Iguacel ,&nbsp;Alejandro Gómez-Bruton","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Taxi drivers are a vital component of urban mobility but face significant health risks from adverse working conditions, including prolonged periods of sitting, sedentary behavior, and exposure to pollutants. These factors contribute to the development of musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular issues, respiratory problems, and mental health challenges like anxiety and depression. Occupational Balance (OB) is crucial for maintaining health, yet its impact on quality of life (QoL) is underexplored. This study examines the relationships between QoL, mental health, and OB among taxi drivers in Zaragoza, Spain, and Valparaíso, Chile.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>An observational study was conducted with 174 taxi drivers (117 from Spain and 57 from Chile). Data were collected using an ad hoc questionnaire, the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36), the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ-E), and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Sociodemographic details, QoL, stress, anxiety, and depression levels were analysed. Multivariate regression identified associations between QoL components and predictors such as financial situation, stress, anxiety, depression, and OB.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Spanish taxi drivers reported better physical function and physical health than their Chilean counterparts, while Chilean drivers scored higher in vitality, social function, and mental health. Stress was a significant predictor of poorer mental health in both countries, with odds of 4.49 in Chile and 3.90 in Spain. Anxiety impacted both QoL components in Chile, whereas in Spain, financial situation and depression were key determinants. Chilean drivers had better overall OB compared to Spanish drivers.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Stress, anxiety, and depression significantly impact taxi drivers' health in both countries, with financial perception particularly influencing Spanish drivers. The findings highlight the need for comprehensive stress management and socio-economic interventions to improve the well-being of taxi drivers. This study offers new insights into the occupational health of taxi drivers across different cultural contexts, emphasizing areas for targeted policy and health interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 102105"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144298592","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}

{"title":"Did the built environment attenuate reductions in leisure walking during COVID-19? A quasi-panel study","authors":"Mahsa Naseri,&nbsp;Alexa Delbosc,&nbsp;Liton Kamruzzaman","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102101","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102101","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The COVID-19 pandemic decreased physical activity due to isolation, travel restrictions, and facility closure. This meant that walking became one of the key options for individuals to support their physical well-being and mental health, among other strategies such as virtual social interactions, meditation, and engaging in new hobbies. This study examines changes in walking and jogging behaviour during the early years of the pandemic, and how such changes were affected by the built environment characteristics of Melbourne neighbourhoods over the period of lockdowns in 2020. We hypothesised that during times of restricted movements, the built environment would have a larger impact on walking for health and leisure.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study draws from the ‘C-19 Long Term Transport Impact Study’, an online questionnaire of people living in Melbourne in mid-2020. The wider study explored a range of travel changes during COVID; the present study focuses on a sample size of 1,341 respondents who self-reported walking or jogging for recreation or fitness before COVID, during Melbourne's first lockdown, and during Melbourne's second lockdown.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Self-reported leisure walking/jogging decreased during the COVID-19 restrictions. Our hypothesis was not supported: the influence of the built environment was no greater during lockdown than it was beforehand. Regardless of the COVID stage, the presence of more green spaces was linked to higher rates of walking, while moderate residential density was associated with the highest walking rates. More diverse locations showed lower levels of walking, potentially due to pandemic-related closures of non-essential businesses.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>By evaluating the impact of built environment characteristics on leisure walking/jogging patterns during the 2020 lockdowns, we provided evidence that the local built environment remains an important determinant of walking whether or not people's options are restricted by stay-at-home orders. These findings emphasize the importance of considering built environment characteristics in promoting and maintaining physical activity levels well beyond the era of COVID restrictions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 102101"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144279133","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}

{"title":"Accompaniment, benefits, and community connection: Voicing children's perspectives on independent active transport","authors":"Eva Savolainen,&nbsp;Anna-Karin Lindqvist,&nbsp;Hanna Forsberg,&nbsp;Stina Rutberg","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102096","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102096","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 102096"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144242294","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}

{"title":"A systematic review on the impact of daily commute on the well-being of an urban commuter","authors":"Anirudh Subramanyam Mantripragada,&nbsp;C.S.R.K. Prasad","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102095","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102095","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The ever-growing demand for regular intra-city trips to meet the economic requirements has also spilled many hostile consequences on the life of an urban resident. The huge surge in the usage of private vehicles for commuting has been acting as an additional factor to degrade the well-being of a city inhabitant. Apart from the emissions, the congested and lengthy trips between home and work were found to have significant toll on health of an individual. Hence, this article tries to augment the understanding towards the impact of daily commute (time and mode) on overall health of an urban commuter, focusing on gender differences.</div></div><div><h3>Observations</h3><div>Most of the studies agreed that excess duration on road created turbulence in the psyche of a trip maker by usurping the time meant for life beyond job. For an urban commuter, this additional time pressure was observed to be capable of causing suboptimal sleep, hypertension and higher unhealthy fat levels. Across these findings, stakes of female workforce were at greater loss. Under given trip conditions, commuting using active modes was associated with better overall well-being.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>To enhance the spatial coverage, a greater number of such inquisitive works are needed in growing economies of the world. Concerted efforts are recommended for better causative analysis of driving to commute and long-term health. Including the impact of driving on orthopaedic strength, by adding gender perspective can add robustness for the body of knowledge and strengthen the rationale for inclusive policy advice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 102095"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144242176","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}

{"title":"Impacts of the 2008 NSW older driver licensing reform on licensing status and crash rates","authors":"Chen-Chun Shu ,&nbsp;Julie Brown ,&nbsp;Helen Nguyen ,&nbsp;Kris Rogers ,&nbsp;Lisa Keay","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102097","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102097","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 102097"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144242295","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}

{"title":"Determinants of active school travel levels among children: A case study in a mountainous city","authors":"Rui Tang,&nbsp;Zhuangbin Shi,&nbsp;Mingwei He,&nbsp;Shisheng Min,&nbsp;Yang Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102099","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jth.2025.102099","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Children's active school travel (AST) is crucial for their daily physical activity, especially in mountainous cities where terrain complexities such as slope and road density are closely associated with safety and efficiency. Understanding these relationships is essential for preventing childhood obesity, reducing depression, and enhancing independence. However, AST in mountainous cities has received relatively little attention.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study explores the factors associated with children's AST levels in Guiyang, a typical mountainous city in China. Utilizing data from 2021 resident travel survey, we calculate the daily cumulative time spent walking or cycling to and from school as a quantitative measure of AST levels by analyzing children's complete travel chains. This variable serves as the dependent variable in our analysis. A Gradient Boosting Regression Tree (GBRT) model is employed to capture the nonlinear and interactive relationships between children's AST levels and their socioeconomic characteristics, built environment, and topographical features.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results indicate significant nonlinear associations and threshold effects among the examined factors. In particular, topographical features show strong associations with variations in children's AST levels.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>By revealing critical nonlinear relationships and threshold effects related to built environment and topographical factors, this study provides actionable, data-driven insights. These findings can inform more targeted infrastructure and road network strategies to enhance AST among children in mountainous cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47838,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Transport & Health","volume":"44 ","pages":"Article 102099"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144242293","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}