463 research outputs found
Achieving genuinely dynamic road user charging : issues with a GNSS-based approach
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Measuring the Sustainability of U.S. Public Bicycle Systems
As cities worldwide plan for increasing urbanization levels, new challenges in mobility will arise. Any approach taken to address these new issues will need to consider how to move more people with declining resources, thus the need for a sustainable solution arises. This thesis examines the growing trend of cities creating public bicycle systems as a means to add sustainability to a transportation system and identifies what are the criteria and indicators of a sustainable public bicycle. The criteria and indicators are used to examine data collection techniques of three Public Bicycle Systems in the United States: Capital Bikeshare in Washington, D.C., Nice Ride in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Denver B-Cycle in Denver, Colorado
Measuring the Sustainability of U.S. Public Bicycle Systems
As cities worldwide plan for increasing urbanization levels, new challenges in mobility will arise. Any approach taken to address these new issues will need to consider how to move more people with declining resources, thus the need for a sustainable solution arises. This thesis examines the growing trend of cities creating public bicycle systems as a means to add sustainability to a transportation system and identifies what are the criteria and indicators of a sustainable public bicycle. The criteria and indicators are used to examine data collection techniques of three Public Bicycle Systems in the United States: Capital Bikeshare in Washington, D.C., Nice Ride in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Denver B-Cycle in Denver, Colorado
Final report - Leicester City Hall Operational Pilot: V2B and V2G at Leicester City Hall – case study
This report provides evaluation of the SEEV4-City Operational Pilot at Leicester City Hall, in the city of Leicester, U.K. In cooperation with Cenex UK, a demonstration project was set up to evaluate the technical requirements and commercial benefits of V2B (Vehicle to Building) technology at Leicester City Hall, U.K. It is part of a collection of reports published by the project covering a variation of specific and cross-cutting analysis and evaluation perspectives and spans 6 operational pilots. This report is dedicated to the analysis of the pilot itself
Sustainability analysis of the CITYLAB solutions
The objective of the CITYLAB project is to develop knowledge and solutions that result in roll-out, upscaling and further uptake of cost effective strategies, measures and tools for emission free city logistics. CITYLAB includes a set of Living Laboratories where promising logistic concepts are implemented related to emissions free city logistics. The objective of this report is to assess the impact that would occur when the CITYLAB implementations would be scaled up. The main challenge that has to be overcome is the difference in type, availability and detail of data from different CITYLAB implementations. This assessment of the impacts of upscaling is done by integrating all stakeholders’ opinions in the evaluation process and taking into account the costs and benefits for society as well as the financial viability for industry partners
Moving urban Australia: can congestion charging unclog our roads?
While individual circumstances determine when and where congestion charging is in the interest of the wider community, some important general lessons can be drawn. This report reviews the case for congestion charging and provides a policy framework for assessing charging systems. At this time, congestion charging schemes are still in their infancy and evolving in concert with changing policy priorities and system technologies. While individual circumstances determine when and where congestion charging is in the interest of the wider community, some important general lessons can be drawn.
 
MethOds and tools for comprehensive impact Assessment of the CCAM solutions for passengers and goods. D1.1: CCAM solutions review and gaps
Review of the state-of-the-art on Cooperative, Connected and Automated mobility use cases, scenarios, business models, Key Performance Indicators, impact evaluation methods, technologies, and user needs (for organisations & citizens)
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Integrating Public and Private Data Sources for Freight Transportation Planning
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) stipulates that state transportation agencies
expand their interest in freight initiatives and modeling to support planning efforts, particularly the evaluation of
current and future freight transportation capacity necessary to ensure freight mobility. However, the
understanding of freight demand and the evaluation of current and future freight transportation capacity are not
only determined by robust models, but are critically contingent on the availability of accurate data. Effective
partnerships are clearly needed between the public and private sectors to ensure adequate freight planning and
funding of transportation infrastructure at the state and local levels. However, establishing partnerships with
firms who are both busy and suspicious of data-sharing, remains a challenge. This study was commissioned by
the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to explore the feasibility of TxDOT entering into a data-sharing partnership with representatives of the private sector to obtain sample data for use in formulating a
strategy for integrating public and private sector data sources. This report summarizes the findings, lessons
learned, and recommendations formed from the outreach effort, and provides a prototype freight data architecture
that will facilitate the storage, exchange, and integration of freight data through a data-sharing partnership.Texas Department of Transportation
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High-level Architecture and Compelling Technologies for an Advanced Web-based Vehicle Routing and Scheduling System for Urban Freight Transportation
The search for a more efficient routing and scheduling, the improvement of service’s level and the increasing complexity of real-world distributive contexts are contingent variables that generate the need for a system’s architecture that may be holistic, innovative, scalable and reliable. Hence, new technologies and a lucid awareness of involved actors and infrastructures, provide the basis to create a more efficient routing and scheduling architecture for enterprises
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