17 research outputs found
Introducing Additional Low Emission Mobility Offers in a Well Connected Area: Challenges and Opportunities
European cities and regions strive for energy efficiency to meet the Europe 2020 goals on climate change
and energy sustainability. At present, the transport sector is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas
emissions due to the dependence on fossil fuels. The switch to renewable energies together with
improvements in energy efficiency often cause rebound effects (e.g. increased use as a result of the
environmentally friendly image) and therefore only partially serves the objectives sought. Hence, making the
current mobility behavior more sustainable is of major importance to tackle environmental challenges and
secure a high standard of living in European cities and regions.
Many cities already offer a well-developed and efficient transport network for public and individual
transport. Previous efforts concentrated on a shift from car to public transport to improve transport
performance within the city, avoid congestion and reduce air pollution. Taking into account progressive
urbanization, it is obvious that public transport will reach its limits without major improvements (new lines,
decreases in intervals) which are slow and very expensive and hence cannot be the sole solution. Together
with the increasing individualization of society, more flexibility is needed. Therefore, an additional pool of
mobility options targeting these user requirements and needs has to be provided.
In the EU project “Smarter Together” CO2 savings are targeted by implementing projects in the fields of
energy, renovation and mobility in Lyon, Munich and Vienna. An essential part of the project is the
introduction of additional low emission mobility options in the Viennese project area in the northwest of the
11th Viennese district covering 1.5 km2. The area is well linked to public transport and the general
transportation network. Our research focusses on the potential of mobility behavior changes in such a
wellconnected area in terms of the individual and public transport network, and on opportunities provided by
additional services (e.g. sharing offers) and challenges in the implementation of theses new services.
To develop successfull new concepts, residents’ requirements and needs have to be taken into account.
Hence, a survey was conducted to capture information on mobility behavior and available vehicles, attitudes
of the residents towards certain transport modes and willingness to use active modes, e-mobility and sharing
services. The survey, including roughly 1% of the area population (N=21,300; n=241), was conducted
partially online and partially face-to-face to ensure participation among different groups. Based on the
collected data, the potential for alternative low emission mobility options was captured in a multi-level
survey analysis. The results disclosed challenges and opportunities related to current options concerning user
friendliness and communication strategies of existing services along with crucial points for the
implementation of additional options.
One of the results showed that sharing services are hardly known to the residents. The participants revealed
that e-bikes are not yet considered as an appropriate form of transportation since their features and
advantages are not known. Offering car- or e-bike sharing services therefore does not only require a location
with certain characteristics but also campaigns targeting the lack of knowledge. Active mobility has a good
standing, particularly cycling. Many residents want to cycle more, but the surrounding structure does not
encourage them, e.g. due to missing public bike parking at shopping facilities, transport stations and
transportation hubs. Public transport is already heavily used, but could be stronger linked to other types of
transportation. This should be achieved by implementing a “mobility point” offering locally bundled
mobility options and information. The “mobility point” links different (multimodal) mobility services and
acts as a major component of ICT solutions. This relatively new concept leaves ample room for additional
low emission mobility options within the area leading to greater support, services and satisfaction to the
travelers and users
Measuring and visualising 15-min-areasfor fair CO2 budget distribution
The "MyFairShare" project develops fair CO2 mobility budgets for individuals. Here, "fairness" mainly depends on the people's location as everyone should be able to access all destinations necessary to perform everyday tasks. Therefore, a basic understanding about the accessibility of facilities to visit within an area is needed, regarding all activities that must be performed. Given this, the amount of emitted CO2 is computed, assuming the use of sustainable modes while regarding reasonable ranges, i.e. a travel time of 15 min. In order to achieve this, a software system for computing this metric has been developed. It is based on open source applications and uses data that - besides public transport data in GTFS format - is freely available throughout Europe. This paper describes the method and presents the results of applying it to the project's five Living Labs Berlin, Jelgava, London, Sarpsborg, and Vienna. The results show that besides population density, the possibility to use sustainable modes of transport highly depend on the land use mix, i.e. the allocation of facilities daily activities may be performed at in the vicinity of places of inhabitancy
Mobile Pedestrian Navigation Systems: Wayfinding Based on Localisation Technologies
The first part of this paper gives a survey of the state of the art of research on human spatio-temporal behaviour in connection with the development of pedestrian navigation systems. The second part of the paper deals with the problem of pedestrian route choice behaviour. It is in particular concerned with localisation technologies and their adaptation to location-based information systems. The third part of the paper outlines three projects performed at arsenal research and the Vienna University of Technology in these areas. Firstly, it describes a research project on the requirements with regard to the development of ubiquitous cartography for pedestrians in indoor and outdoor environments. secondly, it describes a self-learning travel guide for city tourists based on mobile phones and GPS. Lastly, it describes an audio-guide system which provides landmark-based navigation instruction
Introducing Individual Travellers in Future Mobility Scenarios
International audienceThe main purpose of future studies in urban mobility is to raise stakeholder awareness for new tendencies and developments in the coming years, looking towards 2030 up to 2050. Most of these studies are not pretending to predict the future of mobility systems but to develop possible scenarios for future developments. A wide array of literature on the future of urban mobility is available, it ranges from scientific articles to consulting papers and technical studies or reports across multiple domains. Anticipatory (or normative) scenarios are especially worth of interest for industrial actors for highlighting visions of mobility, whether optimistic (utopian), pessimistic (dystopian) or neutral. Yet, most future mobility scenarios tend to consider the travelers of tomorrow as part of a rather homogeneous group. According to sociological evolutions of urban mobility, some parts of the population will have a great number of advantages, while others will have difficulties and accessibility problems. After selecting three representative scenarios in the literature (utopian, dystopian and dystopia avoidance), our goal is to revisit the scenarios by developing the narratives of mobility behaviors of future travelers. We propose to view the various scenarios from the personal perspective of the individuals affected by the changes of the urban mobility system. The contribution is twofold: (1) a methodical approach to intersect existing anticipatory scenarios, trends in social developments and projected mobility profiles; (2) an illustration of three anticipatory scenarios enriched by the expected behavior of different traveler groups
Utiliser des personas pour raconter la mobilité en 2030
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