Understanding the governance of reforms to urban transport in developing cities [PDF]
, 2013 Numerous international development agencies and researchers advocate the use of dedicated transport authorities in urban areas as a means for strengthening the institutional frameworks needed to improve transport services in cities. While such bodies are
Kamal Batcha, Syed Fatimah Binti
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Urbanization and Urban Transport in India: The Search for a Policy [PDF]
, 2004 Cities play a vital role in generating economic growth and prosperity. The sustainable development of cities largely depends upon their physical, social and institutional infrastructure. In this context, the importance of transport infrastructure is paramount. To facilitate this, what is required is a sound urban transport policy.
Sudarsanam Padam, Sanjay Kumar Singh
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An Empirical Analysis on Travel Characteristics of Feeder Trips Between Shared Electric Bicycles and Urban Rail Transit: A Case Study of Hohhot [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThis study proposes a method for determining whether the purpose of cycling an electric bicycle is to transfer to a subway connection and then employs ArcGIS to set buffer zones of 250-meters radius and pick up the orders of connecting travel by judging ...
Li Chao +4 more
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SIGNAL CONTROLLED JUNCTIONS CALCULATIONS IN TRAFFIC-CAPACITY ASSESSMENT - AIMSUN, OMNITRANS, WEBSTER AND TP 10/2010 RESULTS COMPARISON [PDF]
Transport Problems, 2016 Every increase in traffic volume on road network in towns can lead to overcrowding of road network. This results in undesirable external costs such as traffic congestions, which cause high loses in time during transportation, increased fuel consumption ...
Ľubomír ČERNICKÝ +2 more
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The Efficiency of Urban Transport Policies in Latin-American Cities [PDF]
, 2023 Urban sustainability requires reducing the environmental footprint of urban mobility. To achieve this goal public transport becomes key due to its lower impact on congestion, pollution, accidents and greenhouse gas emissions as compared to private ...
Inter-American Development Bank
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Implementation of road charging in the city of Žilina – a tool for reducing negative externalities [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 It has been proven on several implementations worldwide, that introducing of road charging scheme in urban area is very simple and efficient way to reduce traffic volumes, lower congestions and shorten travel time.
Kalašová Alica +3 more
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Road transport and urban logistics
, 2023 This chapter provides an overview of road freight activities in urban areas. Urban road freight transport is essential to the economic prosperity and liveability of towns and cities.
Piecyk, M., Allen, J.
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Understanding urban freight activity – key issues for freight planning [PDF]
, 2012 Using information gathered from some 30 UK surveys undertaken over the last decade, this paper provides planners with an understanding of road-based urban retail freight transport activity. The findings suggest that the average High Street business could
Tom Cherrett +24 more
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Decarbonizing Urban Transport for Development
, 2023 The path to low-carbon urban transport looks fundamentally different in developed and developing countries. Most cities in developing countries have not yet developed their land use and transportation infrastructure around cars, leaving a window of ...
Moody, Joanna +2 more
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Atmosphere, 2020 Previous works on real-world vehicle emission characteristics have mainly focused on the influences of fuel, speed, vehicle type, elevation, and other factors on vehicle emission quantity and components.
Chao Ma +9 more
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