ITF Roundtable Reports Quantifying the Socio-economic Benefits of Transport

ITF Roundtable Reports Quantifying the Socio-economic Benefits of Transport
Author: International Transport Forum
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2017-01-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9282108090

This report sets out several of the recent advances, and suggests the most promising approaches, to the quantification and valuation of some of the wider economic benefits that flow from transport-related development. Economic appraisal can offer decision-makers important insights into the ...

Non-Motorized Transport Integration into Urban Transport Planning in Africa

Non-Motorized Transport Integration into Urban Transport Planning in Africa
Author: Winnie V. Mitullah
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2017-07-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1317086988

What challenges do pedestrians and cyclists face in cities of the developing world? What opportunities do these cities have to provide for walking and cycling? Based on in-depth research conducted in Cape Town (South Africa), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Nairobi (Kenya), this book explores these questions by presenting work on walking and cycling travel behaviour, the status of road safety in these cities, as well as an analysis of the infrastructure for walking and cycling, and the workings of the institutions responsible for planning for these modes. The book also presents case studies relating to particular opportunities and challenges, such as the development and evaluation of ‘walking bus’ interventions, and the opportunities micro-simulation of pedestrian interventions offers within a data-scarce environment. Non-motorized Transport Integration into Urban Transport Planning in Africa demonstrates that transport and urban planning remains situated in a logic of automobile-dependent transport planning and global city development. This logic of practice does not pay adequate attention to walking and cycling. It argues that a significant shift in both policy as well as political commitment is needed so as to prioritize walking and cycling as strategies for sustainable transport policy in urban Africa. This book will be a key text for practitioners and policy makers working in planning, transport policy and urban development in Africa, as well as students and scholars of African studies, development studies, urban geography, transport studies and sustainable development.

The Role of Infrastructure for a Safe Transition to Automated Driving

The Role of Infrastructure for a Safe Transition to Automated Driving
Author: Adriano Alessandrini
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2021-08-10
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0128230894

The Role of Infrastructure for a Safe Transition to Automated Driving contextualizes the latest vehicle and road automation research and technology, focusing on the future role of road infrastructures. The book analyzes the problems an uncontrolled transition will pose and examines ways forward, covering risk, safety, and the influence of human factors in automated vehicles. Automated transport researchers, traffic engineers, and transport and city planners will find the book to be a great resource for addressing the complexity of the period during which both human-driven and automated cars will coexist. This integrated vision of different approaches to vehicle automation will help move the technology forward in a thought-provoking manner. - Introduces the SAE standard, the levels of automation it defines, and the concept of new road infrastructures - Addresses infrastructural and governance challenges and opportunities for automated vehicles - Includes learning tools such as chapters overviews, summaries, and a glossary

Towards Zero Ambitious Road Safety Targets and the Safe System Approach

Towards Zero Ambitious Road Safety Targets and the Safe System Approach
Author: International Transport Forum
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2008-09-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9282101967

This report takes stock of recent developments and initiatives to meet increasingly ambitious road safety targets, and constitutes a major international review of progress in developing Safe System approaches, now adopted in a small number of countries.

COVID-19 and Transport in Asia and the Pacific

COVID-19 and Transport in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2020-12-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9292625837

The economic and social impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been dramatic, and transport has played a central role in its spread. The transport sector has also enabled essential workers to get to work during the pandemic and will support the needs of the population throughout the different stages of recovery. This guidance note presents (i) the impacts of the pandemic on social and travel behaviors in Asia and the Pacific, and how the transport sector is responding; and (ii) guiding principles and good practices in transport operations to support economic recovery.

Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering

Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering
Author: Shriniwas S. Arkatkar
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 713
Release: 2020-08-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811537429

This book comprises select proceedings of the National Conference on Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering (RATE 2018) with technical papers on the themes of traffic operation control and management, traffic safety and vulnerable road users, and sustainable transportation. It covers a wide range of topics, including advanced traffic data collection methods, big data analysis, mix-traffic characterization and modelling, travel time reliability, scenario of pedestrian and non-motorised vehicles (NMVs) traffic, regional traffic growth modelling, and applications of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in traffic management. The contents of this book offer up-to-date and practical knowledge on different aspects of traffic engineering, which is useful for students, researchers as well as practitioners.