Urban Mobility Analysis on Efficiency and Sustainability by Means of Transportation

World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering-Architecture-Urban Planning Symposium - WMCAUS

土木建筑工程

Branea, Ana-Maria^1 ; Gaman, Marius^1 ; Badescu, Stefana^1

Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Str. Traian Lalescu, Nr. 2/A, Timisoara

300 223, Romania^1

关键词: Analysis frameworks;    Current practices;    Digital simulation;    Means of transportations;    Mobility strategy;    Quality assessment;    Quantitative data;    Urban development;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/245/8/082020/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/245/8/082020

学科分类：土木及结构工程学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Patterns of urban land use are inherently linked to the predominantly used means of transportation, both generating and being generated themselves. While each mode of transportation shapes a different development typology a clear understanding of their interrelations and dependencies is needed in order to create a comprehensive mobility strategy. The study proposes a 15-criteria analysis framework developed to identify and quantify the main modes of transportation's key aspects. The analysis framework was applied to a yearlong research on Timisoara, Romania, comprising hard, quantitative data, digital simulations and mobility pattern analysis and soft data, quality assessment and perceived needs and satisfaction levels. The research was carried out in clear opposition to the national trend of official mobility strategies focusing on accommodating increased levels of car traffic on the underdeveloped existing roads infrastructure. By analysing the efficiency and sustainability of all four main modes of transportation the results offer a holistic comprehensive view. While, despite current practices, no mobility strategy can focus on a single means of transportation, the article will only present in detail the research on cycling, infrastructure and use, as it is the most underdeveloped and least discussed at the national level and proven through our study to be the most efficient for a city of Timisoara's size and characteristics. By identifying a clear link between urban land use patterns, infrastructure quality and perceptions and the most efficient means of transportation for each particular city type mobility strategies could shift the trend of urban development towards a more sustainable one.