Analysis of the Reduction of CO₂ Emissions in Urban Environments by Replacing Conventional City Buses by Electric Bus Fleets: Spain Case Study by Edwin R. Grijalva, José María López Martínez

“…The emissions of CO₂ gas caused by transport in urban areas are increasingly serious, and the public transport sector plays a vital role in society, especially when considering the increased demands for mobility. …”
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Related factors between academic performance and transportation of students to the University "UNIANDES" by Paola Andrea Mena Silva, Paula Andrea Cáceres Silva, Karen Vanessa Reinoso Tucunango, Anthony Andrés Ríos Salas

“…Variables such as age, place of residence, time in which they most frequently use private transport or public transport, estimated time of arrival at the place of education were used. …”
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Economic Crisis and its Impact on Sustainable Urban Transport by George N. Botzoris

“…It can be conducted that the personal income reduction has a side effect on the use of private vehicles in favor of the use of public transport and of walking; thus, the crisis has a positive impact on sustainable mobility by changing the way commuters travel in urban areas and favoring more friendly transport modes from both economic and environmental point of view. …”
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A Bus Signal Priority Control Method Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning by Wenchao Shen, Liang Zou, Ruisheng Deng, Hongyu Wu, Jiabin Wu

“…The findings can provide a theoretical basis for the signal control method considering bus priority and improve the operation efficiency of public transport.…”
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Accessibility, Functioning, and Activities of Daily Living with Visual Impairment amongst Adults from Minority Ethnic Communities in the UK by Theofilos Kempapidis, Nikki Heinze, Asharee K. Green, Renata S. M. Gomes

“…WC participants were significantly more likely to receive help with shopping from their spouse/partner and use public transport as much as they liked. Future research will need to confirm these findings in a larger sample and explore the reasons for them.…”
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Characterization and modeling of urban environmental quality indicators by Francisco de Assis Cruz Melo, Mariko Ueno

“…These three indices encompass the variables of water supply, garbage collection, vegetation, sewage, road paving, infrastructure condition of households, the existence of urban equipment for common use, public transport, accessibility, family income, employment conditions, education and quality of treated water. …”
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Design, Implementation and Validation of a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bench for Heating Systems in Conventional Coaches by María Luisa Delgado, Jorge E. Jiménez-Hornero, Francisco Vázquez

“…Experimental work with heating systems installed in public transport vehicles, particularly for optimisation and control design, is a challenging task due to cost and space limitations, primarily imposed by the heating hardware and the need to have a real vehicle available. …”
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Implementing Innovatory Transport Measures: What Local Authorities in the UK Say About Their Problems and Requirements by Angela Hull

“…Although the UK government has not set specific targets for emission reduction or accessibility for the transport sector, all local highway authorities in England are now required to set out five year programmes with commitments on progress on four national shared priorities, which include the reduction of polluting emissions from transport and improved public transport. Transport practitioners have a key role to ensure that the foundations are laid now for the transport sector to be in a position to offer an integrated, resource efficient transport system in urban areas. …”
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Study on sensitivity of electric bus systems under simultaneous optimization of charging infrastructure and vehicle schedules by Miriam Stumpe, David Rößler, Guido Schryen, Natalia Kliewer

“…The transition from traditional fuel-based bus transportation towards electric bus systems is regarded as a beacon of hope for emission-free public transport. In this study, we focus on battery electric bus systems, in which charging is possible at a variety of locations distributed at terminal stations over the entire bus network. …”
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Determinant factors in increasing the livability of the city of Padang from the perspective of transportation by Yosritzal Yosritzal, Rizki Aziz, Melinda Noer, Dita Oktaviani Putri, Abdullah Sani

“…With less effort and high effect, the most priority factors are comfortable and secure pedestrian facilities, improving traffic to reduce travel time, and improving public transport facilities.…”
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Urban bridges studies on dynamic impacts from urban rolling stock by Natalya V. Khamidullina

“…Urban rolling stock is a relevant and necessary type of public transport that meets modern city requirements. The bridge crossings construction will ensure the connection of the urban areas separated by obstacles into a single network. …”
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Mixed Transport Network Prioritization Based on Environmental Impact and Population Density by Seyed Omid Mousavimasouleh, Iraj Salehi, Farzaneh Sadeghi, Mahshad Mohammadi Fard, Alireza Roshanghalb

“…With the aim of prioritizing travel options in order to achieve sustainable urban development, public transport users were first asked about their travel means preferences. …”
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Spatial–temporal distribution and key factors of urban land use ecological efficiency in the Loess Plateau of China by Lanyue Zhang, Yi Xiao, Yimeng Guo, Xinmeng Qian

“…Additionally, the results of key factors identification demonstrated that science and technology expenditure and public transport development had positive effects on urban LUEE, while the land expansion, GDP growth, the second industry and real estate development will limit the improvement of urban LUEE. …”
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LIFE CYCLE EMISSIONS FROM A BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER MODES OF PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION by Yohen Cuéllar, Rodrigo Buitrago-Tello, Luis-Carlos Belalcazar-Ceron

“…Results of this work indicate that public transport buses including BRT produce the lowest emissions of CO2-eq, CO and NOx. …”
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Parent's Perspective of Problems Faced during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on the Care of Children with Epilepsy: A Qualitative Study by Manjeet Singh, Jaya Shankar Kaushik, Alka Yadav, Alok Khanna, Surekha Dabla

“…Limited transportation facilities, lack of appropriate social distancing norms in public transport and outpatient units, rigorous frisking by personnel during travel, fear of viral transmission during outpatient visits, nonavailability of antiseizure medications (ASMs) in local markets, lack of discounts by pharmacy, change of brands of ASM, and inability to undergo scheduled diagnostic investigations were some of the major issues raised by parents of CWE. …”
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Influence of meteorology and source variation on airborne PM10 levels in a high relief tropical Andean city by Carlos Mario González-Duque, Johana Cortés-Araujo, Beatriz Helena Aristizábal-Zuluaga

“…The high sulfate PM10 ionic contents observed throughout the city were consistent with the influence of public transport and automobiles, which use diesel and gasoline as principal fuels, and are recognized as the main source of particulate matter emissions. …”
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Coronavirus disease 2019: the second wave in Italy by Francesco Chirico, Angelo Sacco, Gabriella Nucera, Nicola Magnavita

“…On the contrary, a decentralized and highly bureaucratic political system with low coordination and political conflicts between government, regions and stakeholders led to a relaxation of individual health behaviors, poor and conflicting communication to the general public, poor management of the public transport and the reopening of schools and companies after the summer, that in turn generated the second wave, which is showing signs of becoming worse than the first. …”
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THE GRAVITY MODEL FORMALIZATION FOR THE INTERCITY PASSENGER’S CORRESPONDENCES PARAMETER’S ESTIMATION by C. V. Dolya

“…he paper considers a possibility to apply gravity models for calculation of intercity passenger transport corres- pondences which are implemented with the help of public transport. The Ukraine transportation system has been selected as an object of investigation and this approach extends application possibilities of the obtained results. …”
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Integral Thermal Management Studies in Winter Conditions with a Global Model of a Battery-Powered Electric Bus by Alberto Broatch, Pablo Olmeda, Pau Bares, Sebastián Aceros

“…This model is used to evaluate different configurations and thermal management strategies of the electric urban bus by simulating public transport driving cycles in Valencia, Spain, under winter conditions. …”
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Impact of Women Driving Rights on Adoption and Usage of E-hailing Applications in Saudi Arabia by Muhammad Ahsan Qureshi, Azra Shamim

“…Due to recent driving permission given to women in Saudi Arabia and the lesser acceptance of public transport in Saudi Arabia, this study is of fundamental importance. …”
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