Expansión metropolitana y movilidad: el caso de Caracas by Carmen Lizarraga

“…Deregulation and privatization of the collective transport induced the emergence ofa disorganized and disarticulated sector The big investments in public transport infrastructures, such as the subway or Metrocable, did not have the expected effects to reduce the social exclusion or the negative impacts ofthe model (traffic congestion, accidents, pollution). …”
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Exploring the Associations between Happiness, Lifesatisfaction, Anxiety, and Emotional Regulation among Adults during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Russia by Dmitriy S. Kornienko, Natalya A. Rudnova

“…The period of the COVID-19 lockdown has changed everyday life and increased anxiety, fears, and stress from habitual activities such as meetings, shopping, and the use of public transport. As the worry and nervousness increase, they threaten the cognitive (Life-satisfaction) and emotional (Happiness) components of well-being. …”
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Towards sustainable mobility – Transformative scenarios for 2034 by Katariina Kiviluoto, Petri Tapio, Anu Tuominen, Jari Lyytimäki, Ira Ahokas, Jonne Silonsaari, Tim Schwanen

“…The Era of Soft Modes, 4. Public Transport Serving All, and 5. Car-dependent Lifestyles Persist. …”
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Road-kills in New Zealand: long-term effects track population changes and reveal colour blindness by John E.C. Flux, Piotr Tryjanowski, Piotr Zduniak

“…These historical records may be useful to assess future changes in road-kill following the adoption of silent electric cars, driverless vehicles, and public transport. …”
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Environmentally Sustainable Transport in the CEI Countries by Robert Thaler, Peter Wiederkehr

“…Rail, trams, busses and new forms of flexible inter-modal public transport mobility would have to take a large share and rail transport for passenger and freight as well as inland shipping would have to be nearly doubled by 2030 while road freight could still increase if it is based on alternative fuels reducing its impacts. …”
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Development of comprehensive carbon footprint and environmental impact indicators for building transportation assessment by Kamil Abdullah, Abdullahi Mohammed Usman

“…Findings – The study consolidated public transport accessibility, sustainable parking space, green vehicle priority, proximity to amenities and alternative modes as indicators for design and construction phase strategies. …”
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Mapping public support for climate solutions in France by Nicolas Schmid, Benjamin Guinaudeau

“…For instance, participants stress the need to expand public transport infrastructure and switch to renewable energy technologies for power generation. …”
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Possibilities of Sustainable Development including Improvement in Air Quality for the City of Murmansk-Examples of Best Practice from Scandinavia by Miłosz Huber, Adrianna Rusek, Marija Menshakova, Galina Zhigunova, Stanisław Chmiel, Olga Iakovleva

“…The authors propose practical solutions based on known examples of Scandinavian cities with similar climatic conditions such as: the modernisation of heat energy acquisition; diversification of energy acquisition including renewable sources; thermal insulation of buildings; arrangement of urban greenery with dust-catching plants, and proposals for changing the habits within the population by promoting the use of public transport.…”
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The nonlinear impact of cycling environment on bicycle distance: A perspective combining objective and perceptual dimensions by Yantang Zhang, Xiaowei Hu

“… Extending cycling distances is crucial for sustainable urban transport development and plays a role in encouraging the shift from motorized vehicles to public transport. However, there is a lack of research examining the combined impacts of both objective and perceived aspects of the cycling environment on cycling distance, and the existence of threshold effects remains unclear. …”
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A Systematic Review of Analytic Hierarchy Process Applications to Solve Transportation Problems: From 2003 to 2022 by Sarbast Moslem, Mahyar Kamali Saraji, Abbas Mardani, Ahmad Alkharabsheh, Szabolcs Duleba, Domokos Esztergar-Kiss

“…The results indicated that most researchers applied the conventional AHP method to deal with transportation issues, while the most critical issue was public transport, followed by logistics problems. On top of that, TOPSIS was integrated with AHP more than other MCDM methods when dealing with multi-criteria transportation problems. …”
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Assessment of the impact of road transport policies on air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in Kenya by Aderiana Mutheu Mbandi, Christopher S. Malley, Dietrich Schwela, Harry Vallack, Lisa Emberson, Mike R. Ashmore

“…Improved vehicle emission and fuel economy standards, fuel shift and investment in public transport are shown to be effective mitigation options to meet Kenya's climate change goals with the additional benefits of better air quality and improved health.…”
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Identification of Mobility Patterns in Rural Areas of Low Demographic Density through Stated Preference Surveys by Montaña Jiménez-Espada, Juan Miguel Vega Naranjo, Francisco Manuel Martínez García

“…The results allude to the fact that the most transcendental problem in the study area is the lack of a quality collective public transport service that meets minimum utility requirements for users, a fact that generates a transfer towards the use of private vehicles. …”
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Policy simulation modelling to inform national carbon budget pathways by Vera ÓRiordan, Tomás Mac Uidhir, Fionn Rogan

“…The interaction effect between public transport and modal shift shows an additional emissions savings of 0.1 MtCO2eq. …”
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Use of infection control measures in people with chronic lung disease: mixed methods study by Arwel W. Jones, Bill E. King, Andrew Cumella, Nicholas S. Hopkinson, John R. Hurst, Anne E. Holland

“…Policies for the wider community that received most support were those during the influenza season including hand sanitiser being widely available (84%), wearing of face coverings by healthcare professionals (67%) and wearing of face coverings by the general population on public transport (66%). Barriers to use of infection control measures were related to physical skills, knowledge, environmental context and resources, social influences, emotion, beliefs about capabilities and beliefs about consequences. …”
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Design of a Reconfigurable Wall Disinfection Robot by Ash Wan Yaw Sang, Chee Gen Moo, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. Viraj J. Muthugala, Mohan Rajesh Elara

“…Robots effectively improve the environmental concerns of contaminated surfaces in public spaces, such as airports, public transport areas and hospitals, that are considered high-risk areas. …”
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The Electric Bicycle: Worldwide Research Trends by Esther Salmeron-Manzano, Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro

“…This is how electrical bicycles will be used as the pillar that could support individual public transport in large cities worldwide. The objective of this manuscript is to detect how worldwide research on the electric bicycle is being developed, and, especially, around which scientific domains is it clustered, to finally identify the main trends in the field. …”
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The evaluation of road infrastructure for self-driving vehicles by Vladislav Kondratovič, Donatas Čygas, Edita Juodvalkienė

“…An evaluation model of infrastructure adaptation for SDV has been developed, allowing rational planning and selection of the most appropriate selfdriving public transport routes. In order to efficiently integrate SDV into transport systems, it is recommended to evaluate the potential route alternatives using the SAW method and also to use the efficiency indicators proposed in the thesis and their significance. …”
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Monitoring and exposing tobacco industry tactics around Conference of Parties (COP 7) by Binoy Mathew, Bhavna Mukhopadhyay

“…In light of this, one of the front group of tobacco industry put huge billboards/hoardings and advertisements behind public transport showing agitation against COP 7 and tobacco control organisations working in India. …”
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Various Approaches to Reduce Consequences of Pedestrian−Tram Front End Collision by Roman Ježdík, Vladislav Kemka, Jan Kovanda, František Lopot, Hynek Purš, Barbora Hájková

“…Safety of rail vehicles is an important feature of sustainable public transport. Proofs of an effort in that area are new recommendations and regulations from the expert commission (WG2 of the Technical Committee CEN / TC 256) regarding trams and light rail vehicles aimed at vulnerable road users. …”
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Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) in the autonomous vehicles domain – A technical review of communication, sensor, and AI technologies for road user safety by Syed Adnan Yusuf, Arshad Khan, Riad Souissi

“…Autonomous vehicles (AV) are rapidly becoming integrated into everyday life, with several countries anticipating their inclusion in public transport networks in the coming years. Safety measures in the context of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication have been extensively investigated. …”
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