Conveners
T_03 MOBILITY (O): Active Mobility
- Chandrima Mukhopadhyay (UN-Habitat India)
T_03 MOBILITY (O): Mobility Planning and Research
- Chandrima Mukhopadhyay (UN-Habitat India)
Boulevards are widely recognized as urban features that encourage pedestrian movement due to their walkable design. However, despite their perceived role as pedestrian corridors, empirical evidence supporting this notion through actual pedestrian count data remains scarce. This study addresses this gap by leveraging mobile app-derived pedestrian data collected over time in Tel Aviv, Israel....
The ongoing debate on urban walkability features three primary perspectives (Forsyth, 2015). The first approach focuses on critical conditions of pedestrian environments, including accessibility and connectivity (Alfonzo, 2005; Moudon et al., 2006; Ewing & Cervero, 2010), traversability (Dovey & Pafka, 2020), compactness, safety (Buehler & Pucher, 2017; Lo, 2009) and inviting environment...
As affordable housing expands to the urban fringe, remote locations and inadequate public transport support make it difficult for residents to travel. With long commuting distances and sparse station distribution, non-motorised vehicles have become the main means of connecting to the metro or bus due to their economy and flexibility. However, the existing parking facilities are not planned to...
The 15-minute city concept, pioneered by Carlos Moreno, aims to revolutionize urban sustainability by reducing dependency on private vehicles and promoting public transport, active and shared mobility. This paper evaluates the concept's effectiveness in reducing GHG emissions, improving air quality, and decreasing urban sprawl. Further, it examines the concept's impact on social inclusion for...
The concept of a "play-friendly city" has emerged as a significant focus within contemporary urban planning and policy discourse, reflecting an increasing recognition of the pivotal role of play in fostering children's development and overall well-being. While the promotion of spaces that encourage play and physical activity for children has gained broad global endorsement, the practical...
The mobility crisis highlights the need to transition toward environmentally sustainable and socially equitable transportation systems. Over the past century, car-centric environments (Urry, 2004) perpetuated the illusion of accessibility while contributing to urban sprawl, resource consumption, and soil depletion. Dependency on automobiles exacerbates pollution while widening social...
With the rapid development of global transportation infrastructure, station areas have become critical nodes in multi-scale transportation networks. However, research on the impact of multi-scale accessibility on functional configuration and development intensity in station areas remains insufficient. This study employs multi-centrality analysis to quantify the positional characteristics of...
Contemporary urban development is gradually shifting from "incremental expansion" to a high-quality development model characterized by "stock optimization" and "people-centered" approaches. The concept of the "Future Community Living Circle" has garnered widespread attention, focusing on meeting residents' diverse and personalized daily needs and enhancing life satisfaction through the...
The study investigates how do the multiple modes of intra- and inter-city rail-based services (in India) take safety, green, cleanliness, and inclusivity of public transports into consideration through its planning and design and to what extent these objectives are met. Technical, financial and institutional perspectives are considered. The study also asks how these modes contribute to public...
The People's Republic of China is currently experiencing a period of high-quality, intensive urban development. It is imperative that the relationship between the transport value and tourism value of routes between attractions is given full consideration in order to ensure the efficient use of tourism resources.Xi'an, the capital city with the longest history, the largest number of dynasties,...
The concept of the 15-minute living circle, which aims to provide residents with access to essential services within a 15-minute walk or bike ride, has gained significant traction as a sustainable urban development model. However, ensuring equitable access to transport services within these circles remains a critical challenge. This study leverages explainable machine learning techniques,...
