ITS Monday: Edition 22, 2023
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, a(nother) call for congestion charging, WFH and COVID, active travel and kids, hydrogen buses, the case for walkability, and more.
The article headlines below are:
- The case for introducing congestion charging
- Relationship between commuting and non-commuting travel activity under the growing incidence of working from home and people’s attitudes towards COVID-19
- Mapping pedestrian traffic light timing in Sydney, Australia
- Children’s and parents’ perceptions on safe routes to schools: a mixed-methods study investigating factors influencing active school travel
- Foton to deliver three hydrogen buses as Tasmania weights electric and fuel cell options
- A Fair Share for Walking
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Mitigate Supply Chain Risks
- ‘Skyline’ Opens in Honolulu
And just in case you hadn’t caught it yet, we have a recent series of interviews with transport professionals – Effects of COVID on the transport sector – what they see now, what they would like to happen post-pandemic, and what they think will happen. If you’d like to be join this conversation, drop us a line!
This week’s articles
Now, scroll down, and see what’s in this week’s edition. Oh, and before you do, be sure check out the quickest way to receive our new content via the subscription box just below …
The case for introducing congestion charging
Not the first article about this topic, and it won’t be the last. This call for congestion charging is from New Zealand, and is an opinion piece written by Geoff Cooper, general manager for strategy at Te Waihanga, the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission.
Related iMOVE content: Traffic congestion: Info, project & resources
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I think the title of this works as a good summary of this new academic article from Camila Balbontin, David A. Hensher & Matthew J. Beck of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies.
Related iMOVE content: See iMOVE’s Working from Home page
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Mapping pedestrian traffic light timing in Sydney, Australia
“In the absence of traffic light timing data, and as we hold hope for it to become publicly available; the aim of Better Intersections is to crowdsource measurements and inform where positive changes could be made.” This is work from Jake Coppinger, a full stack software engineer at Atlassian. See more of Jake’s tranport-related work at jakecoppinger.com.
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“The proportion of children walking or riding to school is dwindling in Australia, while pedestrian injuries are among children’s leading causes of death. A mixed-methods survey was conducted on children and parents of two schools in Australia to understand travel behaviours and attitudes towards active transport to school.” A new research article by Ritwik Swain, Prue Oswin, Verity Truelove and Grégoire S. Larue.
Related iMOVE content: Evaluation of the Wagga Wagga Active Travel Plan
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Foton to deliver three hydrogen buses as Tasmania weights electric and fuel cell options
“The three hydrogen fuel cell electric buses will run in Hobart as part of a three-year trial to begin in early 2024, which will run in tandem with a two-year battery electric bus (BEB) trial to be run in Launceston.”
Related iMOVE projects: Investigating the viability of hydrogen fuel for heavy vehicle use
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“The National Association of Realtors just released its latest Community and Transportation Preference Survey, the fifth in its series. As with previous versions, it found that Americans place a high value on walkability, including complete sidewalk networks, and services — such as shops, cafes and restaurants — within convenient walking distance. It also expresses strong support for investing in sidewalks.”
Related iMOVE article: The rise and rise of the kerb
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Mitigate Supply Chain Risks
Professor Ben Fahimnia has written this, as part of the University of Sydney Business School’s ‘Thinking outside the box’ series. “It looks at how AI-driven analytics can help our essential supply chains to build resilience capabilities through systematic detection of mitigation strategies.”
Related iMOVE article: Where’s my box? The case for improved supply chain visibility. Now!
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“The initial operating segment of Honolulu’s 20-mile, 21-station autonomous (driverless) Skyline, the first urban rail transit GoA4 (Grade of Automation) system in operation in the United States, opened for revenue service on June 30.”
Related iMOVE content: Autonomous Driving Info, Projects & Resources | Autonomous Driving Technology
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