Félix, R., Moura, F. and Lovelace, R. orcid.org/0000-0001-5679-6536 (2025) Reproducible methods for modeling combined public transport and cycling trips and associated benefits: Evidence from the biclaR tool. Computers Environment and Urban Systems, 117. 102230. ISSN 0198-9715
Abstract
A high proportion of car trips can be replaced by a combination of public transit and cycling for the first-and-last mile. This paper estimates the potential for cycling combined with public transit as a substitute for car trips in the Lisbon metropolitan area and assesses its socio-environmental impacts using open data and open source tools. A decision support tool that facilitates the design and development of a metropolitan cycling network was developed (biclaR). The social and environmental impacts were assessed using Health World Organization tools. The impacts of shifting car trips to public transport were also estimated and monetized. The results show that 10 % of all trips could be made by cycling in combination with public transport. Shifting to cycling for the shorter first and last mile stages can reduce annual CO₂eq emissions from 3000 to 7500 tons/day, while for the public transport leg, the transfer from car avoids of up to 20,500 tons of CO₂eq emissions per year. The estimated socio-environmental benefits are of €125 million to €325 million over 10 years. This evidence can support policymakers to prioritize interventions that reduce the reliance on private motor vehicles.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Active transport, Intermodality, First and last mile, Health economic assessment, Environmental impacts, Open data and methods |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Sustainable Transport Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2025 12:59 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2025 16:02 |
Published Version: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2024.102230 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:222532 |
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