This paper discusses the importance of reducing the space consumption of car traffic as opposed to simply reducing individuals' travel time. It highlights the role of app-based mobility services in reducing urban congestion from a spatial perspective and the importance of shifting the focus from...

This paper discusses the main trends of car use and travel demand, as well as changes in policy responses and attitudes to managing the growth in urban traffic. It highlights the importance of orienting transport policies towards broader objectives beyond efficiency of congestion relief. Such a...

This paper surveys trends in private vehicle use in Latin American cities and related government policies. It discusses the Colombian government’s initiatives to adopt congestion charging in major cities, highlights the political constraints encountered, and discusses policy changes adopted in...

In der kommunalpolitischen und planerischen Diskussion zum Stadtverkehr verstecken sich in vielfältigen Themen zugleich auch Fragen der Zeitgerechtigkeit. Sie werden nur punktuell von Betroffenengruppen artikuliert und sind im Sinne der Verfahrensgerechtigkeit im Planungsprozess nur selten...

Die Bedeutung des Radverkehrs in Städten nimmt stetig zu und dieser Trend wird sich aller Voraussicht nach auch auf absehbare Zeit fortsetzen. Dabei stellt sich aus Sicht der Planenden in Deutschland die Frage, ob das System hierzulande für die Verkehrswende geeignet ist. Können wir mit den...

We use a spatial general equilibrium model with potential commuting of workers between their place of work and their place of residence to analyze the effects of rush hours on the spatial allocation of employment and population, average labor productivity and the housing market. Abolishing...

We estimate the marginal external congestion cost of motor-vehicle travel for Rome, Italy, using a methodology that accounts for hypercongestion (a situation where congestion decreases a road's throughput). We show that the external cost - even when roads are not hypercongested - is substantial,...

Die Bedeutung des Radverkehrs in Städten nimmt stetig zu und dieser Trend wird sich aller Voraussicht nach auch auf absehbare Zeit fortsetzen. Dabei stellt sich aus Sicht der Planenden in Deutschland die Frage, ob das System hierzulande für die Verkehrswende geeignet ist. Können wir mit den...

Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d´Ivoire, is built around the Ebrié lagoon on the Atlantic Ocean. Boats and ferries have always been part of the urban transport system. Ferries (pinasses) are essential to enable particularly the poor to maintain their mobility. The objective of this...

In der kommunalpolitischen und planerischen Diskussion zum Stadtverkehr verstecken sich in vielfältigen Themen zugleich auch Fragen der Zeitgerechtigkeit. Sie werden nur punktuell von Betroffenengruppen artikuliert und sind im Sinne der Verfahrensgerechtigkeit im Planungsprozess nur selten...

Cities have started to restructure themselves into 'smart cities' to address the challenges of the 21st Century-such as climate change, sustainable development, and digital disruption. One of the major obstacles to success for a smart city is to tackle the mobility and accessibility issues via...

Tanzania's intermediate cities have the potential to play a critical role in the country's economic development. To reap the benefits of urbanization, however, cities need to lay the groundwork for productive and inclusive growth, and that requires establishing mobility systems for people rather...

We estimate an equilibrium model of residential sorting with endogenous traffic congestion to evaluate the efficiency and equity impacts of urban transportation policies. Leveraging fine-scale data on household travel diaries and housing transactions with home and work locations in Beijing, we...

Gender is one of the key socio-demographic variables that can influence travel behaviour, but it is often the least understood. Understanding travel behaviour by gender will help better design transport policies that are efficient and equitable. Due to the gendered division of work in...

Gender is one of the key socio-demographic variables that can influence travel behaviour, but it is often the least understood. Understanding travel behaviour by gender will help better design transport policies that are efficient and equitable. Due to the gendered division of work in...