The Impact of on-Demand Collective Transport Services on Sustainability: A Comparison of Various Service Options in a Rural and an Urban Area of Switzerland
This study examines the effects of on-demand mobility services on sustainability in terms of emissions and traffic volume. According to our simulations, implementing on-demand mobility services is recommendable only as a supplement to public transport in both urban and rural regions since there are...
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doaj-427a105eba2644d19d9f0151f142aa9c2021-03-12T00:04:40ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502021-03-01133091309110.3390/su13063091The Impact of on-Demand Collective Transport Services on Sustainability: A Comparison of Various Service Options in a Rural and an Urban Area of SwitzerlandLisa Dang0Widar von Arx1Jonas Frölicher2Institute of Tourism and Mobility ITM, Lucerne School of Business, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 6002 Lucerne, SwitzerlandInstitute of Tourism and Mobility ITM, Lucerne School of Business, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 6002 Lucerne, SwitzerlandInstitute of Tourism and Mobility ITM, Lucerne School of Business, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, 6002 Lucerne, SwitzerlandThis study examines the effects of on-demand mobility services on sustainability in terms of emissions and traffic volume. According to our simulations, implementing on-demand mobility services is recommendable only as a supplement to public transport in both urban and rural regions since there are positive effects in terms of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. However, in urban areas, there is a negative impact on the traffic volume in terms of additional vehicle kilometres since the bundled public transport demand is replaced by less bundled on-demand vehicles. In rural areas, the increase in vehicle kilometres plays less of a role due to generally low demand. The negative effects per vehicle kilometre are slightly higher in rural areas due to higher empty kilometres and lower bundling rates, but the negative effects per km<sup>2</sup> in dense cities are much more serious. Authorities need to consider these effects according to the spatial context when implementing such services.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/6/3091on-demand mobilitycollective transport servicespublic transportsustainabilitytraffic volumeemissions |
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Lisa Dang Widar von Arx Jonas Frölicher The Impact of on-Demand Collective Transport Services on Sustainability: A Comparison of Various Service Options in a Rural and an Urban Area of Switzerland Sustainability on-demand mobility collective transport services public transport sustainability traffic volume emissions |
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The Impact of on-Demand Collective Transport Services on Sustainability: A Comparison of Various Service Options in a Rural and an Urban Area of Switzerland |
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The Impact of on-Demand Collective Transport Services on Sustainability: A Comparison of Various Service Options in a Rural and an Urban Area of Switzerland |
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The Impact of on-Demand Collective Transport Services on Sustainability: A Comparison of Various Service Options in a Rural and an Urban Area of Switzerland |
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The Impact of on-Demand Collective Transport Services on Sustainability: A Comparison of Various Service Options in a Rural and an Urban Area of Switzerland |
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The Impact of on-Demand Collective Transport Services on Sustainability: A Comparison of Various Service Options in a Rural and an Urban Area of Switzerland |
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impact of on-demand collective transport services on sustainability: a comparison of various service options in a rural and an urban area of switzerland |
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Sustainability |
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This study examines the effects of on-demand mobility services on sustainability in terms of emissions and traffic volume. According to our simulations, implementing on-demand mobility services is recommendable only as a supplement to public transport in both urban and rural regions since there are positive effects in terms of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. However, in urban areas, there is a negative impact on the traffic volume in terms of additional vehicle kilometres since the bundled public transport demand is replaced by less bundled on-demand vehicles. In rural areas, the increase in vehicle kilometres plays less of a role due to generally low demand. The negative effects per vehicle kilometre are slightly higher in rural areas due to higher empty kilometres and lower bundling rates, but the negative effects per km<sup>2</sup> in dense cities are much more serious. Authorities need to consider these effects according to the spatial context when implementing such services. |
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on-demand mobility collective transport services public transport sustainability traffic volume emissions |
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