Understanding the Transit Gap: A Comparative Study of On-Demand Bus Services and Urban Climate Resilience in South End, Charlotte, NC and Avondale …

S Sadat Hosseini, B Rahimi Ardabili… - arXiv e …, 2024 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Urban design significantly impacts sustainability, particularly in the context of public transit
efficiency and carbon emissions reduction. This study explores two neighborhoods with …

Understanding the Transit Gap: A Comparative Study of On-Demand Bus Services and Urban Climate Resilience in South End, Charlotte, NC and Avondale …

SS Hosseini, BR Ardabili, M Azarbayjani… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Urban design significantly impacts sustainability, particularly in the context of public transit
efficiency and carbon emissions reduction. This study explores two neighborhoods with …

Exploration of Transit's Sustainability Competitiveness

S Polzin, S Reich, J Davis - 2011 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
With growing interest in climate change and greater anticipation of energy cost increases,
being sustainable has implications for the financial efficiency of transit agencies and on the …

The effectiveness of Light Rail transit in achieving regional CO2 emissions targets is linked to building energy use: insights from system dynamics modeling

A Procter, A Bassi, J Kolling, L Cox, N Flanders… - Clean Technologies and …, 2017 - Springer
Cities worldwide face the challenges of accommodating a growing population, while
reducing emissions to meet climate mitigation targets. Public transit investments are often …

Solving Commuting Challenges with RTS Bus Rapid Transit (RTS-BRT) Rochester, NY

LT Bekele - 2021 - repository.rit.edu
The public transport service in Rochester, NY, is inefficient in terms of reliability, safety,
comfort, security, waiting, transfer, and longer commute hours. The public transportation …

Data-Driven Illustrations for Climate Smart Communities Scenarios

NY Cheng, K Ellis, M Vogt, C Chiavarini, J Houk… - 2013 - pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu
Public investment in transit and streetscape improvements can encourage private
development, and subsequently increase transit ridership and reduce pollution. Portland …

[PDF][PDF] Local Access to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Saskatoon, SK: An Equity Assessment

UN Pandey, S Bell, E Diab, D Fuller… - Spatial Knowledge & …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Active transportation is an important part of reducing human induced climate change.
According to the Paris Agreement (COP21) the world's nations are expected to take …

Multi-Scalar Assessment of Built-Environment and Bus Networks Influence on Rapid-Transit Patronage: The Case of Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Network

LE Ramos Santiago - 2018 - diginole.lib.fsu.edu
The advent of accelerated global warming and volatile climate change has prompted the
need for a better understanding of what factors and policies might contribute to mitigate …

Potential Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions from Optimizing Urban Transit Networks

S Madanat, A Horvath, C Mao, H Cheng - 2016 - escholarship.org
Public transit systems with efficient designs and operating plans can reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions relative to low-occupancy transportation modes, but many current …

Navigating sustainability, affordability, and livability in Vancouver's Broadway Plan

G Belotti - 2024 - open.library.ubc.ca
Within urban environments, land use emerges as a vital component in climate mitigation
strategies. As cities seek solutions to reduce GHG emissions, transit-oriented development …