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Designing user-centric transport strategies for urban road space redistribution

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Torbaghan, ME 
Fathy, Y 
Rogers, CDF 
Metje, N 

Abstract

Cities worldwide are geared to promote economic growth, improve accessibility, address environmental issues, and enhance the quality of life. However, the processes that lead to the design of urban roads, particularly the space distribution, reflect the inequalities existing in the fabric of our society. Motorists often have shorter travel times and more space than passengers of other modes. Furthermore, the existing transport appraisal and planning tools that frame sustainable transport policies fall short of considering the dimension of social justice. Therefore, our urban transport systems are essential areas for advancing sustainability through a transport justice-based approach to planning that can pivot the distribution of infrastructure investments over different social groups and transport modes. This paper proposes such an approach by which such suitable urban transport strategies can be identified, co-created with users and appraised while considering the commuters’ needs. Specifically, the interaction between the multidimensional characteristics of sustainability and the principles of transport justice are investigated. The proposed approach is applied to London and Birmingham. The results show that a transparent and holistic approach to integrating users within transport planning is an effective way to reflect diverse needs and local circumstances and thereby ensure a just transition to sustainable urban transport policies. The results from the case studies highlight a strong rationale for the centrality of justice in any urban transport planning and policy-making efforts, particularly in the allocation of road space

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Keywords

33 Built Environment and Design, 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, 44 Human Society, 3509 Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chains, 4406 Human Geography, 3304 Urban and Regional Planning, 3.2 Interventions to alter physical and biological environmental risks, 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, 10 Reduced Inequalities

Journal Title

Communications in Transportation Research

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Journal ISSN

2772-4247
2772-4247

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Publisher

Elsevier BV
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L010917/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I019308/1)
Technology Strategy Board (920035)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/N021614/1)