In recent years, cities around the world have launched various micromobility programs to offer more convenient and efficient mobility options that make transit networks accessible. However, question of whether services are accessible equitably distributed amongst all populations still remains unanswered. this study, we investigate spatial accessibility disadvantaged communities, such as racial ethnic minorities, low-income populations, transit-dependent scooter bike services. The ultimate...

Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is user-centric concept that integrates transportation services, and offers multimodal journey planner, online booking payment options into single digital platform. Achieving the goal of MaaS, which to promote sustainable forms reduce occupancy vehicle travel, depends on needs different user groups. A review literature confirms little remains known about gender-based perspectives towards MaaS. This study aims identify features impact satisfaction across gender....

In this study, comments made on social media by City of Dallas residents were analyzed following a citywide scooter ban to reveal hidden attitudes towards micromobility. Using text mining techniques, results showed that the majority in fact against ban. By applying term frequency-inverse document frequency (tf-idf), key terms mentioned supporters and opponents uncovered. Latent Dirichlet Allocation further topics such as Bike, Public Safety, Authorities, Cars, Feelings discussed most...

Lack of transportation services in low-income communities greatly affects people’s health and well-being, creating barriers to social determinants (SDOH). One potential solution that has gained the attention US decision-makers recent years is microtransit, a intervention aimed at addressing this issue. Despite promising results from prior microtransit implementation, extent which these programs deliver benefits remains uncertain. This study presents novel model called Social Return on...

This paper explores the role of socioeconomic metrics in design, planning and operations civil engineering projects within specific context resilience. The inclusion resilience analysis design is consistent with goals ASCE Infrastructure Resilience Division (IRD) related emerging standards duties engineers. focuses on practices planning, construction, operation that can deliver social value to communities offers a set for consistently measuring these benefits. Socioeconomic benchmark...

This study aims to expand understanding of how regional transportation collaboration operates and examines the relationships between performance. To do so, nine safety coalitions that use as a strategic approach achieve performance are examined. A conceptual framework connecting is developed from review literature. survey was used collect data about coalition-member perceptions performance, cross-case comparison evaluate relationships. Methods adopted include relative importance index,...

Transit providers have used social media (e.g., Twitter) as a powerful platform to shape public perception and provide essential information, especially during times of disruption disaster. This work examines how transit agencies Twitter the COVID-19 pandemic communicate with riders content general activity influence rider interaction handle popularity. We analyzed 654,345 tweets generated by top 40 in US, based on Vehicles Operated Annual Maximum Service (VOM), from January 2020 August...

Abstract Over the past two decades, environmental justice (EJ) has been seen as an important concept for ensuring transportation infrastructure planning does not perpetuate a legacy of disproportionately impacting low income and/or minority communities in United States. However, state-centered EJ research often focuses on quantitative methods carrying out analysis, focusing less qualitative assessments agency practitioners responsible performing work. We present case study grounded...

Recent emphasis on performance-based approaches, reflected, for example, in the mandates of Moving Ahead Progress 21st Century Act, provides opportunities more rigorous approaches to collecting and using “evidence” transportation asset management (TAM). A strong evidence-based approach was founded well-documented studies demonstrating failure or success following implementation an intervention. This study explored use evidence TAM decision making. The study's methodology included a review...

Abstract In the era of COVID, project-based classes that incorporate community engagement (i.e., interacting with both a physical site and members community) as part their learning approach, have taken significant blow. When connecting people becomes an unhealthy practice, how can site-based remain embedded in engineering teaching practice while accommodating virtual education instruction? Within civil environmental (CEE), GIS mapping has allowed students to step outside classroom engage...

A model is developed to identify correlations between infrastructure deficiencies and road traffic safety, aiding governments in prioritizing investments for public safety. While past research has noted a link pedestrian/cyclist crashes low-income areas, this study investigates the role of relationship. Through ordered logistic regression K-means clustering, examines case Dallas, Texas, finding significantly higher crash odds areas intersections lacking sidewalks, crosswalks, or pavement....

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Different concepts of health have been applied to transportation and other built infrastructure systems in the literature practice. The 2012 national surface legislation, Moving Ahead for Progress 21st Century, established a performance-based planning framework requiring development performance measures targets with progress reporting by state, metropolitan, local agencies toward achieving seven goals. Although offers formal platform on which plan systematically achieve goals, one key...

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