Rapid technological advancements in transport sector create new opportunities and unforeseen challenges for urban development through the introduction of New Mobility Services (NMS). Autonomous road vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles are currently tested for integration in the urban context, while micromobility is gradually becoming part of daily mobility in many cities worldwide. From planner’s perspective, implementation of these new modes of transportation should aim at the promotion of sustainable urban development. However, there are three main obstacles towards an evidence-based impact assessment of these modes, i.e.: Current scarcity of empirical data and experience; diversity of potential effects, depending on their integration to the urban transport system as shared or private modes; and extent of potential implications, which affect all pillars of urban sustainability. Based on literature review, present research collects, discusses and organizes these effects under the pillars of mobility and space, as well as the ones of social, economic and environmental sustainability into a comprehensive indicator framework. Purpose of this framework is to increase readiness of stakeholders to monitor, assess and evaluate future effects of these new transport modes under the above-mentioned pillars. Moreover, present framework aims at illustrating suitability of each area for the implementation of each one of the examined mobility innovations.

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Impact of New Mobility Services on Sustainable Urban Development: An Assessment Framework

  • Georgios Kalogerakos,
  • Nikolaos Gavanas

摘要

Rapid technological advancements in transport sector create new opportunities and unforeseen challenges for urban development through the introduction of New Mobility Services (NMS). Autonomous road vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles are currently tested for integration in the urban context, while micromobility is gradually becoming part of daily mobility in many cities worldwide. From planner’s perspective, implementation of these new modes of transportation should aim at the promotion of sustainable urban development. However, there are three main obstacles towards an evidence-based impact assessment of these modes, i.e.: Current scarcity of empirical data and experience; diversity of potential effects, depending on their integration to the urban transport system as shared or private modes; and extent of potential implications, which affect all pillars of urban sustainability. Based on literature review, present research collects, discusses and organizes these effects under the pillars of mobility and space, as well as the ones of social, economic and environmental sustainability into a comprehensive indicator framework. Purpose of this framework is to increase readiness of stakeholders to monitor, assess and evaluate future effects of these new transport modes under the above-mentioned pillars. Moreover, present framework aims at illustrating suitability of each area for the implementation of each one of the examined mobility innovations.