Traffic congestion is bringing in severe disadvantages to the economy of Sri Lanka. Fuel cost and wastage, air pollution, loss of productivity, as well as unpleasant sights in major cities are among...doi:10.1007/978-981-13-1849-8_3Chathura Rajapakse...
Based on the perceptions of the respondents, the survey results suggest that if rates of resident perceptions are aligned with actual impact, tourism has the highest impact on traffic congestion. Residents perceived that the opportunity to meet people from other regions of the world provides a ...
Clearly, the existing congestion in the corridor seriously damages these users. If they had known the traffic conditions, they would have decided not to travel. Finally, the last group is made up of users who cannot afford the trip. These users are worse off than the first group because ...
serving pop-up stops and providing transfer-free rides. The exercise suggested that traffic congestion would disappear, emissions would fall by one-third (more if electric vehicles replaced internal combustion engined vehicles) and 95% of parking space would be freed up. Use of individual vehicles ...
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Line 1 and Line 2, operating as metro lines within the region, mitigate traffic congestion and support the core development zones of the city center. Meanwhile, Line 3 and Line 12, functioning as light rail lines, link the central area with the northern economic development zone and the ...
Robotaxis also have the potential to reduce urban traffic congestion and parking demand (Litman, 2020), aligning with the current pursuit of sustainable transportation solutions (Chen and Yan, 2019). Currently, many companies, including Waymo, EasyMile, Apollo, and others, have begun trial ...
In Excerpt 1, Wang Liping’s statement exemplifies mixed intertextuality by integrating personal concerns about time efficiency with a larger societal problem (i.e., traffic congestion in Beijing). Her casual tone and everyday language (“without wasting time”) establish credibility, while first-pe...
in order, ‘wastewater, oil pollution and toxic substances’, ‘exhaust gas and noise’, ‘low consumption willingness and failure to meet expectations’, ‘causing urban congestion and traffic jams’, ‘changing the residents’ original lifestyle’ and ‘vectors of infectious disease transmission’....
This paper presents an analysis of social dilemmas that arise when passengers are faced with choosing between personal vehicles and buses in a mixed traffic flow. We conducted the computer simulation using a cellular automata framework to analyze the case. The Revised S-NFS model describes the dyna...