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There is great uncertainty about the transition from human to autonomous driving vehicles (AVs), as well as about the extent and direction of their potential impacts on the urban built environment. Planners are aware of the importance of leading this transition but are hesitant about how to proceed, and public administrations generally show a passive attitude. One of the reasons is the difficulty of defining long-term visions and identifying transition paths to achieve the desired future. The literature on AVs is growing rapidly but most of the visions proposed so far do not consider in detail how circulation and parking of AVs will (or could) be differently regulated in cities. In this study, three visions for the Italian city of Turin are proposed. The aim of these visions is to highlight how different forms of regulation of AV circulation and parking can impact on the sustainability and livability of the city. A focus group and a set of interviews with experts and stakeholders were used to validate the three visions and assess their advisability and sustainability. This visioning exercise is the first step in the development of a backcasting process.
Luca Staricco; Valentina Rappazzo; Jacopo Scudellari; Elisabetta Vitale Brovarone. Toward Policies to Manage the Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on the City: A Visioning Exercise. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5222 .
AMA StyleLuca Staricco, Valentina Rappazzo, Jacopo Scudellari, Elisabetta Vitale Brovarone. Toward Policies to Manage the Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on the City: A Visioning Exercise. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (19):5222.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuca Staricco; Valentina Rappazzo; Jacopo Scudellari; Elisabetta Vitale Brovarone. 2019. "Toward Policies to Manage the Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles on the City: A Visioning Exercise." Sustainability 11, no. 19: 5222.
Advanced traveller information systems (ATIS) are meant to assist people in their daily travel decisions as well as to prompt a shift from cars to alternative and more environmentally-friendly transport strategies. Not many comprehensive studies have been undertaken so far in order to assess the willingness to pay (WTP) for ATIS, despite a development of these tools during the last two decades. This paper aims at analysing the WTP for Optymod’Lyon, a smartphone application which plans your journey travels using real-time information about all available transport modes. To this end, a quali-quantitative approach was adopted, administering a questionnaire to participants and organising focus groups before and after the test of the application. A sample of 42 people living in the metropolitan area of Lyon was involved. Results showed four clusters of participants: idealists, pragmatics, the ambiguous and opportunists. A strong majority of idealists and pragmatics were unwilling to pay, mainly for economic reasons and the availability on the market of free information. They record a lower share of trips to work and a higher share for leisure, shopping and study purposes. Those willing to pay (of which 37.8% were opportunists) report a low monthly charge level (0.2–3 €/month) and are mainly highly-educated car users, travelling for work.
Cristina Pronello; Amandine Duboz; Valentina Rappazzo. Towards Smarter Urban Mobility: Willingness to Pay for an Advanced Traveller Information System in Lyon. Sustainability 2017, 9, 1690 .
AMA StyleCristina Pronello, Amandine Duboz, Valentina Rappazzo. Towards Smarter Urban Mobility: Willingness to Pay for an Advanced Traveller Information System in Lyon. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (10):1690.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina Pronello; Amandine Duboz; Valentina Rappazzo. 2017. "Towards Smarter Urban Mobility: Willingness to Pay for an Advanced Traveller Information System in Lyon." Sustainability 9, no. 10: 1690.
This paper aims at assessing the effects on travel behaviour of a multimodal real-time information navigator for smartphone, developed within the project Optimod'Lyon and launched in May 2015. To this end, a quali-quantitative approach was adopted, administering a questionnaire and organising focus groups before and after the test of the application, involving a stratified sample of 50 people living in the metropolitan area of Lyon. The Theory of Planned Behaviour was used as the theoretical framework for the questionnaire design, investigating attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control. To evaluate the behavioural change, data were analysed using parametric and non-parametric tests, factor analysis and binary logistic regression. The positive attitude towards Optimod'Lyon lessened over time. After the test, the use of the different travel modes remained stable, showing a consistency on the most used mode, on behavioural patterns and attitudes, strongly related to habits and to the frequency of the past behaviour
Cristina Pronello; José Pedro Ramalho Veiga Simão; Valentina Rappazzo. The effects of the multimodal real time information systems on the travel behaviour. Transportation Research Procedia 2017, 25, 2677 -2689.
AMA StyleCristina Pronello, José Pedro Ramalho Veiga Simão, Valentina Rappazzo. The effects of the multimodal real time information systems on the travel behaviour. Transportation Research Procedia. 2017; 25 ():2677-2689.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina Pronello; José Pedro Ramalho Veiga Simão; Valentina Rappazzo. 2017. "The effects of the multimodal real time information systems on the travel behaviour." Transportation Research Procedia 25, no. : 2677-2689.
Interest in advanced traveler information systems (ATIS) is increasing in modern cities, and more attention is given to real-time multimodal information. Through those systems, decision makers hope to achieve a shift from the car to alternative, environmentally friendly modes of travel. Few comprehensive assessments have been undertaken to verify the actual contribution of ATIS to such modal shift. In this paper, the effects on travel behavior of Optimod’Lyon, a multimodal real-time information navigator for the smartphone developed in Lyon, France, in 2013 and launched in May 2015, are assessed. To this end, a mixed method was adopted. A questionnaire was administered and focus groups were organized before and after the test of the application. A stratified sample of 50 people living in the metropolitan area of Lyon was also involved. The theory of planned behavior was used as the framework for the questionnaire design, which investigated attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. To evaluate behavioral change, data were analyzed through the use of parametric and nonparametric tests, factor analysis, and binary logistic regression. Survey participants were initially interested in Optimod’Lyon and showed a positive attitude toward its use. Before the test, they evaluated the travel planner positively but this lessened over time. After the test, use of the various travel modes remained stable. Consistency with regard to the most used mode and to behavioral patterns and attitudes was shown, strongly related to habits and to the frequency of past behavior.
Cristina Pronello; Jose Pedro Ramalho Veiga Simao; Valentina Rappazzo. Can Multimodal Real-Time Information Systems Induce a More Sustainable Mobility? Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2016, 2566, 64 -70.
AMA StyleCristina Pronello, Jose Pedro Ramalho Veiga Simao, Valentina Rappazzo. Can Multimodal Real-Time Information Systems Induce a More Sustainable Mobility? Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2016; 2566 (1):64-70.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina Pronello; Jose Pedro Ramalho Veiga Simao; Valentina Rappazzo. 2016. "Can Multimodal Real-Time Information Systems Induce a More Sustainable Mobility?" Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2566, no. 1: 64-70.
Cristina Pronello; Valentina Rappazzo. Road pricing: How people perceive a hypothetical introduction. The case of Lyon. Transport Policy 2014, 36, 192 -205.
AMA StyleCristina Pronello, Valentina Rappazzo. Road pricing: How people perceive a hypothetical introduction. The case of Lyon. Transport Policy. 2014; 36 ():192-205.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina Pronello; Valentina Rappazzo. 2014. "Road pricing: How people perceive a hypothetical introduction. The case of Lyon." Transport Policy 36, no. : 192-205.
Following Singapore (1975), some metropolitan areas introduced pricing schemes to make car users aware of the real costs of their trip. This research looks at citizens׳ reactions to the hypothetical introduction of a road pricing scheme in Lyon (France). People׳s perceptions were investigated through a sample of 61 persons selected according to a stratified sampling plan. A web-questionnaire was administered to the participants, and eight focus groups were then organised, each including about 7–8 persons. The focus groups allowed us to investigate the participants׳ opinions, emotions, and reactions to the hypothetical introduction of different road pricing schemes in the urban area.This research has largely confirmed what found in previous studies and its key additional contribution is the clustering of citizens according to their reactions. Different groups of people showed dissimilar attitudes and opinions about the effect of road pricing, but the whole sample agreed upon the need for a coherent policy both for transport planning and management in the Lyon metropolitan area, while respecting freedom of mobility. In fact, citizens expect that a reduction of their freedom to move by car should be compensated with a strong and clear policy to improve the alternative modes and want to know clearly how revenues will be spent. A clear communication policy should be defined and this should be tailored according to the different groups defined in this paper.
Cristina Pronello; Valentina Rappazzo. Road pricing: How people perceive a hypothetical introduction. The case of Lyon. 2014, 1 .
AMA StyleCristina Pronello, Valentina Rappazzo. Road pricing: How people perceive a hypothetical introduction. The case of Lyon. . 2014; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCristina Pronello; Valentina Rappazzo. 2014. "Road pricing: How people perceive a hypothetical introduction. The case of Lyon." , no. : 1.