Journal article
A systematic overview of transportation equity in terms of accessibility, traffic emissions, and safety outcomes: From conventional to emerging technologies
Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives, v 4, 100091
Mar 2020
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Abstract
Emerging transportation technologies (e.g., electric vehicles) and services (e.g., shared mobility) provide efficient, sustainable and cost-effective alternatives to traditional travel modes. However, whether these innovative technologies bring benefits to different population groups in an equal and reasonable manner is still an open question. The various methods applied to evaluate the equity performance of these systems are also not clearly comparable. In this paper, we comprehensively review methods from the existing literature for assessing the equity of a few important system outcomes: accessibility, traffic emissions, and safety. We also identify the existing challenges of analyzing equity for emerging transportation technologies. We unify the existing methodologies into a three-step framework that includes population measurement, cost/benefit measurement and equity assessment, and we summarize the applicable measurements for each step, in detail. A handful of literature focusing on emerging transportation technologies, such as shared mobility and autonomous vehicles, were also identified and surveyed; the methodologies used were found to fit with the three-step framework. We summarize the major findings and discuss promising directions for developing more sophisticated equity assessment methodologies for emerging transportation technologies. Overall, based on a comprehensive review, this paper contributes a framework for assessing the equity of transportation systems that integrates accessibility, traffic emissions, and safety outcomes. The summarized framework can be an overview resource to assist researchers and transportation planners who require equity analysis methods. The research gaps identified also provide directions for equity research on emerging transportation technologies.
•Reviewed equity literature of a few important transportation system outcomes: accessibility, traffic emissions, and safety•Identified existing challenges of analyzing equity for emerging transportation technologies•Unified the existing methodologies into a three-step framework•Identified research gaps for equity research on emerging transportation technologies•Discussed promising methodological directions for equity evaluation of emerging transportation technologies
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Details
- Title
- A systematic overview of transportation equity in terms of accessibility, traffic emissions, and safety outcomes: From conventional to emerging technologies
- Creators
- Yujie Guo - University of South FloridaZhiwei Chen - University of South FloridaAmy Stuart - University of South FloridaXiaopeng Li - University of South FloridaYu Zhang - Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, United States of America
- Publication Details
- Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives, v 4, 100091
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001126246100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85078900710
- Other Identifier
- 991021890008204721
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