Optimal design of electric vehicle public charging system in an urban network for Greenhouse Gas Emission and cost minimization

In this paper, we address the optimization problem of allocation of Electric Vehicle (EV) public fast charging stations over an urban grid network. The objective is to minimize Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) under multiple constraints including a limited agency budget, accessibility of charging stations in every possible charging request and charging demands during peak hours. Additionally, we address bi-criteria problems to consider user costs as the second objective. A convex parsimonious model that depends on relatively few assumptions and input parameters is proposed and it is shown to be useful for obtaining conceptual insights for high-level planning. In a parametric study using a hypothetical urban network model generated based on realistic parameters, we show that GHG emissions decrease with agency budget, and that the reductions vary depending on multiple factors related to EV market and EV technologies. The optimal solutions found from the bi-criteria problems are shown to be close to the solution minimizing GHG emissions only, meaning that the emission minimizing policy can also minimize user costs.     

The impact of land-use mix on residents' travel energy consumption: New evidence from Beijing

Policies that encourage mixed land use are widely believed to make transport more energy efficient. However, few studies have directly examined the impacts of land-use heterogeneity on travel energy consumption at the individual level. Moreover, the definition and measures of land-use heterogeneity are debated. This paper aims to fill these gaps using the large city of Beijing, China, as a case study. Three types of land use are examined in terms of their effects on individual residents’ travel energy consumption. The results suggest that high land-use diversity and a good jobs-housing balance significantly reduces commuting travel. Interestingly, highly heterogeneous retail and housing areas may have high travel energy use, as residents are more likely to go shopping. There are obvious spatial variations in these effects. Residents of suburban ‘newtowns’, where the jobs-housing balance is particularly good, consume less travel energy. The results suggest that decreased use of conventional planning patterns, such as the socialist danwei system, and increasing urban sprawl, bring new challenges to achieving transport efficiency. Mixed land-use policies can be an effective solution to these challenges.     

呼和浩特市优先发展城市公共交通探讨

通过对呼和浩特市城市公共交通现状的分析,指出呼和浩特市公共交通存在的问题,进一步说明保证呼和浩特市公共交通优先发展在缓减交通压力、提高城市公共客运效益、环境保护方面的重要意义,同时提出呼和浩特市优先发展公共交通应采取的措施.     

The effects of planned and unplanned transfers on public transport users' perception of transfer routes

Many authorities are investing in new infrastructure to improve the quality of public transport (PT) services in the hope to increase mode switch from cars. The goal is to provide users with an integrated multimodal PT network by facilitating transfers. There exists a lack in the clarity of the attributes which defines a planned transfer and the effects of planned transfers on users' willingness to use routes with transfers. The present study provides approximate effects of ‘planned’ and ‘unplanned’ transfers on PT users' decisions to use transfer routes. The study focuses on two attributes of ‘planned’ transfers, integrated physical connection of transfers and information integration. A user preference survey was undertaken in Auckland, New Zealand. Analysis of the results shows that physical integration is more important than information integration for current PT users. Results also suggest that information integration has a greater influence on users of transfer services which are more closely aligned to being ‘unplanned’.     

基于系统集成理论的城市道路景观设计

在我国城市道路景观实践过程中,由于建造时序的不同,城市道路的“景观破碎、缺乏集成”和“豪华奢侈、脱离实际”,不利于城市系统的和谐发展。鉴于此,本文在深入分析城市道路景观建设目标的基础上,独辟蹊径从系统范畴的角度探讨了一种“集成”的道路景观设计理念,为城市道路景观的建设提供了一个新的思路。     

昆明市“月月无车日活动”及公众调查分析

调查了解公众对无车日活动常态化这一公共政策的反应,能够为城市交通政策的制定提供一定的技术参考。介绍了昆明市城市交通概况及首个无车日活动成效,同时,对“月月无车日活动”做了概述,在总结前几次活动经验的基础上,给出了活动的进一步调整方案。通过对无车日活动公众调查问卷的数据分析,得出大多数公众对“月月无车日活动”的态度是理解和支持的;在无车日当天,私人小汽车拥有者选择公共交通作为替代小汽车出行方式的比例最高。另外,大力发展公共交通也被受访者认为是解决城市交通拥堵应当首选的措施。     

关于高速公路交通安全设施的设置

交通安全设施对减轻事故的严重度,排除各种纵、横向干扰,提高道路服务水平,提供视线诱导,增强道路景观等起着重要的作用,属于道路的基础设施.     

城市轨道交通客运服务标准编制研究

城市轨道交通客运服务标准应主要针对乘客的需求而制定,是当前需要优先制定的服务业标准之一。通过对城市轨道交通客运服务及特性进行分析,结合国际相关服务标准以及我国现行的服务标准及标准化模式,提出了“以人为本”、系统性和与国际接轨的标准编制原则。乘客乘车是一个按时间顺序的活动过程,沿乘客乘车时间次序展开服务次序,是标准编制的重要技术方法。确定城市轨道交通客运服务内容是城市轨道交通客运服务标准编制的一项主要任务。在借鉴国外先进服务标准理念的基础上,通过轨道交通客运服务质量和从乘客实际需求出发来规范服务内容。最后,对乘客相应权益的规定做了说明。     

乌鲁木齐市中心城区常规公交乘客满意度研究

乌鲁木齐市中心城区交通日趋拥堵,优先发展公共交通是缓解城市交通拥堵,改善城市交通环境的主要措施。乌鲁木齐市的公共交通主要包括公共汽车和出租汽车,通过实地发放调查问卷、数据处理分析及结合乌鲁木齐市目前的实际情况,运用专家咨询法确定32个指标权重,构建基于综合模糊评价法的常规公交车乘客满意度总评价。获得不同评价结果,并提出改善对策,对乌鲁木齐市的未来常规公交发展起到参考作用。     

《深圳市综合交通体系规划((2013—2030)》编制探索——以更具竞争力、可持续的综合交通体系促进城市转型发展

通过回顾评价深圳市历次综合交通体系规划的得失,分析城市转型对于综合交通体系的挑战以及新形势下综合交通体系规划的定位。以《深圳市综合交通体系规划(2013—2030)》为例,对规划编制的内容和方法开展研究,具体包括:转型导向的交通发展目标与指标体系、一体化的综合交通体系组织、立足区域协作的整体交通战略、与组团结构相匹配的交通分区组织、与城市功能布局的协调互动、注重协同的交通管控政策,以及应对大数据的智能交通策略等。最后介绍规划编制组织特点并提出城市转型期综合交通体系规划的进一步思考。