Urban Transport: v. 18

Contents Section 1: Environmental impact Modelling of tree-induced effects on pedestrian exposure to road traffic pollution; Environmental assessment of different vehicle technologies and fuels; Validation of the well-to-wheel approach in the Ecoscore methodology with life cycle assessment for passenger cars; Environmental breakeven point: an introduction into environmental optimization for passenger car replacement schemes; Biofuels for urban transport: Brazilian potential and implications for sustainable development; Quantification of tire and road wear particles in the environment; Improving safety and sustainability of urban transport surfaces through the recycling of reclaimed extinguishing powders Section 2: Environmentally friendly transport modes Comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from different vehicles covering the entire life cycle; Toward zero carbon with environmentally friendly transport modes Section 3: Transport strategies Decalogue for sustainable urban transport strategy;The influence of the European CiViTAS ELAN project on development of a better and sustainable public transport in the City of Zagreb; Transportation proposal for sustainable development integrated with the corridor of the Nile Valley in Egypt; Evaluation of railway surrounding areas: the case of Ostrava city; Towards a post-fossil urban transport system: an actor-oriented approach; Harm minimisation in a school zone: a strategy for sustaining pedestrian safety; Indicators for sustainable pedestrian mobility; How to reconcile operator and manufacturer risk control points of view during the construction of a transport system Section 4: Public transport systems Analysis of the interaction between travel demand and rail capacity constraints; The need of improvement of transport conditions in large Romanian cities; A methodology to improve a public transport system; Challenges for integrating bicycles and public transport in Brazilian metropolitan regions; An efficient cost analysis of monorail in the Middle East using statistics of existing monorail and metro models; Rapid transit service in the unique context of Holy Makkah: assessing the first year of operation during the 2010 pilgrimage season; Medium-capacity transit systems: some reflections about making the right choice; Improving performance of public transit buses by minimizing driver distraction; A duty-block network approach for an integrated driver rostering problem in public bus transport Section 5: Transport modelling and simulation Estimation of gap acceptance parameters for HCM 2010 roundabout capacity model applications; Simulation of impacts of yards on flow conditions using a mesoscopic traffic assignment approach; Estimating the effects of access time windows in the management of urban delivery fleets; Access optimization in an urban area: a case study; A fuzzy logic approach to modelling the passengers' flow and dwelling time; Modelling a vehicle's speed fluctuation with a cellular automata model; Transport and traffic management by micro simulation models: operational use and performance of roundabouts; Urban transport scenario test design with modelling works; Tunnel lighting design: 3D modeling reduces whole of life cost Section 6: Urban transport management Urban car sharing: an overview of relocation strategies; Analysis of possible risks in introducing congestion charging and carpooling measures in Zagreb; Tehran traffic congestion charging management: a success story; In search of sustainability: examining the variation in a national planning model when applied to different urban transport projects; Calibration of international capacity models for dual lane roundabouts during saturation flow condition; Urban freight transport initiatives - knowing when it is worth the cost; Implementation and management of private traffic limitation in urban areas: experiences and methodologies; Parking inventory management: a logistics perspective in urban traffic congestion mitigation; Demographics do matter: an analysis of people's travel behaviour of different ethnic groups in Auckland;Exploring the use of the saw and seal method for mitigation of reflective cracking in composite pavements Section 7: Transport safety and security Online monitoring of essential components helps urban transport management and increases the safety of rail transport; Complex system understanding back to basics! The functional analysis tracking a railway system case; Only-Bus System for intercity mass transit to reduce several numerous road traffic accidents; The relationship between urban accidents, traffic and geometric design in Tehran Section 8: Infrastructure Analysis of traffic capacity and design for the reconstruction of a large roundabout in the city of Zagreb; Comparisons of robustness measures as a communicative means for involvement of decision makers; Re-evaluating superelevation in relation to drainage requirements and vehicle dynamics; Review of sub-Saharan African gravel roads management system: Tanzanian case study; Geotechnical consideration regarding the routing of twin railway tunnels across the Karoun River; Certain considerations in the alignment design of urban railways; Effect of cement coated aggregates on the creep and deformation characteristics of asphaltic concrete bituminous mixtures; Improving infrastructure sustainability in suburban and urban areas: is porous asphalt the right answer? and how?; Effect analysis on heavy tuned mass damper system used in urban transportation Section 9: Land use and transport integration Integration of transport networks based in spatial data management: a methodological essay on the metropolitan area of Porto; Multi-modal transit hubs: enhancing sustainability through joint highway development; A design framework for measuring transit oriented development