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Bicycling in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Opportunities and challenges

Tulu Getu Segni, Hadgu M., Tarekegn A. G.

Journal of Sustainable Development of Transport and Logistics

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2019

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Vol. 4, No. 2

50--59

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Addis Ababa is urbanizing at an increasing rate. Mobility problems and related negative impacts of motorized traffic and associated road safety issues remained to be a big challenge to the city. Improved cycling environment can play a greater role in solving those issues through reducing the exposure to risk of crashes and leading to a sustainable urban transportation. Among others, the benefits of increased level of bicycling are; health and physical fitness, clean environment, safe and cheap mode of transportation, particularly for a developing city like Addis Ababa. Regardless of the significant benefits of bicycling, the use of the bicycle as a mode of transportation in Addis Ababa is currently negligible and understudied. Furthermore, the cycling environment of the city faces many challenges. Some of the challenges are; lack of bicycle infrastructures, poorly maintained infrastructure, lack of bicycle policy and strategy. The supply of bicycle with reasonable price and lack of awareness of the benefits of using cycling as a mode of transportation are also another issue in the city. This paper is prepared to provide a review of the literature on the opportunities and challenges of bicycling in Addis Ababa. It focuses on evidence of (i) the opportunities of bicycling along with its challenges, and (ii) the current status of the cycling environment in the city. The main objective of this paper is to collect evidences that outline the potentials and problems the city faces to achieve a better cycling environment. It is expected to provide important information that can be used by transport planners, policy makers and researchers of the city improve the cycling environment. Going forward, the city has the intention to prioritize Non-Motorized Transport, including cycling in the city.

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Analysis of the city transport system’s development strategy design principles with account of risks and specific features of spatial development

Makarova I., Shubenkova K., Gabsalikhova L.

Transport Problems

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2017

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T. 12, z. 1

125--138

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Transport system is the key indicator of sustainable spatial development, because if it is ineffective it can render the economy, the environment, and society vul-nerable. Despite the large number of already existing research, the city transportation sys-tem’s development strategy design is still a relevant objective, because the existing ways and strategies of the transport development may not always be applicable in certain cir-cumstances. This article presents the possible ways of improvement of sustainability of the city transportation systems adapted in accordance with the peculiarities of Russian cit-ies. It is stated that when working out a city transportation system’s development strategy it is necessary to take into account all possible risks. According to the case study of Na-berezhnye Chelny city, all vulnerabilities of the system that today are typical almost for all Russian cities were analyzed, classification of risks was made, and means of their con-trol were suggested. Solutions proposed as a result of the SWOT-analysis can be used when developing transport strategies for other cities with similar specificity.

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Ocena funkcjonowania planerów podróży ruchu pieszego i rowerowego w aglomeracji poznańskiej

Ratajczak A., Zmuda-Trzebiatowski P.

Prace Naukowe Politechniki Warszawskiej. Transport

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2017

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z. 117

293--302

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Rosnąca presja na ochronę środowiska, a także kongestia w obszarach miejskich spowodowała zwiększenie zainteresowania wykorzystania transportu niezmotoryzowanego w logistyce miejskiej. Jednym z warunków efektywnego i niezawodnego wykorzystania tych gałęzi transportu jest prawidłowe planowanie tras przejścia pieszego czy przejazdu rowerem. W referacie poddano ocenie dziesięć dostępnych bezpłatnie planerów podróży ruchu pieszego i rowerowego, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem ich funkcjonowania w aglomeracji poznańskiej.

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Growing road congestion in urban areas as well as growing pressure on environment protection has increased interest in utilising non-motorised transport in urban logistics. One of the conditions for the efficient and reliable use of these modes of transport is accurate planning of walk and bike trips. In the paper ten walking and cycling trip planners were evaluated, with particular emphasis on their functioning in the Poznań agglomeration. All of the assessed trip planners are available for free to end-user.