Mapping the spatial distribution of the effects of urban traffic congestion: methodological exploration using web based services
Year: 2020
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Sustainable transport systems are a necessary requirement to achieve efficient economic performance, enhance urban quality of life and diminish environmental costs. Congestion, a negative externality of mobility, is responsible for urban pollution, inefficiency and has adverse effects over individuals facing this problem. For these reasons, transport and city planning agencies have developed interests in defining and measuring transportation congestion. Although, different definitions and metrics have been used, congestion measurements are found aggregated at a city level or for particular road segments. This study proposes a methodology that produces information from a web traffic service to map traffic congestion within an urban area. The method is simple and generalizable enough to be adopted in different urban areas. This paper presents the analysis of four European cities (Amsertdam, Glasgow, Goteborg and Lisbon) and show that the conclusions are consistent with the results obtained from internationally recognized organizations such as INRIX and TomTom.
Authors: Jonathan Cohen, Jorge Gil
Institution: Chalmers University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Transportation
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3107675568