TY - JOUR
T1 - A soft traffic management approach for achieving environmentally sustainable and economically viable outcomes
T2 - An Australian case study
AU - Kuang, Yan
AU - Yen, Tzu-Hui
AU - Suprun, Emiliya
AU - Sahin, Oz
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/5/1
Y1 - 2019/5/1
N2 - Transport infrastructural strain is a pressuring issue for the urbanised world due to the increasing demand for public transport. Transport operators, planners and policymakers are constantly searching for low-cost solutions to such transport issues. Therefore, it is critical to developing an environmentally sustainable and economically viable efficient traffic network to relieve traffic pressure (i.e., traffic congestion, transport infrastructure investment needs). The objective of this research is to propose a “Soft Traffic Management (STM)” concept to proactively analyse the traffic impact of transport planning strategy before implementation. This study investigates the effectiveness of a STM for easing the traffic pressure by carrying out a pilot research project on the proposed South East Busway extension in Logan City, Australia, by employing a stepwise process consisting of a multi-stage analysis and stakeholder-based modelling approach. The results indicate that the extended busway can significantly relieve traffic congestion. In addition, the proposed strategy has significantly positive impacts on the environment since it aims to reduce air pollution and fuel consumption as well as to improve the safety and efficiency of the whole transport system. This study confirms the effects of STM on improving the use of existing infrastructure more efficiently and deferring future transport infrastructure investments.
AB - Transport infrastructural strain is a pressuring issue for the urbanised world due to the increasing demand for public transport. Transport operators, planners and policymakers are constantly searching for low-cost solutions to such transport issues. Therefore, it is critical to developing an environmentally sustainable and economically viable efficient traffic network to relieve traffic pressure (i.e., traffic congestion, transport infrastructure investment needs). The objective of this research is to propose a “Soft Traffic Management (STM)” concept to proactively analyse the traffic impact of transport planning strategy before implementation. This study investigates the effectiveness of a STM for easing the traffic pressure by carrying out a pilot research project on the proposed South East Busway extension in Logan City, Australia, by employing a stepwise process consisting of a multi-stage analysis and stakeholder-based modelling approach. The results indicate that the extended busway can significantly relieve traffic congestion. In addition, the proposed strategy has significantly positive impacts on the environment since it aims to reduce air pollution and fuel consumption as well as to improve the safety and efficiency of the whole transport system. This study confirms the effects of STM on improving the use of existing infrastructure more efficiently and deferring future transport infrastructure investments.
KW - Soft traffic management
KW - Traffic congestion
KW - Transport planning
KW - Visum
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062733619&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.087
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.087
M3 - Article
C2 - 30818240
AN - SCOPUS:85062733619
SN - 0301-4797
VL - 237
SP - 379
EP - 386
JO - Journal of Environmental Management
JF - Journal of Environmental Management
ER -