VeloRouter - Technology for Urban Transport Intermodal Sustainability
Proceedings of City Planning and Urban Design Conference DAKAM 2016
Egils Ginters, Artis Aizstrauts, Miķelis Baltruks, Jurijs Merkurjevs, Jānis Grabis, Leonīds Novickis, Jānis Grundspeņķis

The European Commission Decision C (2015) 6776 established the specific European Transport Specific Programme implementing Horizon 2020, Part 11 "Smart, green and integrated transport", which promotes using clean transport methods, one of which is cycling. In order to ensure the successful functioning of an integrated urban transport system cycling has to be one of its components, which naturally fits into the overall intermodal transport system. Due to limited funding it is important to understand which bike path network would be more efficient and ensure the greatest possible population transfer from other types of transport to bicycles. The sustainability of an urban environment depends on quality of planning and correct crafting, which is significantly influenced by the technologies used to rule out acceptance of voluntary and intuitive decisions. One of recommendable solutions is simulation. The multi agent-based (MAS/ABM) bicycle path network and exploitation simulator (VeloRouter) has dual applicability as it is adapted to both the needs of municipalities and cyclists.


Keywords
Simulation, Land-Use Cover Change, Agent-Based Simulation

Ginters, E., Aizstrauts, A., Baltruks, M., Merkurjevs, J., Grabis, J., Novickis, L., Grundspeņķis, J. VeloRouter - Technology for Urban Transport Intermodal Sustainability. In: Proceedings of City Planning and Urban Design Conference DAKAM, Turkey, Istanbul, 7-9 April, 2016. Istanbul: 2016, pp.211-221. ISBN 978-605-9207-21-8.

Publication language
English (en)
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