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Towards Safe Horizons: Redefining Mobility in Future Transport

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 8 January 2025 | Viewed by 1175

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Department of Road and Urban Transport, University of Zilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Interests: transport management; mobility; road safety; road users; risk assessment; decision making
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Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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Institute for Smart Systems Technologies, University Klagenfurt, A9020 Klagenfurt, Austria
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The dynamics of the evolution of transport and mobility intertwine to shape the trajectories of societies worldwide. A new horizon in transportation, mobility, and safety beckons with promises of innovation and transformation. The urgency of exploring and harnessing these innovations propels us towards a future where transportation systems are more efficient, mobility is seamless, and safety is paramount.

The significance of this research domain lies in its ability to redefine the future of transportation systems, optimize mobility, and ensure safety across diverse transport modalities that will arise in the future.

Aligned with the journal’s scope, this Special Issue aims to compile pioneering research that pushes the boundaries of innovation in transport, mobility, and safety. It seeks to provide the reader with contributions that shed light on the multifaceted aspects of this area.

The themes of published papers should showcase how innovative approaches, emerging technologies, and novel ideas are reshaping the landscape of transportation whilst also ensuring enhanced safety measures and fostering discussion on the multifaceted dimensions of future mobility trends.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Mobility trends and evolving transport systems;
  • Safety measures in future transport modalities;
  • Innovative technologies reshaping transportation;
  • Mobility beyond conventional paradigms;
  • Redefining mobility paradigms for enhanced safety;
  • Future transport and safe and inclusive mobility;
  • Technological innovations ensuring sustainable and safe mobility;
  • Emerging trends in future mobility;
  • Innovations shaping the future of transportation.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Miroslava Mikušová
Dr. Jacek Oskarbski
Prof. Dr. Kyandoghere Kyamakya
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Keywords

  • transport and mobility management
  • road safety
  • infrastructure
  • evaluation
  • sustainability
  • trends
  • innovations
  • safety measures
  • ITS
  • autonomous vehicles
  • e-mobility
  • development
  • planning
  • forecasting
  • behaviour
  • AI

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Exploring Smart Mobility Potential in Kinshasa (DR-Congo) as a Contribution to Mastering Traffic Congestion and Improving Road Safety: A Comprehensive Feasibility Assessment
by Antoine Kazadi Kayisu, Miroslava Mikusova, Pitshou Ntambu Bokoro and Kyandoghere Kyamakya
Sustainability 2024, 16(21), 9371; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16219371 - 29 Oct 2024
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The urban landscape of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, faces significant mobility challenges, primarily stemming from rapid urbanization, overpopulation, and outdated infrastructure. These challenges necessitate the exploration of modern smart mobility concepts to improve traffic flow, road safety, and sustainability. This study investigates [...] Read more.
The urban landscape of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, faces significant mobility challenges, primarily stemming from rapid urbanization, overpopulation, and outdated infrastructure. These challenges necessitate the exploration of modern smart mobility concepts to improve traffic flow, road safety, and sustainability. This study investigates the potential of solutions such as Mobility-as-a-Service, car sharing, micro-mobility, Vehicle-as-a-Service, and electric vehicles in addressing these challenges. Through a comparative analysis of global implementations, this research identifies key success factors and barriers that inform the feasibility of integrating these solutions into Kinshasa’s unique socio-political and infrastructural context. The study presents a conceptual framework, supported by stakeholder analysis, for adapting these solutions locally. A detailed feasibility analysis considers technological, economic, social, environmental, and regulatory factors, offering a clear roadmap for implementation. Drawing on lessons from cities facing similar urban mobility challenges, the paper concludes with actionable recommendations and insights for policymakers and urban planners in Kinshasa. This research not only highlights the viability of smart mobility solutions in Kinshasa but also contributes to the broader discourse on sustainable urban development in rapidly growing cities. While smart mobility studies have largely focused on cities with developed infrastructure, there is a gap in understanding how these solutions apply to cities like Kinshasa with different infrastructural and socio-political contexts. Previous research has often overlooked the challenges of integrating smart mobility in rapidly urbanizing cities with underdeveloped transportation systems and financial constraints. This study fills that gap by offering a feasibility analysis tailored to Kinshasa, assessing smart mobility solutions for its traffic congestion and road safety issues. The smart mobility solutions studied—Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), car sharing, electric vehicles (EVs), and micro-mobility—were chosen for their ability to address Kinshasa’s key mobility challenges. MaaS reduces reliance on private vehicles, easing congestion and improving public transport. Car sharing offers affordable alternatives to vehicle ownership, essential in a city with income inequality. EVs align with sustainability goals by reducing emissions, while micro-mobility (bikes and e-scooters) improves last-mile connectivity, addressing public transit gaps. These solutions are adaptable to Kinshasa’s context and offer scalable, sustainable improvements for urban mobility. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Towards Safe Horizons: Redefining Mobility in Future Transport)
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