Unsettled Issues Regarding First- and Last-mile Transport
Sustainable first/last/only-mile (FLO-mile) transport is the key to sustainable travel. It could directly replace private car use for short urban journeys, which account for 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. More importantly, it could enable public transport to be used for longer journeys, which account for 6% of emissions. Active travel, such as walking and cycling, has the lowest emissions and provides huge economic benefits that pay for the required infrastructure many times over. Unsettled Issues Regarding First- and Last-Mile Transport discusses the mass switch to more sustainable modes of transport and how to increase their perceived value to users. It also covers the prioritization of publicly owned cycles over rideshare options due to the latter’s higher lifecycle emissions, including manufacture, redistribution, and service operations and station construction.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
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Authors:
- Muelaner, Jody Emlyn
- Publication Date: 2021-10-15
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: EPR2021024
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Serial:
- SAE EDGE™ Research Reports
- Publisher: SAE International
- Serial URL: https://www.sae.org/publications/edge-research-reports
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Greenhouse gases; Modal shift; Nonmotorized transportation; Public transit; Sustainable transportation; Urban transportation
- Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01841173
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: SAE International
- Report/Paper Numbers: EPR2021024
- Files: TRIS, SAE
- Created Date: Mar 30 2022 3:13PM