This research is mainly focused on the aspect of the external costs of transport by conducting a case study at the city of Rimini , a popular seaside resort at the Italian North-Adriatic coast. In particular, Rimini current urban traffic scenarios have been compared with an alternative mobility pattern based on a new PRT network which would be intrinsically safe and environmental friendly. The results of the micro-simulations performed demonstrate the energy-efficient and emission-free PRT vehicles can provide significant advantages in terms of external cost savings. Indeed, compared to the current situation, a reduction by 33% in primary energy consumption and by 69% in CO2 emission could be obtained by implementing the proposed PRT network in Rimini.
Reducing transport emission costs with Personal Rapid Transit
LUPI, MARINO;
2013-01-01
Abstract
This research is mainly focused on the aspect of the external costs of transport by conducting a case study at the city of Rimini , a popular seaside resort at the Italian North-Adriatic coast. In particular, Rimini current urban traffic scenarios have been compared with an alternative mobility pattern based on a new PRT network which would be intrinsically safe and environmental friendly. The results of the micro-simulations performed demonstrate the energy-efficient and emission-free PRT vehicles can provide significant advantages in terms of external cost savings. Indeed, compared to the current situation, a reduction by 33% in primary energy consumption and by 69% in CO2 emission could be obtained by implementing the proposed PRT network in Rimini.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
