The São Paulo Metropolitan Region (SPMR) displays a strong core-periphery divide. Central areas concentrate the bulk of formal jobs while peripheral areas display high incidence of informal employment. This pattern is reinforced by a large deficit in urban transport provision. Against this...

The requirement for sustainable transport in urban areas has become more onerous in the past decade due to a number of negative externalities which have been increasingly associated with growing mobility and the advances made in the technology and available options for sustainable transport....

Mobility and accessibility are two important factors of urban transportation planning and design. Generally, mobility is described as the right and convenience of using different modes of transport. We usually focus on commuting mobility, business mobility, and the mobility of vulnerable groups,...

Many national and international bodies, such as the European Commission, encourage the use of environment-friendly transport modes. Local and national authorities take more and more measures, for instance road pricing, loading/unloading spaces and low-emission zones, to prevent negative...

Wie sehen die internationalen Erfahrungen mit Forderungen nach einem ÖPNV-Nulltarif und mit praktizierten Gratis-Modellen aus? Das grosse öffentliche Interesse an dem Thema in Deutschland erfordert einen Blick über den nationalen Tellerrand. Laut Infratest dimap sind in Deutschland über 70%...