Technology-Based Policy for Transportation Sustainability: Insights into the Design of Advanced Traveler General Information Systems

基于技术的交通可持续发展政策：深入了解高级旅行者通用信息系统的设计

• 批准号: RGPIN-2016-06440
• 负责人: MRouhani, Omid
• 金额: $ 1.75万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=658165
• 关键词: Technology; Based; Policy; Transportation; Sustainability

Transportation is a consumer-driven industry. Therefore, a revolution in transportation energy use will not happen if travel demand does not change. The key question is how to promote energy and environmental efficiency among transportation users. The solution to that question could help in mitigating severe congestion and air pollution problems in Canadian urban systems.***One important approach to promote efficiency is to raise transportation users' awareness about the energy and environmental footprints of their travel. The advanced traveler information system (ATIS) field has been developed based on the notion that schemes providing exact and online travel-time information could effectively change users' travel behavior. One major area that has not been studied is the possibility of providing real-time fuel consumption and emissions information, in addition to travel-time information that has been examined already. ***In this regard, the principal investigator (PI) proposes a detailed study of a more advanced ATIS called an advanced traveler general information system (ATGIS) scheme. The ATGIS informs transportation users of their fuel and emissions costs. Through informing drivers about social and environmental consequences of travel, a carefully designed ATGIS could provide huge benefits for a large metropolitan area like Montreal, where a small positive change in travel behavior could save millions of dollars of time, fuel, and emissions costs. ***The PI has identified Montréal and Toronto as case studies because both cities face major transportation problems typical of many global megacities. However, the outputs of this research can be used by other Canadian cities to implement similar travel information systems. The ultimate goal of the proposed research program is to conduct a study on the potential and feasibility of an ATGIS for Canadian cities. The proposed research team will estimate the overall impact of ATGISs for Canadian cities by examining/controlling several key factors, including users' perceived fuel and emissions costs, fuel prices, and travel demand levels under various conditions. According to the impact analysis, the research team will provide fundamental insights into how transport modelers should modify travel demand models and include perceived fuel and emissions costs. Finally, integrating the insights from outreach to local potentials, we will examine the most effective mechanism(s) to inform users and the most appropriate instrument(s) to provide the information under various conditions. **

交通运输是一个消费者驱动的行业。因此，如果出行需求不改变，交通能源使用的革命就不会发生。关键问题是如何提高运输用户的能源和环境效率。解决这个问题有助于缓解加拿大城市系统的严重拥挤和空气污染问题。提高效率的一个重要方法是提高交通使用者对其旅行的能源和环境足迹的认识。先进的旅行者信息系统（ATIS）领域已经发展的概念，提供准确的和在线的旅行时间信息的计划，可以有效地改变用户的出行行为。一个尚未研究的主要领域是，除了已经研究过的行驶时间信息之外，是否有可能提供实时燃料消耗和排放信息。* 在这方面，主要研究者（PI）建议对一种更先进的ATIS进行详细研究，称为先进的旅行者通用信息系统（ATGIS）计划。ATGIS告知运输用户其燃料和排放成本。通过向驾驶员告知旅行的社会和环境后果，精心设计的ATGIS可以为蒙特利尔这样的大都市地区提供巨大的好处，在那里，旅行行为的一个小的积极变化可以节省数百万美元的时间，燃料和排放成本。*** PI将蒙特利尔和多伦多确定为案例研究，因为这两个城市都面临着许多全球大城市的典型交通问题。然而，这项研究的成果可以用于其他加拿大城市实施类似的旅游信息系统。拟议研究计划的最终目标是对加拿大城市ATGIS的潜力和可行性进行研究。拟议的研究团队将通过检查/控制几个关键因素来估计ATGIS对加拿大城市的总体影响，包括用户感知的燃油和排放成本、燃油价格以及各种条件下的出行需求水平。根据影响分析，研究小组将提供关于交通建模者应如何修改旅行需求模型并包括感知燃料和排放成本的基本见解。最后，结合从外联到地方潜力的见解，我们将审查向用户提供信息的最有效机制和在各种条件下提供信息的最适当工具。**