Michela LE PIRA, University of Catania, Italy
Martina FAZIO, University of Catania, Italy
Giuseppe INTURRI, University of Catania, Italy
Matteo IGNACCOLO, University of Catania, Italy
The integration of different transport modes is a prerequisite for the development of Mobility as a Service (MaaS), an innovative digital platform-based solution able to combine services offered both from private and public transport operators into a single door-to-door mobility offer. Notwithstanding the topic of MaaS is widely addressed in the scientific debate and professional practice, few efforts have been made in terms of planning multimodal networks.
The aim of the paper is to provide a first-step approach for multimodal transport network planning through a link-based spatial analysis, focusing the attention on innovative transport modes (i.e. e-mobility). A set of criteria have been chosen to characterize the compatibility of the links to host different modes of transport, i.e.: public transport, active modes (walking, bicycle, e-scooters) and shared mobility services, apart from private transport. Each link is assigned with a Multimodality Score in order to find multimodal networks that would allow trips to be performed by multiple transport modes, both in coordination or stand alone. The goal is to understand the level of overlap and complementarity of different transport modes and suggest ad-hoc interventions to improve the transport systems, following the logic of seamless multimodal transport networks and fostering the implementation of MaaS.
Mots clés : Mobility-as-a-Service|Multimodality|Transport network planning|Spatial analysis
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