Department of Engineering Management (Construction Engineering Management Program), College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sci Rep. 2022 Aug 31;12(1):14808. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-18183-y.
As the world is giving climate change a higher priority, several Coalitions are working on meeting a clean and green environment (SDG 13), focusing on new streets' design in total urban development. A previous study discussed the pedestrian mobility status in Riyadh city, with attention to sustainable mobility, considering the pedestrians' traveling patterns that use their cars rather than public transportation. This paper investigates the Ecomobility that seeks to promote the integration of passenging, cycling, wheeling, and walking. This approach will provide better health (SDG 3), clean air, mobility and accessibility, noise avoidance, greenhouse gas emission reduction, individual cost savings, and energy efficiency (SDG 11). It analyzes the pedestrians' traveling modes in Riyadh city through a case study of the Prince Sultan University's (PSU) community, then evaluates the pedestrians' environment quality in the campus surroundings. Analysis used a web-based survey referred to the PSU people, including Students, Faculty, and Staff. On the other hand, the pedestrian's environment quality was evaluated on-site built on well-constructed criteria. The assessment's results addressed the factors influencing pedestrian choices and underlined the barriers to transformation to Ecomobility. They revealed that around 73% of the respondents expressed willingness to transform to ecomobility modes. About 52% of the survey sample preferred the public bus option. For the non-motorized options, students preferred cycling and wheeling modes, while faculty members and staff preferred walking. Based on conclusions, recommendations are proposed to foster pedestrian ecomobility for sustainable urban development in Riyadh city.
随着世界对气候变化的重视程度不断提高，几个联盟正在努力实现清洁绿色环境（可持续发展目标 13），专注于城市全面发展中的新街道设计。之前的研究讨论了利雅得市的行人出行模式，关注可持续交通，考虑到了行人使用汽车而不是公共交通的出行模式。本文探讨了生态出行，旨在促进乘客、自行车、轮椅和步行的融合。这种方法将提供更好的健康（可持续发展目标 3）、清洁空气、交通和可达性、避免噪音、减少温室气体排放、个人节省成本和能源效率（可持续发展目标 11）。它通过对王子苏丹大学（PSU）社区的案例研究，分析了利雅得市行人的出行模式，然后评估了校园周边行人的环境质量。分析使用了基于网络的调查，涉及 PSU 的人员，包括学生、教职员工。另一方面，根据精心制定的标准，对行人的环境质量进行了现场评估。评估结果涉及影响行人选择的因素，并强调了向生态出行转变的障碍。结果表明，约 73%的受访者表示愿意向生态出行模式转变。约 52%的调查样本选择了公共汽车。对于非机动化选项，学生更喜欢骑自行车和轮椅，而教职员工更喜欢步行。根据结论，提出了建议，以促进利雅得市可持续城市发展的行人生态出行。
