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Park & Ride - Exploring the demand effects of parking charges
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-10)Parking charges can be introduced to control who uses park & ride (P&R) facilities. However, the effect of charges on parking demand is unclear. This paper presents results from a before- and after analysis of fifteen rail ... -
Car sharing and transformations in households travel patterns: Insights from emerging proto-practices in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-18)Over the last decades car sharing has been recognized as a socio-technical innovation that can help to reduce or replace the use of fossil-fueled private cars in urban regions. To understand how car sharing may be used in ... -
Commuters' satisfaction with public transport
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-20)Introduction: Previous studies have shown that people’s satisfaction with their commute can have an impact on their subjective well-being and general quality of life. Public transport users tend to be less happy with their ... -
Who will bell the cat? On the environmental and sustainability risks of electric vehicles: A comment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-21)In Transportation Research A 133:79–81, Francisco Bahamonde-Birke (B-B) asks “Who will bell the cat? ... [and presumably discloses] … the fact that, under current conditions and with flat energy prices, a substantial ... -
Net CO2-emission effects of relocating freight facilities to free up land for urban development in central and semi-central urban areas
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-27)This article investigates net CO2 emissions effects of relocating freight facilities (wholesale warehouses) away from central areas and replacing them with more area-effective activities (mix of dwellings and workplaces) ... -
E-bikes - good for public health?
(Chapter, 2020-04-10)It is well established that physical activity (PA) is health enhancing, and that active travel can increase total PA. The e-bike demands lower levels of intensity for the same pace and distance as a conventional bicycle, ... -
The influence of residential wood combustion on the concentrations of PM2.5 in four Nordic cities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04-15)Residential wood combustion (RWC) is an important contributor to air quality in numerous regions worldwide. This study is the first extensive evaluation of the influence of RWC on ambient air quality in several Nordic ... -
Battery Electric Vehicle Fast Charging–Evidence from the Norwegian Market
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-08)Norway is the largest Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) market in the world per capita. The share of the passenger vehicle fleet passed 9.4% at the end of 2019, and users have access to 1500 Combined Charging System (CCS)/Chademo ... -
The flight is valuable regardless of the carbon tax scheme: A case study of Norwegian leisure air travelers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-21)Various countries have introduced a carbon tax on air travel. Carbon taxation is controversial in that it may negatively influence tourism demand. Still, research investigating travelers' willingness to pay (WTP) such taxes ... -
Exploring the relationship between the built environment, trip chain complexity, and auto mode choice, applying a large national data set
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-02)In the completion of transport-based activities, some people save time by chaining trips with different purposes. Several studies have found that trip chaining encourages car use, while others find that features of the ... -
Safety equipment use and crash involvement among cyclists – Behavioral adaptation, precaution or learning?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-09)The present study has investigated relationships between cyclists’ safety equipment use, crash involvement, and other safety relevant behavior. The main focus is on relationships that indicate either behavioral adaptation ... -
Vehicle choices and urban transport externalities. Are Norwegian policy makers getting it right?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-15)Norway has the world’s highest share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in its passenger car fleet, thanks to a set of policies that has included high purchase taxes for fossil fueled cars, and no tolls, no VAT, and free ... -
Vehicle choices and urban transport externalities. Are Norwegian policy makers getting it right?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-15)Norway has the world’s highest share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in its passenger car fleet, thanks to a set of policies that has included high purchase taxes for fossil fueled cars, and no tolls, no VAT, and free ... -
Do people who buy e-bikes cycle more?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-15)Previous research shows that e-bike owners use private cars less than other transport user groups, and also report to have changed from motorised to non-motorised transport. A challenge with many studies is that they are ... -
Speeding and impaired driving in fatal crashes—Results from in-depth investigations
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Decomposing growth in Norwegian seaport container throughput and associated air pollution
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-19)While policy makers worldwide view maritime transport as a sustainable alternative to road freight transport, increased cargo volumes by sea inevitably boost activities in ports that are in the proximity of where people ... -
Urban contractual agreements as an adaptive governance strategy: under what conditions do they work in multi-level cooperation?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-22)The Norwegian urban growth agreement (UGA) is a governance platform combining transport-infrastructure development with land-use and transport policy. It is a policy package of measures involving network cooperation between ... -
Bike sharing use in conjunction to public transport: Exploring spatiotemporal, age and gender dimensions in Oslo, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-27)Bike sharing could provide a key role in a transition towards a less car dependent and more sustainable, healthy and socially inclusive urban transport future. This paper investigates two important prerequisites for bike ... -
Present and future changes in winter climate indices relevant for access disruptions in Troms, northern Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-30)A number of seaside communities in Troms, northern Norway, are vulnerable to sudden weather-induced access disruptions due to high-impact weather and dependency on one or few roads. In this paper we study changes in winter ...