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David A. Hensher, Camila Balbontín, Matthew J. Beck, Edward Wei Abstract As COVID-19 slowly dissipated after 30 months since March 2020, working from home (WFH) continues to be popular, with support from notable numbers of employees and employers. There is growing evidence that we have either reached, or appear to be close to, a level of WFH −... read more →

Sebastián Henríquez, Juan Antonio Carrasco & Sebastián Astroza ABSTRACT This paper assesses the importance of incorporating care dimensions into activity-travel segmentation to understand daily life mobility strategies. The data came from six neighbourhoods in Concepción, Chile, and included detailed information on activity-travel time use and interaction and classification schemes to identify... read more →

Alexander Tabascio, Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Christopher Higgins, Steven Farber Abstract Marginalized communities usually experience inadequate public transport services in North America. Within these communities, buses play a vital role in everyday activity participation. Unfortunately, transport services that may advance equity by improving coverage and service for disadvantaged population groups and areas are often overlooked in transit planning since... read more →

David A. Hensher, Edward Wei, Wen Liu, Camila Balbontín Abstract There is growing interest in recognising the role that active and micro-mobility modes play in the full suite of modal-based activities. While the idea of the ’next normal’ since the heady days of COVID-19 remains unclear, there are signs that living locally and the impact of increased working... read more →

Yu-Tong Cheng, Patrícia S. Lavieri, Ana Luiza Santos de Sá, Sebastian Astroza  Abstract The evolution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has transformed how, where, and when work activities are performed. Additionally, the work-from-home (WFH) culture has gained traction as a public health strategy to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the past years. Hence,... read more →

Alejandro Tirachini, Francisca Inostroza, Rodrigo Mora, Daniela Cuevas, Diego Fuchser  Abstract In this paper, we present a mixed qualitative-quantitative approach to analyse the multiple dimensions of the barrier effect caused by the removal of all at-level pedestrian crossings on a railway in a residential area of Santiago, Chile, as part of a new suburban rail service. A set of... read more →

Dario Farren, Ricardo Giesen, Luis Ignacio Rizzi  Abstract Empty trucks have a significant impact on the efficiency and sustainability of logistics operations, accounting for a substantial portion of the intercity truck flow, ranging from 15% to 40%. While some of these empty trips can be attributed to load imbalances, it is common to observe the flow of empty... read more →