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AndresFielbaumaRafałKucharskibcOdedCatsbJavierAlonso-Moraa How to split the costs and charge the travellers sharing a ride? aligning system’s optimum with users’ equilibrium Abstract Emerging on-demand sharing alternatives, in which one resource is utilised simultaneously by a circumstantial group of users, entail several challenges regarding how to coordinate such users. A very relevant case... read more →

Ricardo A.Daziano Willingness to delay charging of electric vehicles Abstract Coordinated electric-vehicle charging can produce optimal, flattened loads that would improve reliability of the power system as well as reduce system costs and emissions. Optimal deadline scheduling of residential charging would require customers to defer charging their vehicles and to... read more →

Sergio R.Jara-DíazaEstebanMuñoz-Paulsenb Lessons from the strategic design of a bimodal public transport system on a linear city AbstractA new microeconomic approach for the strategic design of public transport systems considering two technologies (subway and bus) is explored using a stylized linear city where all possible lines structures can be described... read more →

IgnacioTiznado-AitkenaRodrigoMorabcGabrielOyarzúncJaimeVergaracGiovanniVecchiocd A bumpy ride: structural inequalities, quality standards, and institutional limitations affecting cycling infrastructure Abstract Structural socio-economic and institutional limitations can affect the implementation of cycling infrastructure. More stringent cycling infrastructure standards aiming to solve deficiencies might exacerbate disparities, especially in poor districts with fragmentary governance. Using an audit and... read more →

SergioJara-Díaz AndréLatournerie AlejandroTirachini FélixQuitral Optimal pricing and design of station-based bike-sharing systems: A microeconomic model Abstract Carefully collected data of nine station-based Bike Sharing Systems (BSS) observed during several years, feed the theoretical formulation of three (aggregated) strategic models representing BSS operation from which the optimal design and pricing is... read more →

SergioJara-DiazaAndresMonzonbRocioCascajocAndresGarcia-Martinezb An international time equivalency of the pure transfer penalty in urban transit trips: Closing the gap The perception of transfers in urban transit trips plays a key role when choosing an appropriate design of a public transport network for a given city, as there are lines structures that involve... read more →

Clemente Larraín-Videla, Juan-Carlos Muñoz, Julio Briones Gobernanza de transporte en áreas metropolitanas: revisión crítica y análisis para Santiago de Chile Resumen Para abordar los desafíos de movilidad en las áreas metropolitanas, se ha cuestionado la institucionalidad política y territorial desde donde se planifica, invierte y gestiona el transporte y desarrollo... read more →

FranciscoBenitaa1LuisFuentesbLuis A.GuzmáncRafaelMartínezd2JuanCarlos Muñoze3HarveyNeofSebastianRodríguez-LeivagJaimeSoza-Parrah4 Comparing COVID-19 in the antipodes: Insights from pandemic containment strategies on both sides of the Pacific Abstract That the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in terms of its scale, spread and shocks can be evinced by the myriad of ever-changing responses cities all around the world have rolled... read more →

BenjaminGramschadC. AngeloGuevarabaMarcelaMunizagabaDanielSchwartzcaAlejandroTirachiniba The effect of dynamic lockdowns on public transport demand in times of COVID-19: Evidence from smartcard data Abstract Governments around the globe have taken different measures to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, including the lockdown of people to decrease infections. The effect of such a strategy on transport demand... read more →