Exploring ways to determine an alternative strategic road network in a metropolitan city: A multi-criteria analysis approach

Tsigdinos, Stefanos; Vlastos, Thanos

dc.contributor.author	Tsigdinos, Stefanos
dc.contributor.author	Vlastos, Thanos
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-02T20:01:03Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-02T20:01:03Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/57192
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.24890
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ελλάδα	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr/	*
dc.subject	Road network hierarchy	en
dc.subject	Multicriteria analysis	en
dc.subject	Multimodal streets	en
dc.subject	Strategic road network	en
dc.title	Exploring ways to determine an alternative strategic road network in a metropolitan city: A multi-criteria analysis approach	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Sustainable mobility	en
heal.classification	Transport Policy	en
heal.contributorName	Tsigdinos, Stefanos
heal.contributorName	Vlastos, Thanos
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2021-04
heal.bibliographicCitation	Tsigdinos, S. and Vlastos, Th., Exploring ways to determine an alternative strategic road network in a metropolitan city: A multi-criteria analysis approach, IATSS Research, 45 (1), 102-115, Elseiver, 2021	en
heal.abstract	Street functional classification comprises a principal element of urban road networks. However, the conventional approach that has dominated urban and transport planning, has given main priority on car movement. This condition lead to significant negative impacts on cities such as major severances to the urban fabric, low multimodality level, inaccessible road environment for pedestrians and cyclists. As a result, it is clear that we should embark into a new hierarchy system, enhancing and supporting sustainable transport modes. The current research intends to develop a method that determines the strategic road network of a metropolitan region based on a multicriteria analysis process (MCA). More specifically, at first, we created 3 alternatives of re-defining the current strategic road network of the study area. These alternatives propose 3 different strategic network classifications according to several parameters; i) connectivity properties, ii) route position in the road network, iii) urban interest, iv) existence of major public transport lines and metropolitan cycling routes, as well as v) their existing classification condition. Afterwards, we evaluate these alternatives using multicriteria analysis (REGIME method) in order to choose the most efficient one. The evaluation process uses various criteria which cover a considerable range of urban and transport issues. The selected alternative adopts a two-dimensional matrix approach, which addresses the significance of the routes and the modes prioritized. The method is applied to the metropolitan area of Athens in Greece. It is worth noting that the selected alternative can bring about notable benefits for the Greek capital, such as increase of walking, cycling and public transport share, improvement of traffic safety level, greener mobility (less GHG emissions and energy consumption), enhancement of the urban realm, better accessibility and coherence of the urban fabric. The method proposed, is a human-oriented planning tool which provides priority to sustainable modes and could be replicated to other areas with similar characteristics as well.	en
heal.tableOfContents	Highlights Abstract Keywords 1. Introduction 2. Literature review 3. Methodological framework 4. Application to the metropolitan area of Athens and results 5. Discussion-conclusions References	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier	en
heal.journalName	IATSS Research	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	false
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iatssr.2020.06.002	el