Journal of Transportation Research

Journal of Transportation Research

The Impact of Non-Motorized Transportation Development on the Sustainable Development of the Central Business District of Cities (Case Study: Amol City)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohsen Amouzadeh Omrani 1
Rezvan Babagoli 2
Mehraveh Hasirchian 3
Nima Zare 4
1 Department of Civil Engineering, Sava.C., Islamic Azad University, Savadkooh, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Science and Technology of Mazandaran, Behshahr, Iran
3 Ph.D., School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
4 M.Sc., Grad., Department of Civil Engineering, Amol University, Amol, Iran
10.22034/tri.2025.508060.3322
Abstract
In addition to creating environmental problems, increasing urban management costs and increasing the consumption of fossil fuels, motor transportation will also have a negative impact on the quality of life of citizens. With the exception of walking, non-motorized transportation uses non-motorized vehicles such as bicycles, skateboards, push scooters, wheelchairs, and so on. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the factors and facilities related to the development of non-motorized transport on the sustainable development of the city center so that short trips in the city center using pedestrian and cycling and facilities in the field of congestion reduced traffic. The research method was descriptive-statistical using statistical analysis. The results of factor analysis show that among the 13 selected factors affecting the development of non-motorized transport in the central area of Amol due to the facilities and limitations There are, the most effective of them can be named as follows: the condition of the pavement of the street sidewalks and uniformity in its smoothness, appropriate width and the possibility of standardizing the bike path and the absence of steep slopes and uniform topography, etc. Also, among these (six variables with higher priority), the appropriate width and the possibility of standardizing the bike path, the absence of steep slopes and uniform topography and the use of mobile services for cyclists and pedestrians have a significant significance level below 5% and in non-motorized transport development models in the central part of Amol city are effective.
Keywords
Non-Motorized Transport
Sustainable Development
Modeling
CBD
Subjects
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