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From: Toward an urban transport sustainability index: an European comparison
Macro-categories | Name of indicator | Definition |
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City planning | Population | Number of inhabitants in a given city. |
Length of road per thousand inhabitants | Length of whole road network divided by population expressed in kilometres per thousand inhabitants. | |
Length of reserved public transport routes per thousand inhabitants | Length of whole public transport network on reserved lane divided by population expressed in kilometres per thousand inhabitants. | |
Kilometres of dedicated cycle lane per thousand of inhabitants | Level of provision of dedicated cycle lanes expressed in number of kilometres per 1,000 inhabitants | |
Urban population and job density | It is the ratio between the sum of the population and the number of jobs within the urban area, and the surface of the urban area | |
Planning and development of public transport | Bus kilometres per inhabitant | Number of busses in service for kilometres run divided by population expressed in bus kilometres per inhabitant |
Tramway vehicle kilometres per inhabitant | Number of tram vehicles in service for kilometres run divided by population expressed in tramway vehicle kilometres per inhabitant | |
Light rail vehicle kilometres per inhabitant | Number of trains in service for kilometres run divided by population expressed in trains kilometres per inhabitant | |
Metro vehicle kilometres per inhabitant | Number of metro vehicles in service for kilometres run divided by population expressed in metro vehicles kilometres per inhabitant | |
Suburban railway vehicle kilometres per inhabitant | Number of trains in service for kilometres run divided by population expressed in trains kilometres per inhabitant | |
Transport demand management | Percentage of daily trips on foot and by bicycle | The portion of travellers who choose to walk and/or to use bicycle respect to whole daily trips expressed in percentage. |
Percentage of daily trips by private motorised modes | The portion of travellers who choose to use private motorized vehicles (cars and motorcycle) respect to whole daily trips expressed in percentage. | |
Percentage of daily trips by public transport | The portion of travellers who choose to use public transport (rail and road modes) respect to whole daily trips expressed in percentage. | |
Average annual distance travelled per private passenger vehicle | Number of kilometres travelled in private vehicles (cars and motorcycles) divided by private vehicles expressed in kilometres per private passenger vehicle | |
Average passenger car occupancy rate | Number of people travelling in private vehicles divided by the number of private vehicle trips. This excludes transit vehicle users and walkers expressed in number of passengers per vehicle. | |
Annual private passenger vehicle kilometres per kilometre of road | Number of private passenger vehicles for kilometres travelled divided by number of kilometres of road network, expressed in Vehicles Kilometres Travelled (VKT) on kilometres of road. | |
Economy/Law | Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per inhabitant | The value of all final goods and services produced within a territory in a given year divided by the average population for the same year. |
Cost of private motorised transport for the community in% of urban GDP | The cost of private motorised transport for the community in percentage of urban GDP | |
Cost of public transport for the community in% of urban GDP | The cost of public transport for the community in percentage of urban GDP | |
Private transport supply | Passenger cars per thousand inhabitants | Number of passenger cars divided by population expressed in number of cars per thousand inhabitants |
Motorcycles per thousand inhabitants | Number of motorcycles divided by population expressed in number of motorcycles per thousand inhabitants | |
Externalities | Annual passenger transport fatalities per million inhabitants | Number of people that are victims killed of road accidents divided by population expressed in fatalities per million inhabitants |
Annual CO2 emissions due to passenger transport per inhabitant | Annual polluting emissions due to passenger transport divided by population expressed in kg per capita | |
Number of day PM10 concentration exceeds | Number of days of particulate matter PM10 concentration exceeds 50 μg/m3 in the urban area | |
Number of serious injuries due to road accidents | Number of people that are seriously injuries of road accidents divided by population expressed in number of injuries per million inhabitants | |
Energy consumptions | Energy consumption per private motorised passenger kilometre | The energy consumption of private transport divided by private passenger kilometres expressed in kj, kwh and ktoe (tonnes of crude oil equivalent) per passenger kilometres |
Energy consumption per road based public transport passenger kilometre (at vehicle) | The energy consumption of road public transport divided by passenger kilometres road public transport expressed in kj, kwh and ktoe (tonnes of crude oil equivalent) per passenger kilometres | |
Energy consumption per rail based public transport passenger kilometre (at vehicle) | The energy consumption of rail public transport divided by passenger kilometres rail public transport expressed in kj, kwh and ktoe (tonnes of crude oil equivalent) per passenger kilometres. | |
Co-benefits indicators | Coverage by PT (% of population reached) | The percentage of population that lives within a given distance (300Â m) from transit stops/stations (public transport) |
Affordability index (Transportation Costs,% Household Income) | Household Transportation Costs are calculated as the sum of Car Ownership Costs, Car Use Costs, and Public Transit Costs. Dividing these costs by Urban Incomes shows the Cost Burden placed on a Typical Household by Transportation Costs. | |
Infrastructure expenditure per capita | Per capita expenditure in € by all levels of government, including government-owned companies and utilities, on urban infrastructure transport services during the current year. Expressed in € | |
Cost of one private motorised passenger kilometre for the traveller | Average cost supported by traveller that use private transport modes, expressed in € per motorized passenger kilometres |