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Sustainable Mobility in the Public Transportation of Montevideo, Uruguay

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Sustainable mobility is a very relevant approach within the novel paradigm of smart cities. This article presents an analysis of sustainable mobility initiatives recently developed in the public transportation of Montevideo, Uruguay. The case study is analyzed considering the main concepts from related works and well-known quantitative and qualitative indicators. Three initiatives are studied: electric bus, public bicycles, and electric scooters. They constitutes novel and promising ways for public transportation in the city. The reported results for each mean of transportation suggest that the first initiatives focus on specific sectors of the population and should be improved in order to extend their accessibility and affordability. Specific recommendations are formulated to develop and improve sustainable mobility in Montevideo.

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    Silvina Hipogrosso & Sergio Nesmachnow

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    Luis Hernández Callejo

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Hipogrosso, S., Nesmachnow, S. (2020). Sustainable Mobility in the Public Transportation of Montevideo, Uruguay. In: Nesmachnow, S., Hernández Callejo, L. (eds) Smart Cities. ICSC-CITIES 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1152. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38889-8_8

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