Factors Affecting the Integration of Micromobility into Smart Cities and Effects on Urban Transport

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 170 - 183, 25.03.2025

Nuriye Kabakuş , Merve Eyüboğlu

https://doi.org/10.51513/jitsa.1603010

Abstract

In the transport of the future, the development of smart cities and the use of micromobility vehicles play an important role in terms of sustainability and efficiency. Micromobility vehicles such as electric scooters, bicycles and e-mopeds provide environmental, economic and social benefits by offering an important alternative in urban transport. However, many factors need to be considered for the successful integration of these vehicles. The aim of this paper is to analyse the main factors affecting the integration of micromobility vehicles into urban transport systems. In this paper, 9 sub-criteria under 6 main criteria affecting the integration of micromobility vehicles are considered and the relationships between these criteria are analysed by DEMATEL method. As a result of the analysis, the importance ranking of the criteria related to micromobility vehicles is determined as follows: roads reserved for micromobility vehicles, integration of micromobility vehicles with public transport, accidents, legislation deficiencies, lighting and signing, accessibility to micromobility vehicles, digital literacy level, effects of micromobility vehicles on environmental sustainability and fuel cost. The study makes an important contribution towards better understanding the impacts of micromobility vehicles on urban transport and identifying important factors to be considered in the integration process.

Keywords

micromobility vehicles, smart cities, DEMATEL method

Mikromobilitenin Akıllı Şehirlere Entegrasyonunu Etkileyen Faktörler ve Şehir İçi Ulaşıma Etkileri

Abstract

Geleceğin ulaşımında, akıllı şehirlerin gelişimi ve mikromobilite araçlarının kullanımı, sürdürülebilirlik ve verimlilik açısından önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Elektrikli scooter, bisiklet ve e-moped gibi mikromobilite araçları, şehir içi ulaşımda önemli bir alternatif sunarak çevresel, ekonomik ve toplumsal faydalar sağlamaktadır. Ancak, bu araçların başarılı entegrasyonu için birçok faktörün dikkate alınması gerekmektedir. Bu makalenin amacı, mikromobilite araçlarının şehir içi ulaşım sistemlerine entegrasyonunu etkileyen temel faktörleri analiz etmektir. Makalede, mikromobilite araçlarının entegrasyonunu şekillendiren 6 ana kriter altında 9 alt kriter ele alınmış ve bu kriterler arasındaki ilişkiler DEMATEL yöntemi ile incelenmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, mikromobilite araçlarıyla ilgili kriterlerin önem sıralaması şu şekilde belirlenmiştir: mikromobilite araçları için ayrılmış yollar, mikromobilite araçlarının toplu taşıma ile entegrasyonu, kazalar, mevzuat eksiklikleri, ışıklandırma ve işaretlendirmeler, mikromobilite araçlara erişilebilirlik, dijital okuryazarlık seviyesi mikromobilite araçlarının çevresel sürdürülebilirliğe etkileri ve yakıt maliyetidir. Çalışma, mikromobilite araçlarının şehir içi ulaşım üzerindeki etkilerini daha iyi anlamaya ve entegrasyon sürecinde dikkate alınması gereken önemli faktörleri belirlemeye yönelik önemli bir katkı sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Mikromobilite araçlar, akıllı şehirler, DEMATEL yöntemi

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