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MaaS in rural areas - case Finland
Jenni Eckhardt,Lasse Nykänen,Aki Aapaoja,Petri Niemi +3 more
- pp 311-324
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In this article, the authors present characteristics of rural areas for MaaS development, based on a project co-funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, as well as goals and vision.Abstract:
This paper presents characteristics of rural areas for MaaS development, based on a project co-funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland. The paper presents rural mobility SWOT analysis and challenges, as well as goals and vision. Solutions for MaaS services in terms of collaboration, services & markets, planning & decision-making, and technology & information are proposed. The next steps to be taken in rural MaaS development are examined. Rural areas have challenges to organize mobility services due to long distances and narrow flows of people and material, as well as tightening financial targets. Rural areas have also a major potential to organize transport services more efficiently. The collaboration of different stakeholders — businesses, the public sector and people — is key to the success. New pilots with impact assessment should be carried out and best practices disseminated. The unique characteristics of rural areas should be taken into account in e.g. legislation and financing. Technology is an enabler of efficient MaaS services; thus digitalization of data and use of open/defined interfaces is recommended. A toolkit for MaaS pilot/service development is needed to promote the development and implementation of new MaaS services.read more
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Barriers and risks of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) adoption in cities: A systematic review of the literature
TL;DR: In this paper, a systematic literature review was conducted to identify barriers and risks related to mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) adoption in cities, and the study revealed that the desired MaaS outcomes are associated with reduced vehicle kilometres travelled, increased trip awareness, reduced parking, reduced vehicle ownership, and improved social equity.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed 57 Mobility as a Service (MaaS) focused documents from Scopus in January 2019 and comprehensively answered MaaS basic W-questions.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the condition of a consolidated public transport system and a varied shared mobility offer in the case of Madrid and found that although there are at least three ongoing mobility as a service (MaaS) initiatives in the city, there is no collaboration between them.