Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Optimization

Dear Colleagues,

The composition and efficiency of urban public transport systems are intricately linked to numerous sustainable development issues. A high utilization rate of urban public transport systems plays a pivotal role in mitigating travel pollution, alleviating traffic congestion, enhancing transportation network efficiency and land utilization, and ensuring a balanced distribution of benefits among stakeholders in the public transport service industry. Moreover, with the advancements in electric vehicle technology, electric buses have gained increasing prominence within public transportation systems worldwide. As the proportion of electric buses in public transportation continues to rise, the challenges surrounding dispatching and charging in the transportation system have become increasingly apparent. Consequently, it becomes imperative to optimize the existing bus-dispatching strategies in light of the unique characteristics of electric buses, thereby elevating the overall efficiency of the public transport system.

The primary objective of the "Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Optimization" Special Issue is to comprehensively explore the current state and future prospects of sustainable public transportation and logistics optimization from diverse perspectives. This includes investigating how the scheduling strategies of public transportation systems, including electric buses, the matching of ridesharing passengers, and vehicles, can confer competitive advantages to sustainable public transport. The articles featured in this Special Issue will encompass a wide range of methodologies, such as qualitative and quantitative analysis, mathematical modeling, and numerical experiments, among others. We welcome research contributions addressing the following topics:

• Optimization methods for buses, ridesharing vehicles, and dispatching strategies;
• Site selection for electric-bus charging facilities;
• Energy management and optimization techniques for electric vehicles;
• Environmental factors associated with electric vehicles;
• Safety considerations for electric vehicle travel;
• The application of big data in bus planning and scheduling;
• The modeling and analysis of urban public transport and shared mobility networks;
• The sustainable management of transportation and logistics;
• Strategies for coordinating electric vehicles with other vehicles within the public transport system;
• Behavioral analyses of electric-vehicle users;
• Sustainable transportation and logistics network optimization methodologies.

We encourage researchers to delve into these areas, employing rigorous approaches such as qualitative and quantitative analyses, mathematical modeling, and numerical experiments to contribute to the advancement of sustainable public transportation and logistics optimization.

Dr. Jie Ma
Dr. Jingxu Chen
Dr. Xinlian Yu
Guest Editors

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• shared mobility
• public transportation
• sustainable logistics
• electrification transportation and logistics