The increasing emphasis on sustainable development has prompted a re-evaluation of mobility policies. In this context, one of the innovative solutions proposed to tackle the challenges related to congestion and dependence on the private car is the Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) concept. Its objective is to provide a multimodal, personalised and accessible travel experience through digital platforms that support the processes of journey planning, booking, and payment, integrating the different transport offers available on the territory into a single service. However, the effective implementation of a MaaS system requires a careful assessment of the maturity degree of local contexts, as not all areas possess the appropriate infrastructure or conditions. This research aims to analyse existing assessment tools, identifying their limitations and shortcomings, in order to develop a new composite index that can measure the level of readiness of a certain territory with respect to the adoption of MaaS solutions. The objective is to furnish public administrations, national authorities and private operators with a practical instrument to inform strategic decisions and targeted investments. A comprehensive review of extant literature on the principal models and contemporary experiments has been conducted, leading to the formulation of a detailed methodology for constructing the index, here named Readiness Index for MaaS (RI4M). Its hierarchical framework organises on different levels the various factors that may influence the predisposition of a territory towards MaaS, assigning relative weights according to their importance following the AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) methodology. To validate the outcome, a dedicated survey was addressed to a sample of experts. The subsequent application of the index to different case studies, including urban (London and Milan) and suburban (Basiglio, municipality not far from Milan itself) contexts, will allow for the testing of its effectiveness and the drawing of operational indications for future developments. The conclusions highlight the need for a holistic approach, which jointly considers technological innovations and the demographic and attitudinal characteristics of the population. It is also emphasised that the definition of the territorial boundaries of the study area according to functional principles is crucial for a correct view of the application context.
La crescente attenzione verso lo sviluppo sostenibile ha portato a una ridefinizione delle politiche sulla mobilità. In tale contesto, una delle soluzioni innovative proposte per affrontare le sfide legate alla congestione e alla dipendenza dall’auto privata è la Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), che mira a fornire un'esperienza di viaggio multimodale, personalizzata e accessibile, attraverso piattaforme digitali che supportino i processi di pianificazione, prenotazione e pagamento del viaggio, integrando in un unico servizio le diverse offerte di trasporto disponibili sul territorio. Tuttavia, per implementare efficacemente un sistema MaaS è necessaria un'attenta valutazione del grado di maturità dei contesti locali, poiché non tutte le aree possiedono le infrastrutture o le condizioni adeguate. Questa ricerca si propone di analizzare gli strumenti di valutazione esistenti, individuandone limiti e lacune, al fine di sviluppare un nuovo indice composito, battezzato Readiness Index for MaaS (RI4M), che possa misurare il livello di prontezza di un certo territorio rispetto all'adozione di soluzioni MaaS. L'obiettivo è quello di fornire uno strumento utile alle amministrazioni pubbliche, agli enti nazionali e agli operatori privati per supportare decisioni strategiche e investimenti mirati. Dopo una revisione della letteratura sui principali modelli di valutazione e sulle sperimentazioni in corso, il lavoro propone una metodologia dettagliata per la costruzione dell'indice, costituito su base gerarchica, analizzando e pesando i vari fattori che possono influenzare la predisposizione di un territorio verso la MaaS. La metodologia utilizzata per determinare il peso relativo dei vari fattori segue la procedura della AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process). Per validare i risultati di questa operazione è stato rivolto un sondaggio mirato ad un campione di esperti. La successiva applicazione dell’indice a diversi casi studio, urbani (Londra e Milano) ed extraurbani (Basiglio, comune poco distante dalla stessa Milano), permette di testarne l’efficacia e di trarre indicazioni operative per futuri sviluppi. Le conclusioni evidenziano la necessità di un approccio olistico, che consideri congiuntamente le innovazioni tecnologiche e le caratteristiche demografiche e attitudinali della popolazione. Si sottolinea inoltre come la definizione dei confini territoriali dell’area oggetto di studio secondo principi funzionali sia determinante per una corretta visione del contesto applicativo.
Mobility-as-a-Service: developing a novel Readiness Index as a tool to assess context suitability
BRUNI, MICHELE
2023/2024
Abstract
The increasing emphasis on sustainable development has prompted a re-evaluation of mobility policies. In this context, one of the innovative solutions proposed to tackle the challenges related to congestion and dependence on the private car is the Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) concept. Its objective is to provide a multimodal, personalised and accessible travel experience through digital platforms that support the processes of journey planning, booking, and payment, integrating the different transport offers available on the territory into a single service. However, the effective implementation of a MaaS system requires a careful assessment of the maturity degree of local contexts, as not all areas possess the appropriate infrastructure or conditions. This research aims to analyse existing assessment tools, identifying their limitations and shortcomings, in order to develop a new composite index that can measure the level of readiness of a certain territory with respect to the adoption of MaaS solutions. The objective is to furnish public administrations, national authorities and private operators with a practical instrument to inform strategic decisions and targeted investments. A comprehensive review of extant literature on the principal models and contemporary experiments has been conducted, leading to the formulation of a detailed methodology for constructing the index, here named Readiness Index for MaaS (RI4M). Its hierarchical framework organises on different levels the various factors that may influence the predisposition of a territory towards MaaS, assigning relative weights according to their importance following the AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) methodology. To validate the outcome, a dedicated survey was addressed to a sample of experts. The subsequent application of the index to different case studies, including urban (London and Milan) and suburban (Basiglio, municipality not far from Milan itself) contexts, will allow for the testing of its effectiveness and the drawing of operational indications for future developments. The conclusions highlight the need for a holistic approach, which jointly considers technological innovations and the demographic and attitudinal characteristics of the population. It is also emphasised that the definition of the territorial boundaries of the study area according to functional principles is crucial for a correct view of the application context.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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