Modelling the urban transport sector with OSeMOSYS

Researchers from Politecnico di Torino (Italy) have recently published a work  on the code of OSeMOSYS, to enhance the representation of the transport sector based on a so-called 'corridor structure for travelling patterns'. Their work focused on adding one dimension to the system, acting as a commodity (corridor) flowing within or crossing the different regions modelled. Such a commodity can have different capacities depending on the route or path it is following and it can be assigned an energy consumption and emission factors. The proposed approach aims at allowing an improved evaluation of the impact of transport policies developed at district level, such as restricted traffic areas, car sharing services etc., making the tool of interest for decision makers dealing with urban development.