Impacts of COVID-19 and anti-pandemic policies on urban transport-an empirical study in China.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic that began in the last quarter of 2019 seriously impacted the transportation industry. Countries around the world adopted various restrictions and policies to prevent the spread of the pandemic, which resulted in a sharp drop in the demand for transportation. China was the first country to detect the pandemic and the fastest to recover. Existing policies and impacts were reviewed to analyze the impact of the pandemic on China's urban transportation sector and propose measures that may be taken to reduce the impact of COVID-19. This study reviews the impact on urban transportation system operations and how government should respond to a viral pandemic. The recovery measures during and after the pandemic and their hierarchical response system are analyzed. Furthermore,

SUBMITTER: Zhou H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8481160 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature