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Implementing Congestion Charging: Summary and Conclusions

International Transport Forum, Organisation de …; … - 2010

The Round Table addressed the broad question of what research and experience tell us about how to arrive at a successful introduction of congestion charging schemes. Attention was limited mostly to urbanized areas where road traffic congestion is or may become an issue. “Success” means (a)...

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Transport Outlook 2010: The Potential for Innovation

International Transport Forum, Organisation de …; … - 2010

This paper provides evidence on and discussion of recent developments in global transport markets and analyzes what policies look most promising for stabilizing CO2- emissions from light-duty vehicles. In the aftermath of the economic crisis, recovery is uncertain and unevenly spread across the...

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Stimulating Low-Carbon Vehicle Technologies: Summary and Conclusions

International Transport Forum, Organisation de …; … - 2010

If the transport sector is to make deep cuts to its carbon emissions, it is necessary to reduce the carbon-intensity of travel. Reducing travel itself, at some times and places, is sometimes justified but it is extremely unlikely that under expected global economic development patterns overall...

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Meeting Society's Transport Needs under Tight Budgets

International Transport Forum, Organisation de …; … - 2011

In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, both the private and public sectors face stringent constraints in funding for transport infrastructure investment and transport services. At the same time, economic recession highlights the social value of public support for disadvantaged users of...

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Better Economic Regulation: The Role of the Regulator

International Transport Forum, Organisation de …; … - 2011

Good transport services contribute strongly to the productivity of an economy and extend the range of activities accessible to consumers. Good services require adequate infrastructure and reasonable usage conditions to that infrastructure. Much transport infrastructure is capital intensive and...

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Improving the Practice of Cost Benefit Analysis in Transport

International Transport Forum, Organisation de …; … - 2011

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is widely recognized to be helpful, even indispensible, for making good decisions on what transport projects to fund. It essentially aims to figure out which projects offer the best value for money, one of the core criteria for making decisions. However, the practical...

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Competition or Cooperation in Public Transport

International Transport Forum, Organisation de …; … - 2009

Transport, especially public transport has been at the centre of professional attention from time to time. Although the effect of transport innovation shortly appears and it works high effectively in public transport (as you think of the innovation of bus transport and its dynamic progression)...

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The Future of Interurban Passenger Transport: Bringing Citizens Closer Together - 18th International Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy

International Transport Forum, Organisation de …; … - 2010

The Symposium brought together leading transport researchers from around the world to explore a range of issues under the general theme of “the future for interurban passenger transport”. A first set of papers investigates what drives demand for interurban passenger transport and infers how...

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Potential Economic Impacts of Technological and Organisational Innovations in Intermodal Access to Major Passenger Terminals

International Transport Forum, Organisation de …; … - 2009

This report deals with the potential economic impacts of innovations such as smart ticketing and instantaneous access to rail and modal connection information schedules. First, the qualitative role of TOIs (technological and organizational innovations) is explored within the framework of...

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The Costs and Effectiveness of Police to Reduce Vehicle Emissions

International Transport Forum, Organisation de …; … - 2008

Transport sector policies already contribute to moderating greenhouse gas emissions from road vehicles and are increasingly designed to contribute to overall societal targets to mitigate climate change. The Round Table investigated the effectiveness and costs of various mitigation options. The...

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