Trans-European Transport Network

Posted on: 10 December 2012
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The European Commission has launched a public portal allowing citizens and businesses to access up to date information on the advancement of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) through satellite-based dynamic maps, facts, figures and various audio-visual and interactive elements. In practice, it will allow users to see the live development of the TEN-T network in the region of their interest.

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C-LIEGE – Clean Last mile transport and logistics management for smart and efficient local Governments in Europe

Posted on: 10 December 2012
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The Mid-Term Workshop, held in Newcastle on 31 October 2012, was the first public event of the C-LIEGE project after one and half years of project progress. Its main subject focused on presentations and discussions on how to implement successful strategies and push and pull measures in European cities and regions for clean and energy-efficient urban freight transport.

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DG MOVE European Commission: Study on Urban Freight Transport. Final report

Posted on: 10 December 2012
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The aim of the study is to review existing and planned practices and measures relating to the urban section of the freight transport chain across the Member States of the EU with a view to determine whether, to what extent and in which form, action at the European level can be envisaged to promote successful solutions and improve the performance of freight transport.

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Freight Action Plan for Kent 2012-16

Posted on: 10 December 2012
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This document outlines the work that Kent County Council is currently undertaking or plans to undertake in order to mitigate the impact of freight on the county’s residents, workers and visitors. The report places particular focus on road haulage.

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Cities for Mobility World Congress. Stuttgart, 1-4 July 2012

Posted on: 10 December 2012
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The 6^th World Congress of Cities for Mobility considered the theme of safe streets as a sustainable development strategy. Presentations are available online.

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On the move: making sense of car and train travel trends in Britain

Posted on: 6 December 2012
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The authors of this report analysed historical trends in car and train use and wider travel patterns, and found some significant shifts going on in car use by gender, age and by region, concluding that “the notion that car traffic peaked in the mid-2000s is at best an oversimplification.”

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Aviation capacity

Posted on: 5 December 2012
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This paper considers the remit of the Davies Commission, set up to identify and recommend to government options for maintaining the UK’s status as a global aviation hub, and the work programme for the Mayor’s new aviation policy unit.  Given that the Mayor of London has a very strong stance on aviation policy, this report also invites Leaders to agree that London Councils should develop a set of principles on aviation policy which could be used to inform London Councils’ interactions with the Mayor of London and the Davies Commission. This set of principles would build on the work that London Councils undertook on this previously.

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Opportunities to overcome the barriers to uptake of low emission technologies for each commercial vehicle duty cycle

Posted on: 5 December 2012
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Road freight accounts for around 7% of the UK’s total CO2 emissions, with long haul and regional deliveries responsible for 70% of this figure. The Task Force on Fuel Efficient, Low Emission HGV (heavy goods vehicle) Technologies is a joint industry/Government initiative aimed at promoting the use of fuel efficient, low emission road freight technologies. The Task Force’s objectives include identifying measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions without detriment to air quality, and making suggestions on how to implement these measures in a way that would minimise burdens to industry. This report identifies typical HGV duty cycles, their share of CO2 emissions and which technologies and alternative fuels (excluding liquid biofuel) could best reduce these emissions. It then examines the opportunities to overcome the barriers to uptake of these low emission technologies and fuels that offer the greatest potential greenhouse gas savings for different duty cycles.

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CycleLogistics

Posted on: 5 December 2012
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Running from May 2011 until April 2014 and spanning 12 countries, the EU-funded project CycleLogistics aims to reduce energy used in urban freight transport by replacing unnecessary motorised vehicles with cargo bikes for intra-urban delivery and goods transport in Europe. CycleLogistics will expand its niche market position and be regarded as a serious alternative for the transportation of light goods in inner cities.

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3rd International Trolleybus Conference and TROLLEY transferability conference. Leipzig, 23-24 October 2012

Posted on: 4 December 2012
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The aim was to showcase the trolleybus as a smart, innovative and sustainable transport mode, as in particular in Germany the trolleybus is often not considered as a future-looking transport mode. The conference highlighted existing systems worldwide and in Germany as well as introduction plans for the cities of Montreal, Canada, and Leeds, UK, and newest developments from the ebus industry. The TROLLEY project presented its results from local pilot studies and investments in the TROLLEY partner cities. Presentations are available online.

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