An Adaptive Approach to Implementing Innovative Urban Transport Solutions

This paper describes how urban transport is confronting an increasing number of problems. Innovative technological solutions have been proposed for many of these problems. The implementation of these solutions, however, is surrounded by many uncertainties on – for example, about future relevant developments for urban transport demand and supply, the possible consequences of these developments for urban transportation system performance, and the way crucial stakeholders will value these consequences. In order to deal with these uncertainties, a flexible or adaptive policy is proposed that takes some actions right away and creates a framework for future actions that allow for adaptations over time as knowledge about urban transport technologies accumulates and critical events with respect to the implementation of these technologies take place. The adaptive approach is illustrated for three promising urban transport technological solutions: (1) Intelligent Speed Adaptation; (2) Personal Intelligent Travel Assistant; and (3) Underground Freight Transport.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Conference on Transport Research Society

  Secretariat, 14 Avenue Berthelot
  69363 Lyon cedex 07,   France 
• Authors:
  • Marchau, Vincent
  • Walker, Warren
  • van Duin, Ron
• Conference:
  • 11th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Berkeley CA, United States
  • Date: 2007-6-24 to 2007-6-28
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: 11th World Conference on Transport Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Intelligent speed adaptation; Public transit; Subways; Supply; Technological innovations; Travel demand; Urban transportation
• Identifier Terms: Personal Intelligent Travel Assistant (PITA)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01129641
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 2009 7:20AM