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The main target of this project is the realization of a knowledge infrastructure
and a cooperation in such a way that all relevant parties, government, industry
and science, communication and cooperate, in order to come to a solution for sustainable
traffic management collectively.
Over the last few years, traffic policy has, especially in The Netherlands, shifted
from construction to better utilizing and pricing of existing infrastructure first
and then construction. Traffic management plays an important role in better utilizing
the existing infrastructure. Therefore, there is an increasing interest in developments
that can improve traffic management, in order to realize a sustainable traffic performance
in the near future
In the current situation, the focus mainly lies on improving the accessibility and
the quality of traffic performance (traditionally the task of a traffic expert).
In the future, however, more attention will have to be given to other aspects of
sustainability, like safety, quality of life, accessibility and cost. Sustainability
also calls for a commitment of the parties involved, including society in general.
This kind of commitment needs to be maintained. That is why we need to be willing
to listen to the wishes of both experienced and newer parties in traffic management:
for with possibly new points of focus concerning sustainability entering the debate,
some new parties might become involved in the decision-making process. Therefore,
a vision on traffic management is not so much a systematic blueprint, but a vision
on how various parties learn to come to one sustainable system, collectively and
which capacities are needed in such a process. The challenge is to cope with complex
situations by making concrete decisions, while at the same time keeping your options
open for future cases (and doing so in actor networks of limited size, in order
to be able to keep the process comprehensible
The project Transitions to sustainable traffic management has the following main
targets:
- Gaining knowledge: on transitions to sustainable traffic management.
- Applying knowledge: creating a testing environment in which projects (and all participating
stakeholders such as authorities, knowledge based institutions and companies) from
the clusters Traffic Management and Transition Management communicate with each
other and with the third parties, and cooperate to realize these transitions.
- Spreading Knowledge: (further) developing and expanding a structure in which the
spreading of knowledge can take place (inter)nationally, even after the Transumo
period
Every stakeholder in the traffic management process, including the users of the
traffic infrastructure, will be involved in this project. The result should be that,
in sustainable traffic management, the interests of various parties is taken into
account, and carefully balanced, and a degree of involvement will be created. In
sustainable traffic management, various interests are constantly balanced, so that
in the managing of traffic a carefully balanced decision can be made. This way,
mobility can be facilitated in a responsible manner. This project will provide a
better insight into what exactly is meant by 'sustainable traffic management', and
how this can be achieved. This is essential for the development of (business models
for) technologies and services that are needed for sustainable traffic management.
The project also provides knowledge on how the public and private sectors can successfully
cooperate in order to 'manage' the traffic in a sustainable manner.
Participants
TNO, ITS-NL, OC Mobility & Coaching, Cap Gemini, SWINGH, Erasmus University, Delft
University of Technology, Siemens, Rabobank.
Projectmanager
TNO: Prof.dr. B. Immers
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