Walking and Cycling
Policies to Extend the Life of Road Assets
Research Report, Policy Insights,
20 December 2018
- Introduce a proactive approach for the maintenance of road assets.
- Build a proactive, data-driven approach to the maintenance of road assets.
- Strive for continuous professionalisation in road asset management.
- Move from managing the assets to cross-asset management.
- Adopt regulatory frameworks that treat the use of road assets as an economic input.
- Implement infrastructure pricing for trucks to improve cost recovery.
- Better understand the reasons for non-compliance with truck weight limits.
- Focus on positive incentives for efficiency in regulatory and compliance frameworks.
- Develop use cases and business models for the digital infrastructure of truck traffic management.
- Create incentives for the logistics sector to implement truck traffic management.
- Improve awareness of the mutual impact that policies have on the environmental performance of road freight transport and extending the lifespan of road assets.
- Focus on creating a comprehensive regulatory environment rather than on individual measures.
The Impact of Alliances in Container Shipping
Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,
2 November 2018
- Adopt a presumption toward repeal of shipping-specific block exemptions from competition law.
- Improve project appraisal for port and hinterland infrastructure and adopt common principles for port pricing.
- Establish more coherent ports policies to clarify roles and reduce risk of creating over-capacity.
The case for regulating ridehailing and dockless bicycles
Presentation, slides, speech,
1 November 2018
Shared Mobility Simulations for Dublin
Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,
9 October 2018
- Consider integrating Shared Mobility services into the Greater Dublin Area transport system.
- Shared mobility services should be provided on a large-enough scale to reap full benefits.
- Use shared services as a feeder service for high-capacity public transport and the existing bus network.
- Use alternative fuels for shared mobility fleet to reduce emissions further.
- Target potential early adopters for Shared Mobility services in order to achieve scale of service.
- Set the regulatory framework for shared mobility services to generate maximum societal benefit.
Container Port Strategy
Roundtable Report, Policy Insights,
2 October 2018
- Introduce demand-driven and flexible port planning.
- Assess the merits of developing new container ports thoroughly.
- Implement port-gate policies, such as truck appointment systems.
- Stimulate cooperation between stakeholders in the maritime logistics chain.
- In the Argentinean context, strategically assess the long-term location options for container ports.
Information Sharing for Efficient Maritime Logistics
Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,
25 September 2018
- Support the emergence of open standards in maritime logistics.
- Ensure interoperability between public and private systems for the exchange of logistics information.
- Support ports in creating co-ordination platforms and Single Windows.
- Ensure that digitalisation in the maritime logistics chain occurs in a competitive environment.
- Closely monitor cyber security vulnerabilities in maritime logistics.
Automation and value of time for passenger transportation
Presentation, slides, speech,
24 September 2018
Korea’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Mitigation Policies in Logistics
Presentation, slides, speech,
28 June 2018
UN Vehicle Regulations Agreements Activities Related to Heavy Duty Vehicles Fuel Economy
Presentation, slides, speech,
28 June 2018
Emerging Trends on Demand and Mode Choice - Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
Presentation, slides, speech,
28 June 2018
Potential of Intelligent Transport Systems to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Road Freight Transport
Presentation, slides, speech,
28 June 2018
Decarbonising Freight Transport: A review of technical, managerial and operational options
Presentation, slides, speech,
27 June 2018
Decarbonising Road Freight: Results of expert opinion survey
Presentation, slides, speech,
27 June 2018
Summary of the ITF Roundtable on Truck Automation and Platooning
Presentation, slides, speech,
27 June 2018