Sustainable development of transport infrastructure in the 2011 White Paper

One of the fundamental goals of transport policy is the sustainable development of transport, taking into account economic efficiency, ecological rationality, and social legitimacy (Figure 1). The latest White Paper, “Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system”1, presents a vision of a competitive and sustainable transport system by 2050 as follows: ensuring the growth of the transport sector and ensuring mobility while reducing pollutant emissions by 60%, creating an efficient network for multimodal transport of passengers and freight between cities, equal opportunities worldwide for long-distance travel and intercontinental freight transport, and ecological urban transport and commuting.Economic efficiency
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Social legitimacy
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