The article discusses the current methodology for preparing traffic analyses and forecasts in the context of mobility. Traffic models used in practice are also characterized. The rationale for adjusting the level of detail in traffic models and forecasts to mobility management programs is indicated.Book, Green Paper.
INTRODUCTION
The planning of transport systems, along with mobility management programs, should be properly reflected in forecasting models. Actions utilizing the co-modality of transport systems assume a greater degree of complementarity between individual forms and branches of transport rather than their competitiveness and substitution. A new approach to mobility in urban areas includes supply-side transport measures – through optimizing the use of various means of transport and creating co-modality between different types of public transport and different types of individual transport, as well as demand-side transport measures – managing transport demand to ensure mobility, social welfare, an appropriate standard of living, and environmental protection.
The diversity of these actions, formulated in the Green Paper, and the necessity of preparing cost-benefit analyses for transport projects indicate the need to detail the current guidelines contained in the Blue Book.
1. ASSUMPTIONS OF THE NEW MOBILITY CULTURE
According to the assumptions of the new mobility culture, integrated and multimodal transport systems, operating under conditions of co-modality, should increase mobility while simultaneously: enabling the economic development of cities and agglomerations, ensuring appropriate (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine 4/2011
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