Road transport and disabled people

This article points out that the road environment today is more often than not insufficiently adapted to the needs of disabled people and claims for measures to be taken, in close cooperation with accessibility experts, in order to ensure that everybody, including disabled people, can benefit from a safe and accessible road transport environment.

Non-motorised trips, sustainable yet vulnerable!

This article deals solely with non-motorised means of transport (going by foot, cycling, rollerblading, etc) generally known under the terms "slow", "active", "non-polluting" or "green".

Reduce height urban tunnels geometric desing

This paper describes varoius aspects of the long reduced-height road tunnels that are being used in France to reduce traffic congestion in major courbations. These tunnels are typical between 500m and 10 km long. Reasons for using type of tunnels include: the very high proportion of low vechiles in urban traffic, their technically easier construction, due to their smaller cross section, the acceptability of steeper grandients than for tunnels carrying heavy vechiles, their good traffic flow conditiond [...]

Road safety in residential areas, the dutch experiences

This article describes the expercience in the Netherlands in tackling a problem, which is relevant fo all countries - hw to cope with increasing numbers of vechiles in often congested residential areas without damaging road safety.

Parking supply standards using a "Matrix" approach: analysis of its potential and applicability

Description of methodologies contributing to more sustainable urban developments through the reduction or control of urban motorized traffic growth, and the increased use of more efficient transportation modes.