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Publications Routes/Roads Urban Mobility

This page lists Routes/Roads articles of PIARC in the field of urban mobility. These publications are classified chronologically.

  • Sustainable Mobility: What are the Challenges faced by our Cities and by the World Road Association?

    The ecosystem encompassing roads and our mobility patterns is about to be drastically altered due to transformations underway regarding not only road vehicles (connectivity, motor technology, reliance on on-board computing) and digital advances (real-time knowledge of mobility needs, relationship-building applications, algorithmic power), but also drivers’ behavior (the sharing economy, widespread acceptance of digital devices and data-driven systems). New actors have penetrated the market, with [...]

  • Analysis of Developments in the Infrastructure of Transportation Systems in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires

    In 2014, the author of this article and fellow engineer, Olga Vicente, jointly presented a report on the state of transportation system infrastructure in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, which was published in this magazine*. This report was based on data from 2013. It is interesting to assess developments that have occurred in this area in the past five years, and in particular improvements achieved notably through the performance of public works and the adoption of new means and technologies [...]

  • Governance and Decision-Making Regarding Multi-Modal Planning in Spain

    This document provides an overview and description of the development of decision-making bodies in terms of transport infrastructures, and seeks to identify developments for modal cooperation between the four levels of jurisdictional administration – State, region (Autonomous Community), province and city council – against a background of high decentralisation of skills and gradual inter-modal cooperation, and also weak growth in integrated modal organisations.

  • Revolutionizing personal mobility by offering mobility as one full service

    This article describes the Finnish MaaS service which revolutions the individual mobility service to users.

  • Bus rapid transit (BRT): A concept also popular on urban motorways

    Following a historical review of pertinent "BRT" concepts, this article will highlight the variety of approaches employed in seeking to draw meaningful lessons.