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• Worldwide situation of road pricing and assessment of its impacts

  

  The report of Technical Committee " Road System Economics and Social Development " presents the state of road pricing schemes implemented or studied in the world, the corresponding developments and an assessment of their impacts. The panorama of pricing schemes covers the following twenty-two countries: [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 246
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R01EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-242-3
• A smarter way to carshare: the experience in Austin, Texas

  

  Austin, the capital city of Texas, is the 14 th largest city in the United States. It is a city that is known for its environmental and technological innovations and for its commitment to building a more sustainable city.

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 14
  • PIARC Ref. : RR354-084
• BeMobility: Integrated eCarsharing in Berlin

  

  The "urban millennium" has commenced. The worldwide population residing in urban areas has surpassed the number of people living in rural areas. With many cities confronting rapid urban growth, local transportation systems increasingly suffer from congestion, a lack of accessibility and questionable [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR354-076
• Increasing mobility through sustainable transport in the United States

  

  In the past twenty years, United States federal transportation policy and funding initiatives from the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), to the Partnership for Sustainable Communities have opened doors to establishing more sustainable transportation policies in the United States. [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 10
  • PIARC Ref. : RR354-024
• Mobility management: a potential solution to urban traffic congestion

  

  The systematic reliance on an increased supply of capacity in order to meet growing mobility needs has its limitations. Many European countries are already experiencing it on a daily basis, inasmuch as they have tied their urban and interurban development to a strategy of extracting greater output from [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR354-034
• Moving towards efficient urban and regional public transit networks, with intermodality connections

  

  Pursuing the development of public transit services as an efficient alternative to automobile-based mobility is not always straightforward. While the choice of transportation system receives considerable attention, other more comprehensive measures are often necessary in the areas of network design, [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR354-068
• Promotion measures for use of public transport in Osaka City

  

  Osaka is the core city of the second largest Keihanshin metropolitan area following Tokyo metropolitan area, with approximately 220 km 2 in size and a population of 2.6 million at night and 3.6 million during the day. It is highly concentrated with urban functions in a small urban area compared to [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 10
  • PIARC Ref. : RR354-050
• Safe cycling in the Netherlands

  

  Cycling is very popular in the Netherlands: with about 16.5 million inhabitants and circa 18 million bicycles. Almost all Dutch citizens own a bicycle and together they travel 15 billion kilometres a year, amounting to circa 1000 kilometres per inhabitant/cyclist. These trips are to and from schools [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • PIARC Ref. : RR354-042
• The Madrid HOV-BUS System in the A-6 corridor

  

  The HOV-BUS System in Madrid has already proven to be an original and rather efficient intervention to manage mobility in a metropolitan corridor with a relevant effect on the increase of bus users and with the increase of private vehicles occupation as well.

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR354-060
• Towards alternatives in urban mobility

  

  Urbanisation will continue to grow and incomes will keep on rising in advanced economies. The same will happen in emerging economies, but at much higher rates. These are positive developments. However, their impacts on the evolution of mobility patterns and the associated energy, environment and climate [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR354-020
• "Best innovation" Prize, Maurice Milne Medal

  "Best innovation" Prize, Maurice Milne Medal

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 12
  • PIARC Ref. : RR352-353-138
• "Developing countries" Prize

  Premio "países en desarrollo"

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR352-353-160
• "Road design and road construction" Prize

  "Road design and road construction" Prize

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 10
  • PIARC Ref. : RR352-353-120
• "Road maintenance and operation" Prize

  "Road maintenance and operation" Prize

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR352-353-130
• "Safety of road users and road workers" Prize

  "Safety of road users and road workers" Prize

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR352-353-104
• "Sustainable development" Prize

  "Sustainable development" Prize

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR352-353-112
• "Young Professionals" Prize

  "Young Professionals" Prize

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 10
  • PIARC Ref. : RR352-353-150
• General report and pictures of the Congress

  General report and pictures of the Congress

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 64
  • PIARC Ref. : RR352-353-038
• Introducing PIARC Prizes

  Introducing PIARC Prizes

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 2
  • PIARC Ref. : RR352-353-102
• Introduction to the XXIVth World Road Congress

  Introduction to the XXIVth World Road Congress

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR352-353-030
• Inspector accreditation, non-destructive testing and condition assessment for bridges

  

  In the area of bridge inspector accreditation, this report reviews and compares the characteristics and qualifications required in various countries. It provides information on training courses, how they are organized, the content of courses, and their duration in order to obtain accreditation as a [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 253
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R07EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-240-7
• Management of bridge stock

  

  This report presents the results of a survey, to which 16 bridge operators from 11 countries responded, about the management of their bridge stock. The first set of questions deals with the nature of the bridge stock, the management programmes, and the funds allocated yearly for bridge management [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 90
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R05EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-238-5
• Taking advantage of intelligent transport systems to improve road safety

  

  Intelligent Transport Systems 1 (ITS) have been used for more than 20 years. ITS is rapidly entering the marketplace and is likely to penetrate a greater part of the vehicle fleet in the next 10 - 15 years. Applied effectively, ITS can save lives, time, and money as well as reduce threats to our environment. [...]

  • Date : 2011
  • Pages : 179
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R03EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-233-4
• Adaptation to climate change for bridges

  

  Climate change has now become a global issue of concern and it is for this reason that the World Road Association has incorporated it into the strategic themes for the term 2008-2011. Higher levels of carbon-dioxide as part of greenhouse gas emissions are being released resulting in heat being trapped [...]

  • Date : 2011
  • Pages : 68
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R08EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-241-5
• Large road bridges: management, assessment, inspection, innovative maintenance techniques

  

  This report deals with the organisation of the management of large bridges, the monitoring systems used on large bridges and specific aspects of the maintenance. It is based on the answers received to a questionnaire disseminated through the World Road Association TC D3 members to owners and managers [...]

  • Date : 2011
  • Pages : 92
  • PIARC Ref. : 2011R06EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-239-3