Author Archives: nradmin

Modal shift – a way to achieve the environmental objectives

Posted on March 8, 2019 by nradmin
Shifting freight transports from road to rail and water can contribute to achieving the Swedish environmental and climate objectives by 2030. How this could be done is something that researchers from VTI and Gothenburg University are investigating within the three-year project Mosel, which stands...

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Business ecosystem of vehicular road condition information

Posted on March 6, 2019 by nradmin
In the WiRMa- (Industrial Internet Applications in Winter Road Maintenance) project, new vehicular road condition data observation methods are tested and studied. Such novel innovations and services require working business models and commitment of the business actors. A recent master’s thesis...

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Effects of Low Emission Zones in European cities

Posted on March 5, 2019 by nradmin
Most Low Emission Zones have been implemented because the cities did not comply with the EU Limit Values for local air quality. In a new report, researchers at TOI investigate regulations for and enforcement of European Low Emission Zones (LEZs) and evaluate the effect of LEZs on local air...

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VTI in research programme Triple F (Fossil Free Freight)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by nradmin
VTI is part of the consortium that has been commissioned by the Swedish Transport Administration to conduct a research programme with focus on fossil free freight transports. The programme, called Triple F, will run for 12 years. Part of the programme is targeted at policy instruments. The...

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Safety culture as a regulatory tool in transport

Posted on February 25, 2019 by nradmin
Researchers at TØI have examined how the concept of safety culture is practiced in different transport sectors in Sweden. The Swedish Transport Agency has defined safety culture as part of the regulatory strategy. This involves focusing on safety culture in audits (through a 28-point checklist)...

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