Category Archives: Policy and Planning

How will social trends impact transport?

Posted on November 30, 2018 by nradmin
A new report focuses on identifying trends that can cause radical change in the relationship between the transport system and society. This report has been written as part of the preliminary work for the Norwegian National Transport Plan 2022 – 2033. Digitalisation and increased awareness of...

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Densification in nodes reduce car traffic

Posted on December 6, 2017 by nradmin
Workplaces and dwellings located in nodes generates less car traffic per inhabitant and per employee than dwellings and workplaces located outside the nodes, but more traffic than those located in city centres. A Norwegian research project has studied the effects on traffic and emissions of...

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Research programme SAMS for efficient travelling

Posted on December 6, 2017 by nradmin
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) is playing an important role in a major new research programme to find radical solutions leading to fewer trips and more efficient travel, along with tools to enable better use of roads and vehicles. The programme, called Sustainable...

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Millions for research into maritime transport and the environment

Posted on December 6, 2017 by nradmin
Maritime transport is a major source of emissions of harmful air pollutants and carbon dioxide. In a new project, a research team from the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) and the University of Gothenburg has received SEK 6.4 million to analyse policy instruments and...

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Virtual pedestrians create efficient stations

Posted on May 19, 2017 by nradmin
If more people are to choose sustainable travel, then the public transport stations of the future must be designed so that pedestrians can get where they are going quickly, without congestion or queues. The Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) is developing methods for simulating how...

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Nordic capitals are prioritising pedestrians

Posted on February 22, 2017 by nradmin
Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen are all working strategically with pedestrian prioritising and urban life. Car free city centres are high on the political agenda in many Nordic cities and in a range of European countries. New policy measures are applied and in many cases, significant increases...

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Simulated Pedestrian Traffic Key Piece of the Puzzle for Sustainable Trips

Posted on September 16, 2016 by nradmin
Society’s interest in planning for pedestrian traffic is growing. Planners are increasingly concerned with ensuring that the interaction between different types of transportation, such as public transport, walking, and cycling, operates as flexibly as possible to increase the proportion of...

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ITS Applications for Improving Safety and Mobility of Vulnerable Road Users

Posted on June 8, 2016 by nradmin
The VRUITS project (Improving the Safety and Mobility of Vulnerable Road Users through ITS Applications), co-funded by the European Commission, investigated how safety and mobility of Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) can be improved through Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), and provided...

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Sweep-salting in Karlstad: Challenges and opportunities

Posted on December 7, 2015 by nradmin
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) has analysed the conceivable advantages and disadvantages of sweep-salting bicycle paths in Karlstad, a seaside town in Sweden with an estimated 90,000 inhabitants. The town’s location and climate make sweep-salting a good method...

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Unique Model Calculates Costs of Winter Maintenance

Posted on March 2, 2015 by nradmin
In the late 1990s, VTI and the Swedish Transport Administration (then known as the Swedish Road Administration) began discussing the creation of a model for calculating the socioeconomic costs of various strategies for the winter maintenance of the national road system. VTI has now been working...

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