Title: Transport revolution. International perspectives
Abstract: Transport Revolution is a development programme launched jointly by The Finnish Innovation Fund's Public Leadership and Management Programme and the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of the Environment, two national Transport Agencies, and two strategic centres for science, technology and innovation. The programme aims at developing a new mind-set for urban and transport planning and policies and policy implementation. This study plotted the existence of initiatives and plans similar to those of Transport Revolution in other parts of Europe and beyond. The study material consisted of transport policy documents, an Internet survey and discussions with Finnish civil servants. Both researchers and civil servants responded to the survey. The report presents the new perspectives, structures or practices identified from the material, under the four main headings: New governance and organisation structures of the transport sector; Increased efficiency of the transport sector; End-user based design of transport technologies and services; and New operational procedures to boost transport innovations. In summary, the study revealed that individual themes or actions of the Transport Revolution programme have been planned and even implemented elsewhere, including many European countries, Canada and Australia. However similar renewal of the entire transport and urban planning culture has not been implemented anywhere else. This report may be found at http://www.lvm.fi/web/fi/julkaisu/-/view/1278532
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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