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The Alpine Crossing Exchange - Feasibility study (VSS 2002/902)

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The Alpine Crossing Exchange - Feasibility study (VSS 2002/902)


Funding origin:
Switzerland
Switzerland
STRIA Roadmaps:
Other ()
Transport mode:
Multimodal
Multimodal
Transport sectors:
Freight transport
Freight transport
Project website:
Duration:
Start date: 01/06/2003,
End date: 01/03/2005

Status: Finished
Funding details:

Overview

Background & policy context:

The project examines the feasibility of the idea of an Alpine Transit Rights Trading Exchange that has been brought up by political parties. Different conceptual alternatives of the Alpine Transit Rights Trading Exchange need to be developed to the extent where they can be evaluated according to different criteria. The main legal, institutional, technical and operational questions are to be addressed. Proposals for the auctioning process need to be  developed and the effects of the Trading Exchange on traffic, on the environment and on the economy are to be estimated.

Objectives:

The crucial objectiv of the project is  the examination of the feasibility of an Alpine Transit Rights Trading Exchange for heavy goods vehicles with consideration of the situation in the neighbouring countries and development of possible concepts with alternatives and their evaluation.

Methodology:

The project activities will be provided in following steps:

  • survey of literature
  • theoretical analysis
  • modelling (summarily)

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