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Designs to Avoid the Need to Travel in Europe

Project

DANTE - Designs to Avoid the Need to Travel in Europe


Funding origin:
European
European Union
STRIA Roadmaps:
Smart mobility and services (SMO)
Smart mobility and services
Transport mode:
Road
Road
Duration:
Start date: 01/01/1997,
End date: 01/10/1998

Status: Finished
Funding details:

Overview

Background & policy context:

Eighty-five percent of all journeys in the EU are made on the road network. Demand has more than doubled over the last 25 years, and further growth is expected. This will lead to greater congestion, with huge economic and environmental costs. Therefore, calls are increasingly heard for the introduction of policies and targets for traffic reduction. For this, policy-makers need to know what measures are most effective, based on the limited experience to date.

Objectives:

DANTE aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of measures that can reduce the amount of travel, including:

  • mode switching (from cars);
  • time switching (from peak periods);
  • destination switching (to closer places);
  • trip substitution and avoidance.

The purpose was to inform policy-makers on good practice.

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