B6 (NRP 41) - Integration into the European network: passenger transport
Overview
Background & policy context:
The NRP 41 was launched by the Federal Council at the end of 1995 to improve the scientific basis on which Switzerland's traffic problems might be solved, taking into account the growing interconnection with Europe, the ecological limits, and the economic and social needs. The NRP 41 aimed to become a think-tank for sustainable transport policy. Each one of the 54 projects belongs to one of the following six modules:
- A Mobility: Socio-institutional Aspects
- B Mobility: Socio-economical Aspects
- C Environment: Tools and Models for Impact Assessments
- D Political and Economic Strategies and Prerequisites
- E Traffic Management: Potentials and Impacts
- F Technologies: Potentials and Impacts
- M Materials
- S Synthesis Projects
Objectives:
1. Analysis of the actual condition of the integration of Swiss transportation network into the Trans-European Network (TEN).<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' />
2. Analysis of the demand of target and source traffic.
3. Determination of criteria for an optimal and sustainable integration of Switzerland into the TEN.
4. Selection of concepts for Switzerland's integration
Methodology:
The study evaluates data from the international passengers' demand of the different transport modes - rail, road, and air - and systematically analyses eight different potential railway improvement schemes by sustainability criteria.
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