Project
OPTIMA - Optimisation of Policies for Transport Integration in Metropolitan Areas
Funding origin:
European
STRIA Roadmaps:
Smart mobility and services (SMO)
Duration:
Start date: 01/12/1995,
End date: 01/05/1997
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Overview
Background & policy context:
A wide range of transport strategies have been tested in various European cities. Environmental benefits are a prime motivation, but economic costs, efficiency effects (such as congestion) and public acceptance are important factors in any selection process. This raises two questions:
- what are the optimal measures or combinations of measures, and
- what are the effects of environmental versus economic criteria on the optimal choice?
Objectives:
The overall objectives of project OPTIMA were:
- to identify optimal urban transport strategies for a range of European cities;
- to assess the reasons for differences between these strategies;
- to assess the acceptability and feasibility of implementation of such strategies;
- to use the results to provide more general guidance on urban transport policy within the European Union.
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