The VBD programme (Villes et Bâtiments Durables) aims at exploring the changing attitude of cities and to transform what is perceived as an environmental burden into an asset, while ensuring the economic viability and social cohesion. VDB is focused on the sustainability of settings and places of
The national Information and Technology Centre for Transport and Infrastructure (CROW) is a non-profit organisation in which the government and businesses work together in pursuit of their common interests through the design, construction and management of roads and other traffic and transport
Freight transport is expected to grow rapidly and represent a key issue in the short and long term regarding sustainable development. This can be addressed by technological development and innovation.
Leading economic research institutes in the Netherlands wrote the guideline in response to the controversies surrounding major investment plans concerning infrastructure (e.g. Betuwelijn, Tweede Maasvlakte). The feeling was that the lack of consensus among economists about how to calculate their
In order to tackle unsustainability-problems in passenger transport, the European authorities seek to redress the imbalance between modes. Public transport could improve its performance in the eyes of travellers and thereby positively influence it's market share compared to that of the private car
The programme focuses on the internal and external accessibility of the "Randstad", including the main ports and cities, for people, goods and information traffic. All of this within the broad framework of long-term trends in fields such as economic development, demographics, climate and energy. The
Much R&D is focused on an increasing variety of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to be introduced in road traffic. These systems involve the assistance and/or automation of various basic driving tasks (vehicle following, lane keeping, lane changing, proper speed keeping) based on modern
In 1989 ASFA (the association of French toll motorway companies) launched the "Traffic" programme to follow-up traffic matters. In 1993 this group was enlarged and a "Groupe de travail économie" was created. It focused not only on traffic but also on all fields of transport economics: cost-benefit
