Transport Infrastructure Ireland was established through a merger of the National Roads Authority and the Railway Procurement Agency under the Roads Act 2015, with effect from 01/08/15. The TII's primary function is to provide an integrated approach to the future development and operation of the
The Ireland Wales Programme 2007-2013 has an overall aim of addressing issues relating to innovation, entrepreneurship, the knowledge economy, climate change and community regeneration between both countries. Meaning 'inter-regional', INTERREG is an EU Community Programme that aims to strengthen
The Atlantic Area Transnational Cooperation Programme is a territorial cooperation programme of the European Commission for the period 2007-2013. This programme is financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). It aims to achieve significant and tangible progress in transnational
The EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) is a macro-regional strategy adopted by the European Commission in December 2010 and endorsed by the European Council in 2011. The Strategy was jointly developed by the Commission, together with the Danube Region countries and stakeholders, in order to
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
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
