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This presentation discusses the outcomes and future of the Urban Transport Benchmarking Initiative, highlighting participant feedback, the benefits of collaboration, and local impacts on sustainable transport practices. Key themes include the importance of international expertise exchanges, the integration of multimodal transport systems, and the promotion of political support for transport initiatives. Insights into data collection and innovative approaches to benchmarking will be shared, along with discussions on the future development of benchmarking practices in urban transport across Europe.
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Directorate-General for Energyand Transport EUROPEANCOMMISSION What next for Urban Transport Benchmarking? Neil Taylor Transport & Travel Research Ltd
Presentation Outline • Project feedback • Benefits of participation • Local Impact of benchmarking • Requested outputs • Project Reports • Developing transport benchmarking • Where Next?
Project Feedback • Feedback from completed conference registration questionnaires • Views of participants in the initiative • Identified: • Achievements of Benchmarking • Local impacts & outputs of involvement • Possible areas for development
Benefits of participation - 1 • “Tapping into international expertise” • “Field visits to good practice sites” • Raise local interest in transport issues
Benefits of participation - 2 • “Looking at the development of integrated transport systems covering all modes” • “Exchange information & experiences between different PT companies around Europe” • A showcase for future local transport developments
Local impacts - 1 • Provided the impetus for collection & analysis of transport data • Increased stakeholder involvement • Promotion of sustainable transport • Obtaining & increasing political support • Influence decision makers
Local impacts - 2 • Updated infrastructure design recommendations • Adapting/adjusting local transport policies & strategies • Reinforced rationale for local transport plans
Requested Outputs • Focus on exchanging best practices • Process benchmarking rather than data gathering • Highlight innovative approaches • Design guide for inclusive transport interchanges
Project Reporting - 1 Publication of Yr 3 reports – Available on project website (Late Summer ‘06)
Project Reporting - 2 • Good practice case study handbook • Glossy brochure • Targeting exchange of good practices • Online benchmarking tool • Updated with yr 3 data • Website • Updated with yr 3 reports & site visits
Developing Transport Benchmarking • Further research required… • Demonstration projects to support exchange of good practices identified? • Role of qualitative benchmarking? • Develop formal benchmarking in Europe… • Monitoring of long term transport trends? • Concentrate on process benchmarking? • Funding for cities involved in benchmarking? • Develop work on Intermodality?
Where Next? • 10 minutes available for discussion now. • Please put forward your views on how to develop urban transport benchmarking…
Benchmarking Contact Details Project Contacts: E-mail: benchmarking@ttr-ltd.com Web: www.transportbenchmarks.org Tel: +44 (0) 115 941 1141 Kieran Holmes, Sarah Clifford, Neil Taylor, Ben Smith
Directorate-General for Energyand Transport EUROPEANCOMMISSION Thank you for your attendance today “Learning From Transport Benchmarking” Urban Transport Benchmarking Initiative Year 3