08.07.2015
Eurotransport magazine features article about TRANSFORuM. "The Roadmap to achieve EU goals on urban mobility" is the title of an article written by seven TRANSFORuM team members in the latest issue of the Eurotransport magazine.
"Transformation is Possible. Roadmaps for the Future of Transport in Europe"
European Stakeholders express their views
Conference live-stream from 8 December 2014 (provided by the Committee of Regions)
JDE62 Room main webstreaming (10h00 - 17h45 )
All keynotes, plenary sessions & thematic sessions on urban mobility and long-distance freight
JDE51 streaming (the parallel session 14h00 - 16h30)
Thematic sessions on high-speed rail and multimodal transport information, management and payment systems
Conference presentations
- Selected slides from presentations
- 10:15 - “The Bigger Picture. Transport challenges from a Global Perspective" - Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. See the full video (40 mins., without slides) or the condensed video (9 mins., with key slides). For copyright reasons, the original slides are only available upon special request from Claudia.Koehler[at]pik-potsdam.de)
- 10:45 - "Distance to target - What the data tells us about the scale of the challenge" - Alfredo Sánchez Vincente - Presentation file & corresponding video. See also the related TERM2013 and TERM2014 reports.
- 11:50 - "The essence of TRANSFORuM's roadmaps across all thematic challenges" - Ralf Brand - Presentation file & corresponding video (start at 9:40 min)
- 12:10 - "The TRANSFORuM Recommendations" - Jens Schippl - Presentation file & corresponding video.
- 12:20 - "The TRANSFORuM Strategic Outlook" - Karen Anderton - Presentation file & corresponding video.
- 14:00 - Achieving clean transport in cities and CO2-free city logistics - Claus Hedegaard Sørensen
- 14:00 - Completing and maintaining the European high-speed rail network - Yves Crozet
- 15:15 - Shifting road freight to rail and waterborne transport - Jonas Åkerman
- 15:15 - Defining the framework for a multimodal transport information, management and payment system - Florian Kressler
Conference rationale
Since early 2013, the FP7 project TRANSFORuM has been developing “stakeholder driven” roadmaps towards the implementation of the European Commission’s White Paper on Transport. Four goals mentioned in this strategic document are TRANSFORuM’s particular focus:
- Clean urban mobility (phasing out conventionally fuelled cars; essentially CO2-free city logistics)
- Long-distance freight (shifting 50% of road freight over 300 km to rail and waterborne transport)
- High-speed rail (a majority of medium-distance passengers will use rail, rather than cars or planes)
- Defining the framework for a multimodal transport information, management and payment system
TRANSFORuM conducted online and paper surveys, engaged practitioners in social media discussions, interviewed almost 40 experts and – most importantly – discussed key issues with around 150 stakeholders in various workshops all across Europe to ensure we capture the whole breadth of stakeholders’ views on the future of transport.
The conclusions are of highest relevance for all players in the European transport arena, including policy makers, businesses, service providers, operators etc. They are also extremely important as input for the review of the Transport White Paper. Also the EU Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, pointed in this direction during her hearing of her candidacy in front of the European Parliament. She implied that the White Paper remains highly valid and needs to be filled with life through "a constant collaboration and constant communication with those that share the vision of the future."
All roadmaps have been released to and discussed with the public at the TRANSFORuM conference on 8 December 2014. They are now available in our library section.
The event was co-organised by the European Economic and Social Committee and took place at its premises (Rue Belliard, 99. B-1040 BRUSSELS). Click for map
Twitter hashtag of the conference: #TRFbrussels
Conference agenda
Plenary Session 1: Challenges and Solutions in Europe and Around the World | |||
Room JDE 62 | |||
10:00 | Welcome by the host | Stefan Back, EESC | |
10:05 | TRANSFORuM in a nutshell – Purpose, Focus and Approach | Siegfried Rupprecht, Rupprecht Consult, TRANSFORuM consortium | |
10:15 | “The Bigger Picture. Transport challenges from a Global Perspective" | Prof. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (confirmed) | |
10:50 | “Distance to target - What the data tells us about the scale of the challenge" | Alfredo Sánchez Vicente, European Environment Agency | |
11:25 | Coffee & Tea | ||
11:45 | The essence of TRANSFORuM’s roadmaps across all thematic challenges | Ralf Brand, Rupprecht Consult, TRANSFORuM project coordinator | |
12:10 | The TRANSFORuM “Recommendations” and “Strategic Outlook” | Jens Schippl (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and Karen Anderton (University of Oxford) (TRANSFORuM consortium) | |
Atrium 5 | |||
12:30 | Lunch break | ||
Results: The Stakeholders-driven Roadmaps | |||
The TRANSFORuM Roadmaps in detail (Parallel session A)
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Room JDE 62 | Room JDE 51 | ||
14:00 | Achieving clean transport in cities and CO2-free city logistics | Completing and maintaining the European high-speed rail network | |
Thematic group representative: Claus Hedegaard Sørensen (DTU) Moderator: Lars-Göran Mattsson (KTH) Watch video | Thematic group leader: Yves Crozet (LET) Moderator: David Banister (University of Oxford) | ||
Panel Discussion and Stakeholder Views
Questions & answers from the floor | Panel Discussion and Stakeholder Views
Questions & answers from the floor | ||
Foyer in front of room JDE 62 | Foyer in front of room JDE 51 | ||
15:00 | Coffee & Tea | Coffee & Tea | |
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The TRANSFORuM Roadmaps in detail (Parallel session B) | |||
Room JDE 62 | Room JDE 51 | ||
15:15 | Shifting road freight to rail and waterborne transport | Defining the framework for a multimodal transport information, management and payment system | |
Thematic group leader: Jonas Åkerman (KTH) Moderator: Gunnar Lindberg (TOI) | Thematic group leader: Florian Kressler (AustriaTech) Moderator: Eric Sampson (ambassador for ITS UK) | ||
Panel Discussion and Stakeholder Views
Questions & answers from the floor | Panel Discussion and Stakeholder Views
Questions & answers from the floor | ||
16:15 | Proceed to plenary venue | ||
Plenary Session 2: The Road Ahead – Recommendations beyond the Horizon | |||
Room JDE 62 | |||
16:30 | Panel Discussion and Stakeholder Views | ||
Impulse statement and moderator | Stefan Back, EESC | ||
Representatives of the following cross-cutting areas: | |||
| Michael Cramer, European Parliament | ||
| Rolf Diemer, European Commission | ||
| Trevor Garrod, European Passengers Federation | ||
| Laetitia Dablanc, IFSTTAR | ||
| Lars-Göran Rosengren, Volvo Group | ||
| Brigitte Ollier, UITP | ||
| Mary-Ann Schreurs, Eindhoven | ||
17:25 | "Clean – Smart – Safe. Transport for the next decade" | Magda Kopczyńska, European Commission, DG MOVE, Director Innovative and Sustainable Mobility | |
Foyer in front of room JDE 62 | |||
17:45 | Cocktail Reception | ||
The TRANSFORuM Video
See and hear the essence of TRANSFORuM in just 2:35 minutes.
