2016-09-21
Access and Mobility in Cities: the first ten Years of the future Urban Transport Programme
Authors: Marie Thynell, Christian Wolmar
The overarching vision of the VREF Future Urban Transport Programme is promoting fair access and sustainable transport in cities. After ten years and 27 million Euro of investment in research and educational activities, eight Centres of Excellence had been established globally, and VREF decided to summarize the results and buildings of the programme.
This booklet sets out selected research results under sis themes :
- Policy and Planning
- Management and Control
- Public Transport
- Rapidly Changing Cities
- Walking and Cycling
- Traffic Safety
Details:
- Publication 2014
- Editor Marie Thynell and Christian Wolmar
- Production Capito AB
- Language English
Link to the publication
(pdf, 5 MB)
YOUNG LEADERS IN SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) and the VREF are launching the Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport programme.
Call open until 2019-05-20
The VREF invites PhD students and researchers in early stages of their career to apply for a Study Visit Grant to be supported with up to SEK 30 000.
Invitation open until 2019-10-31
Blog! Blog! Blog!
This Meeting of the Minds' blog monthly releases interviews of global transportation researchers from the VREF's Future Urban Transport Program Network.
This CityFix series, produced by the WRI (World Ressources Institute) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and supported by the VREF, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries.
Each year the Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research awards a scholarship to a prominent researcher.
About VREF
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) inspires, initiates and supports research and educational activities through the Future Urban Transport Programme - How to deal with the complexity of urban transport (FUT).
Our Vision: Sustainable transport for equitable access in urban areas
