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Belgian Road Research Centre SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY ? YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT IF… Optimism Final Conference – 16 th September 2013 Wanda DEBAUCHE Head of the Mobility – Safety - Road Management Division

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Belgian Road Research Centre

SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY ?

YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT

IF…Optimism Final Conference – 16th September 2013

Wanda DEBAUCHEHead of the Mobility – Safety - Road Management

Division

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Urban population will still increase

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GENERATION EFFECTS

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Silent Baby boomer

X (baby bust)NIX

Generation

YPeter Pan

ZC generation

Looks for long-term, stable employement

Low birth rate Digital natives (wide access to the internet and to computers

C=communication, creativity, connection and collaboration

Longer education Web 2,0, (social media)

Expansion of physical workspace : development of satellite offices and teleworking

Working hours concept disappears

Zapping generation Not the location, but the activity on the worldwide web is important

Shift in old age limit (60 to 80 years=period of full independence

Mobility demand

High professional mobility

Nomads, constantly on line

Higher purchasing power and car ownership

Less attached to the car as a status symbol

1920 1940 1960 1980 2000

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There are still profound uncertainties in energy issues

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The shape of future passenger transport

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Will transport demand still continue to grow ?

OECDPASSENGERSPassengers-kilometres

GOODSTonnes-kilometres

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The car will remain the major transport mode but…

EU: car =70 % of passenger-

kms in 203065 % in 2050

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What could bring ICT in this context ?

ICT technologies should contribute to a :• Smarter• Cleaner• Saferpassenger transport system

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ICT … in travel demand information

Static

Dynamic

Separate transport mode

Multimodal approach

Displayed for all travellers

Customized

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Transport SYSTEM

Human factors

Physical factors

Environment

How to make that all efficient?

Technologies

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…in management and funding

Greater coordination of all authorities

Evaluation culture (prioritization)

New ways of funding

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BRRC: Belgian Road Research CentreMobility, Safety, Road Management [email protected]@brrc.be