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Transport club update

4th WC2 meeting Sao Paulo, 28-30 March 2012

Orlando Strambi

Universidade de Sao Paulo

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Participants

• City University London:
• Prof Dinos ArcoumanisX
• Dr Ioannis Kaparias
• Ms. Hannah Yewbrew
• SPSPU:
• Prof Vyacheslav Shkodyrev
• TU Berlin:
• Prof Thomas Richter
• Prof. Frank Straube
• USP:
• Prof. Orlando Strambi
• Prof. Nicolau Gualda
• Dr. Claudio Barbieri da Cunha
• Dr. José Alberto Quintanilha
• Dr. Claudio Marte

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Discussed projects

• Decided on four priority projects:
• Large-scale events for sustainable transport
• System-optimal ITS strategies
• Network control for “Hinterland” transport logistics
• Efficient design and operation of shared vehicle systems
• Other potential projects:
• Integrated multimodal sustainable trip planning
• Efficient operations of Bus Rapid Transit
• Potential collaborations with other clubs:
• World history and evolution of urban street design (CCI)
• Transport of fruit (Health)

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Project 1

• Title: Large-scale events as drivers for sustainable

development of transport

• Participants: TUB (Lead), City, USP, Tongji, HKPoly, UAM
• Contents:
• Classification of cities, events and solutions
• Historical perspective and best-practice identification
• Development of new methodologies and practices
• Testing through an appropriate case study
• “Handbook” of recommendations
• Planned actions:

EC call FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1 (“Implementing innovative and green urban transport solutions in Europe and beyond”)

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Project 2

• Title: System-optimal ITS strategies
• Participants: SPSPU (Lead), City, USP, TUB
• Contents:
• Problem formulation of efficient system-optimal traffic

control

• Methods and models of multi-objective transport planning
• Software development and simulation experiments
• Real-world implementation in a pilot mega-city
• Funding opportunity and plan:

to be further investigated in the next meeting

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Project 3

• Title: Integrated “Hinterland” transport
• Participants: TUB (Lead), City, SPSPU
• Contents:
• Continuous flow of information in the logistics chain
• Establishment of synergies between relevant stakeholders
• Efficient multimodal connections
• City logistics
• Funding opportunity and plan:

possibilities from private and public sectors to be investigated

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Project 4

• Title: Sustainable and safe shared vehicle systems
• Participants: City (Lead), TUB – USP, SPSPU
• Contents:
• User needs, behaviour and cooperation
• Methods for planning and deployment
• Safety implications and assessment of shared bikes systems
• Integration/coordination with other modes
• Environmental and economic impacts assessment
• Funding opportunity and plan:

“Intelligent Energy Europe” call (CIP-IEE-2012) for TUB and City; USP and SPSPU as “associates”, with funding to be investigated

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Thank you!