Latest news from the Transport Research Knowledge Centre

Dear readers,

We are back with the latest news about the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). The TRKC is a free database featuring up-to-date information on European transport research activities. It enables policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders to access results of EU or nationally financed transport research in the European Research Area (ERA).

In this bulletin, we report on the following issues:

TRKC publishes new Thematic Research Summary on Regional and Rural Transport
A new Thematic Research Summary on 'User Aspects' is also now available

Enjoy reading!
The TRKC project team

NEWS

TRKC publishes new Thematic Research Summary on Regional and Rural Transport

A new Thematic Research Summary (TRS) on Regional and Rural Transport is now available for download from the publications section of the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC).

The new paper covers two separate but related themes:

Rural transport deals with transport in low-density and remote areas, with projects focusing on accessibility, e.g. in relation to public transport, as well as management of local roads.
Regional transport is more concerned with national and EU connectivity and cohesion. Several projects in this theme concentrate on medium-distance transport corridors in Europe, particularly on a cross-border intra- and inter-regional level.

The document can be downloaded from the TRKC publication section.

A new Thematic Research Summary on 'User Aspects' is also now available

This theme covers 'User Aspects' of transport and the ways through which users interact with transport systems, infrastructure and services for all modes. The theme's scope is technical and behaviourist, using these levers to enhance mobility and journey quality in the EU. The new Thematic Research Summary covers the results of projects ranging from the Human Machine Interface, to User Behaviour and its impact on transport infrastructure, to issues of Comfort and Safety, not forgetting influencing users towards greener and more efficient means of transport.

This TRS is also available from the TRKC thematic publications page.

New FP7 project profiles online

2DECIDE - Toolkit for sustainable decision making in ITS deployment

In order to utilise the benefits that Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) can provide in terms of a sustainable European transport system, the most urgent problem to be solved is slow and uncoordinated decision making for deployment of ITS at the urban, regional and national level. The European Union's ITS Action Plan (published in December 2008) identifies the need for a European ITS Decision-Support Toolkit to assist stakeholders involved in deployment.

2DECIDE addresses this important challenge by developing an easy to access (single entry), consistent (linked to all necessary data sources and processed to one information source), up-to-date (maintained) toolkit for decision making for ITS applications. The toolkit developed by 2DECIDE aims to meet the needs of stakeholders and provide the user with:

demonstration of existing evaluation results (cost/benefit ratio);
comprehensive knowledge base of experience in the area of ITS deployment based on post-implementation knowledge;
objectivity, transparency and transferability;
a single point of access;
description of technologies and information on their performance.

Browse for more FP7 projects on the TRKC website!

MORE UPDATES

New project profiles

See the latest project profiles available in our searchable database. There are about 400 projects from FP6 available (and almost 6 000 European and national projects in total). New descriptions and result summaries are being added continually.

New transport events

Find out what is going on in the world of transport research through the TRKC events calendar. New event announcements are published regularly.

PARTICIPATE!

Submit your project

Whether you coordinate an EU-funded project or undertake national research in your own country – share your success and good practice by posting your project's profile on the TRKC website!

You can use our Word form and send it to pag@iabg.de or upload project information directly via our secure extranet.

Add your events

You can promote your own event by uploading it to the TRKC events calendar.

Submit links

Aware of a relevant transport research information source online? Share it with us and other TRKC users!

Ask the helpdesk

Any questions? Write to the TRKC Helpdesk!

This is a FREE e-bulletin published by the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). TRKC is a Specific Support Action, funded by the European Commission, DG TREN under the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development. Send YOUR COMMENTS and questions to the editor. To view PREVIOUS ISSUES of the e-bulletin click here.

TRKC website: www.transport-research.info

Legal notice: The contents of this e-bulletin are prepared by the TRKC consortium and represent their personal views on the subject matters. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the European Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission or DG Energy and Transport. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.


January 2010 Latest news from the Transport Research Knowledge Centre

Dear readers, We are back with the latest news about the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). The TRKC is a free database featuring up-to-date information on European transport research activities. It enables policy makers, researchers and other stakeholders to access results of EU or nationally financed transport research in the European Research Area (ERA). In this bulletin, we report on the following issues: TRKC publishes new Thematic Research Summary on Regional and Rural Transport A new Thematic Research Summary on 'User Aspects' is also now available Enjoy reading! The TRKC project team NEWS TRKC publishes new Thematic Research Summary on Regional and Rural Transport A new Thematic Research Summary (TRS) on Regional and Rural Transport is now available for download from the publications section of the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). The new paper covers two separate but related themes: Rural transport deals with transport in low-density and remote areas, with projects focusing on accessibility, e.g. in relation to public transport, as well as management of local roads. Regional transport is more concerned with national and EU connectivity and cohesion. Several projects in this theme concentrate on medium-distance transport corridors in Europe, particularly on a cross-border intra- and inter-regional level. The document can be downloaded from the TRKC publication section. A new Thematic Research Summary on 'User Aspects' is also now available This theme covers 'User Aspects' of transport and the ways through which users interact with transport systems, infrastructure and services for all modes. The theme's scope is technical and behaviourist, using these levers to enhance mobility and journey quality in the EU. The new Thematic Research Summary covers the results of projects ranging from the Human Machine Interface, to User Behaviour and its impact on transport infrastructure, to issues of Comfort and Safety, not forgetting influencing users towards greener and more efficient means of transport. This TRS is also available from the TRKC thematic publications page.	New FP7 project profiles online 2DECIDE - Toolkit for sustainable decision making in ITS deployment In order to utilise the benefits that Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) can provide in terms of a sustainable European transport system, the most urgent problem to be solved is slow and uncoordinated decision making for deployment of ITS at the urban, regional and national level. The European Union's ITS Action Plan (published in December 2008) identifies the need for a European ITS Decision-Support Toolkit to assist stakeholders involved in deployment. 2DECIDE addresses this important challenge by developing an easy to access (single entry), consistent (linked to all necessary data sources and processed to one information source), up-to-date (maintained) toolkit for decision making for ITS applications. The toolkit developed by 2DECIDE aims to meet the needs of stakeholders and provide the user with: demonstration of existing evaluation results (cost/benefit ratio); comprehensive knowledge base of experience in the area of ITS deployment based on post-implementation knowledge; objectivity, transparency and transferability; a single point of access; description of technologies and information on their performance. Browse for more FP7 projects on the TRKC website! MORE UPDATES New project profiles See the latest project profiles available in our searchable database. There are about 400 projects from FP6 available (and almost 6 000 European and national projects in total). New descriptions and result summaries are being added continually. New transport events Find out what is going on in the world of transport research through the TRKC events calendar. New event announcements are published regularly. PARTICIPATE! Submit your project Whether you coordinate an EU-funded project or undertake national research in your own country – share your success and good practice by posting your project's profile on the TRKC website! You can use our Word form and send it to pag@iabg.de or upload project information directly via our secure extranet. Add your events You can promote your own event by uploading it to the TRKC events calendar. Submit links Aware of a relevant transport research information source online? Share it with us and other TRKC users! Ask the helpdesk Any questions? Write to the TRKC Helpdesk!

This is a FREE e-bulletin published by the Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC). TRKC is a Specific Support Action, funded by the European Commission, DG TREN under the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development. Send YOUR COMMENTS and questions to the editor. To view PREVIOUS ISSUES of the e-bulletin click here. TRKC website: www.transport-research.info Legal notice: The contents of this e-bulletin are prepared by the TRKC consortium and represent their personal views on the subject matters. These views have not been adopted or in any way approved by the European Commission and should not be relied upon as a statement of the Commission or DG Energy and Transport. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.

January 2010