1. Summary Transport Strand
World Cities World Class University Network - Symposium London Transport Strand Sessions
August 2015

2. Introductory Session
Plenary Session: Future Transport trends in global cities
Key notes of attending member cities:
London, Berlin, Milano, Tokio, St. Petersburg, Toronto, Mexico City, Hongkong
Topics:
Urban Transport Systems
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
Reliability and Safety in Transport

3. Session Overview
1. Session: Human-centric-Solutions in Intelligent Transport Systems 2. Session: Intelligent Transportation in smart cities 3. Session: Energy efficiency and environmental issues in transport 4. Session: Reliability, quality and safety in transport 5. Session: Improving transport quality

4. Workshops Team discussions “Understanding a Smart City”:
Will e-mobility increase or decrease traffic and does it mean means better environment?
What are the new possibilities for bidirectional charging?
Is ITS a general solution for large cities?
Is London congestion charge a transferable model?
Increasing traffic volume vs. technology improvements
What will be the effects on air pollution in 2050?
What are the global trends in road safety?
What are the challenges of transport safety in the future?
What are measures for traffic management during large events?
Are car and bike sharing systems transferable and how will be their acceptance?

5. Results Concrete questions for further research:
Concepts and barriers for bike and car sharing systems worldwide
Surveying origin and reasons of car/bike sharing users
Models and guidelines for re-use of large event infrastructure
Concepts to reach “Vision zero” in road safety
Status of road safety management in different countries
Safety improvements due to automatically driving vehicles
Impacts and experiences of new traffic solutions (e.g. shared space)
Analysis on ITS and its implementation for traffic management.

6. Outlook Challenges for WC2: Starting point for:
Workshop and research questions are wide basis for international cooperation within WC2 network.
Starting point for:
Research proposals (e.g. Horizon 2020)
Exchange of experiences especially in large cities
Proceedings/publications/papers
Main goals:
Strengthening WC2 network activity and research
Fostering public image

7. Contact Univ. -Prof. Dr. -Ing. Thomas Richter
Technische Universität Berlin
Faculty V - Mechanical Engineering and Transport Systems
Chair of Road Planning and Operation
Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, TIB 3/3-3
13355 Berlin, Germany
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