[REPORT]
Stakeholders’ Conference on the Future of Transport
The European Commission looks at the priorities and opportunities with a 2050 horizon
In 2001, the European Commission issued a White Paper setting an agenda for transport policy throughout 2010. Approaching the end of the ten-year period, and in preparation for an EC Communication on transport policy 2010-2020, it is time to look further ahead and define a vision for the future of transport and mobility, preparing the ground for future policy developments.
Commission Vice-President A. Tajani, in charge of European transport policy, convened a High Level Conference on 9-10 March to gather stakeholders' views on the main challenges and opportunities for the transport sector in the very long term (20 to 40 years).
Top managers of transport operators, manufacturers and logistic companies were invited to contribute their vision alongside policy-makers, academics and representatives of Member States, European institutions and NGOs. ACEM was also among the invited stakeholders with a stand in the exhibition area highlighting the innovations currently being developed by the PTW industry.
The Conference was centred on four workshops focusing on urban, freight and passenger transport and on the challenge of sustainable mobility. The workshops were chaired by former Commission Vice President and Transport Commissioner, Mr Karel Van Miert, former Director General of DG TREN, Mr Robert Coleman, and the Head of Vice-President Tajani’s Cabinet, Mr Antonio Preto.
The conference was attended by around 560 participants and was accompanied by an exhibition on innovative transport technologies with stands and information materials. Piaggio was invited by the European Commission to be among the exhibitors with the Piaggio MP3 Hybrid vehicle.
Speakers, stakeholders and policy makers shared the common view that in order to be
sustainable tomorrow's transport must take greenhouse gases emissions,
safety
cost effectiveness, both for
passengers and for freight, into account.
As city dwellers are estimated to grow from today's 60% to 80% of the total European population by 2020, urban mobility received special attention with a dedicated forum. New technologies,
increased integration of different
transport modes, and incentives for public
transport have all been proposed
as ways to save cities from congestion
and pollution.
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