Traffic and demand management refers to measures such as parking management, reallocating urban space in favour of sustainable modes of transport (including shared space), access controls, road pricing, and traffic signal control strategies.
The Metropolitan Area of Barcelona approved its Metropolitan Urban Master Plan (PDUM) in March 2023. One it its main aims is to improve the existing road network to ensure more efficient and human-scaled connections, as well as to distribute the available road space to better reflect the diverse needs of users. The objective is to define the metropolis by an urban and social structure where active mobility and public transport have priority instead of the current model of highways and roads planned in the 1970s.
A quarter less motorised traffic and more than a third more cyclists: that is the striking balance one year after the implementation of the new traffic circulation plan in the centre of Brussels.
FastTrack achieved a number of impressive milestones and a number of key resources were created which future cities can use as they work to implement sustainable mobility innovations in their communities.
Too often our cities and towns are built to be most conveniently navigable by private car, leading to traffic congestion and a number of knock-on negative impacts on air quality and wellbeing. In order to secure more sustainable mobility systems, we must manage traffic in such a way that leaves space for other modes of transport as well.
CIVITAS FastTrack cities has identified three topics of particular interest when considering the relationship between mobility innovations and data management.
