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KpVV
Traffic and Transport Knowledge Resource Centre
The link between policy and implementation on a local and regional
level

Wim van Tilburg

Rotterdam, October 20th, 2008

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The Origins of KpVV

• 1996 Policy decentralization from national to

regional/local level
•Knowledge transfer in two ‘programs’ VERDI
and CVOV
•2004 KpVV integrates VERDI and CVOV. In
2006 followed Fietsberaad
•2005 –2007 increasing number of programs (i.e.
spatial planning, ICT in PT, social security in PT,
accessible public transport)
•2007 decision to continue KpVV until 2012
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Who do we serve and who’s paying?

KpVV works for officials and policy makers and

supports staff who work with local or regional
authorities.

KpVV has a yearly budget of 3,5 million Euro,

provided by all tiers of government (ministry,
provinces, cityregions, municipalities)
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What is our mission?

KpVV supports as an independent institution

local and regional authorities in their efforts to
develop and implement traffic and transport
policy. The present and future demands and
needs of the customers are leading.
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What do we provide?

• Meetings
• Publications
• Study trips and excursions
• Answers to (frequent asked) questions
• (Digital) newsletters
• Website: www.kpvv.nl