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IP/B/TRAN/IC/2018-006
A way forward
PE 629.182 November 2018

A study commissioned by the

Committee on Transport and Tourism
 MAIN
CONCLUSIONS
Set objectives that are clearly expressed
and measurable over time.
Establish targets differentiated by
transport segment.
Adopt clear and definite measures to
level the playing field.
Redefine the priorities of the
interventions on the network.
Strengthen support to investment in
multimodal terminals.
Advocate a consistent development of
information sharing in freight transport.
Support the information and the
integration between the modes for
passenger transport.
Promote further the adoption of
Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs)
and related actions in urban nodes.
Encourage the development of new
technologies for both freight and
passenger transport.
ABSTRACT FOCUS ON
Despite an increase in freight volumes, The study focuses both on passenger
the modal share of road, rail and inland and freight transport, highlighting main
waterway freight transport remained barriers and factors that are hampering
substantially unchanged between 1996 a more effective modal shift at EU level,
and 2016, both for passenger and freight and providing policy recommendations
transport, with road transport showing a for the way forward.
slight increase. Looking at future
projections, road transport is expected to
keep its predominant position both for
the passenger and freight sectors.
However, its modal share is expected to
decrease by a few percentage points,
mainly to the benefit of rail transport.
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