RENAISSANCE and New Transport Systems

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1 RENAISSANCE and New Transport Systems Perugia,10 th of September 2010

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3 RENAISSANCE and New Transport Systems To w h a t e x t e n t c a n n e w m o d e s o f t r a n s p o r t a c h i e v e t h e c h a n g e i n t h e m o b i l i t y c u l t u r e i n E u r o p e t h a t t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n d e s i r e s? O r c a n w e s u c c e e d i n c h a n g i n g t h e m o b i l i t y c u l t u r e t h r o u g h i m p r o v i n g c u r r e n t m o d e s, s u c h a s b y u t i l i s i n g I n t e l l i g e n t Tr a n s p o r t S y s t e m s, n e w e n e r g y s o u r c e s o r o p e r a t i n g r e g i m e s? T h i s b a s i c q u e s t i o n l i e s a t t h e h e a r t o f t h e 3 r d R E N A I S S A N C E c o n f e r e n c e. I f w e a l r e a d y p o s s e s s t h e t o o l s f o r a c h a n g e i n m o b i l i t y culture, why is it not happening? T h e c o n f e r e n c e b r i n g s t o g e t h e r l e a d i n g e x p e r t s i n t r a n s p o r t t e c h n o l o g y, I T S a n d t r a v e l b e h a v i o u r ; i n a d d i t i o n t o r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o n DG MOVE and the POLIS city network. T h e c o n f e r e n c e c o m p a r e s l e a d i n g e d g e p r i m a r y t r a n s p o r t s y s t e m s b e i n g a s s e s s e d w i t h i n t h e R E N A I S S A N C E project; such as the potential of personal rapid transit, d r i v e r l e s s g u i d e d p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t s y s t e m s a n d v i r t u a l t r a v e l o p t i o n s u s i n g i n t e r n e t t e c h n o l o g y. T h e s e s y s t e m s a r e t h e n a s s e s s e d a l o n g s i d e t h e l a t e s t d e v e l o p m e n t s t o i m p r o v e t h e e f f i c i e n c y o f c u r r e n t m o d e s u s i n g I T S t e c h n o l o g i e s s u c h a s t h e f o r t h c o m i n g G a l i l e o a p p l i c a t i o n s a n d o t h e r m o b i l i t y m a n a g e m e n t s t r a t e g i e s e l e c t r i c c y c l i n g, s h a r e d c a r a n d c y c l e u s e, w a t e r transport options and so on. T h e c o n f e r e n c e p r o v i d e s t h e f o r u m f o r c i t y t r a n s p o r t p r o f e s s i o n a l s t o a s s e s s a n d d i s c u s s t h e s e o p t i o n s. I n a c l i m a t e o f i n c r e a s i n g e c o n o m i c s t r i n g e n c y, w h a t i s t h e m o s t e f f e c t i v e p a t h t o a c h i e v e s u s t a i n a b l e u r b a n transport that is acceptable to the daily travel patterns of a majority of European citizens?

4 Venue Palazzo dei Priori Introductory Session Introduction Chair: Dr Laurie Pickup Welcome Wladimiro Boccali Mayor of Perugia The EC strategy for sustainable mobility EC Representative (TBC) Position Paper on Mobility issues in historic cities Dr Steve Cassidy MRC, UK Session 1 New modes of transport ULTra a personal rapid transit system Nick Ford ULTra PRT, UK Minimetro - new modes of transport and integration with urban transport system Nello Spinelli Minimetro, Italy Questions and Answers session Chair: Dr Laurie Pickup Coffee break Session 2 Advanced Mobility Management based on ITS Galileo solution is it feasible? Anthony Burgess/Michael Hart ACIS, UK Mobility Management and urban development in Perugia Leonardo Naldini/Piero Sunzini City of Perugia/APM Italy ITS in Eastern Europe the Skopje example Katerina Dimushevska JSP, Skopje, Macedonia Questions and Answers session Chair: Dr Laurie Pickup Lunch

5 Session 3 Alternative modes of transport Car sharing a new solution for historic cities? Cycling what is new? Massimo Marciani FIT Italy Nick Child POWA, UK Unconventional transport systems can increase the attractiveness of a city Szczecinek exemple Maciej Makselon City of Szczecinek, Poland Questions and Answers session Chair: Dr Laurie Pickup Coffee break Session 4 Conclusions and implications Summarising the key results Dr Steve Cassidy MRC, UK Implications for transport policy in European cities Sylvain Haon POLIS Conclusions of the day Dr Laurie Pickup

6 Complete and return the original copy by to: Mrs Stefania Papa ( ) Practicalities A. PARTICIPANT (please complete in block letters or by typewriter) Dr./Prof./Mr./Mrs./Ms. Surname First Name Role in the project Company / Institution Address P.O. Box Postal Code / City Country Phone Fax B. EVENT REGISTRATION I will participate in (please, tick if yes): The RENAISSANCE Conference C. HOTEL RESERVATION A list of hotels is provided by the local organizers. Please, mention CIVITAS RENAISSANCE when you make your booking D. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Please, tick if yes: Any special dietary requirements - please specify:...

7 List of Hotels 1. HOTEL BRUFANI PALACE ***** DE LUXE Piazza Italia, 12 Room DUS - 150,00 (double single use) Room DBL - 190,00 (double) Rates per night, including buffet breakfast - Excluded VAT To find more information about the hotel and make your reservation: Tel reservationsbru@sinahotels.it 2. SAN GALLO PALACE HOTEL **** Via Masi, 9 Room S - 80,00 (single) Room DUS - 90,00 (double single use) Room DBL - 115,00 (double) Rates per night, including buffet breakfast - Excluded VAT To find more information about the hotel and make your reservation: Tel hotel@sangallo.it 3. HOTEL BONAZZI *** Via L.Bonazzi, 55 Room DUS - 82,00 (double single use) Room DBL - 98,00 (double) Rates per night, including buffet breakfast - Excluded VAT To find more information about the hotel and make your reservation: Tel bonazzihotel@tiscali.it 4. HOTEL ROSALBA ** Via del Circo, 7 Room S - 50,00 (single) Room DUS or DBL - 70 (double single use or double) Rates per night, including buffet breakfast - Included VAT To find more information about the hotel and make your reservation: Tel:

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