Evolution

Project Duration: 01.04.2013 to 31.12.2015

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ASFINAG is joining forces with the public transport sector to help create a needs-based, safe and multimodal network. As part of this, we are gathering and analysing the experiences and approaches of international transport infrastructure organisations. We are researching the different organisational structures of multimodal networks and identifying their advantages and disadvantages. In doing so, we are also analysing the reasons why the respective organisational form was chosen.

Department

Building and Design

One of the key tasks in the management of the transport sector is to plan and provide the transport infrastructure. Together with operations across different modes of transport, these tasks must be effectively coordinated. In doing so, the strategic transport objectives in terms of economy, society and ecology are implemented and customer service and efficient use of resources are taken into account. Individual countries around the world have chosen different strategies for organising their transport infrastructures.

The EVOLUTION research project evaluates these different organisational structures and provides best practice examples of intermodal cooperation as well as current organisational developments. A working group of the Technical Committee "Performance of Transport Administrations" of the World Road Association (PIARC) is handling the project. PIARC, to which 37 countries and transport infrastructure organisations worldwide belong, promotes safe, environmentally friendly and sustainable mobility. This project is financed by ASFINAG. The Managing Director of ASFINAG BMG, Alexander Walcher, who heads the "Evolution of Structures & Missions of Road or Transport Administrations" working group in PIARC, is supporting the project with the aim of learning from international best practice findings. EVOLUTION is being organised by Hochschule Campus Wien with significant involvement from Stempkowski Baumanagement und Bauwirtschaft Consulting GmbH. Diploma theses are also being written as part of EVOLUTION.

The result of this project is a “toolkit.” This “toolkit” includes a list of criteria and measures that contribute to improving cooperation across different modes of transportation. The aim is to enhance, for example, safety, environmental friendliness, and the sustainability of mobility.

 

Research Goals

  • Analysis of international organizational models for transportation management and transportation infrastructure planning to identify successful structures and governance approaches
  • Evaluation and compilation of best-practice examples for multimodal (intermodal) cooperation between infrastructure operators and transportation organizations
  • Examination of current organizational developments and trends in the transportation sector, with a focus on safety, sustainability, environmental compatibility, and efficient use of resources
  • Development of a practice-oriented toolkit with a catalog of criteria and concrete measures to improve cooperation between modes of transportation and to promote sustainable mobility
 

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