Innovative Policies for Sustainable UrbaN TrANsportation
IP-SUNTAN is a project that develops and investigates smart solutions for urban transport problems. Smart means that innovative technologies will be used (for example ICT- and GPS-based), and that smart ways to stimulate people to change behaviour or adopt technologies will be developed and evaluated. The project considers road transport, cycling and walking, and public transport; and looks at a broad range of tools, including electronic fare cards, real-time public transport information, automated tracking of vehicles, and data from innovative pricing and rewarding experiments. The project brings together research groups, local authorities and case studies from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Vienna.
Contemporary cities face huge challenges with the functioning of their transportation systems, where those challenges involving externalities (congestion, accidents, noise, emissions of local pollutants and greenhouse gasses, depletion of non-renewable resources) are most relevant to this call. The project will design, follow, analyse and evaluate real-world implementations of a range of innovative tools, policy measures and strategies that aim at achieving a sustainable, yet efficient urban transport system. The project focuses on both “technology” in the sense that innovative ICT-based policies are central; and on “behaviour” as we will study how these policies affect travellers’ choices in their daily mobility behaviour. The project is multimodal, considering road transport, cycling and walking, and public transport; and looks at a broad range of tools, measures and strategies that capitalize progress in ICT and big data sources such as electronic fare cards, real-time public transport information, automatic vehicle location systems, automatic passenger count systems, GPS tracking of vehicles, and data from electronic road pricing systems and innovative rewarding experiments. The project brings together research groups, local authorities and case studies from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Vienna.
OUTREACH IP-SUNTAN
Scientific:
- Börjesson, M. (2018). Do small cities need more public transport subsidies than big cities? Presentation given at the ITEA (International Transportation Economics Association) Annual Conference on Transportation Economics, held in Hong Kong, 25-29 June.
- Börjesson, M. (2018). Distribution effects of public transport subsidies. Presentation given at the ITEA (International Transportation Economics Association) Annual Conference on Transportation Economics, held in Hong Kong, 25-29 June.
- Börjesson, M. (2018). Transportation Cost-Benefit Analysis: Valuations and Decision Making. Presentation given at the ITEA (International Transportation Economics Association) Annual Conference on Transportation Economics, held in Hong Kong, 25-29 June.
- Brands, D. (2018). To trade or not to trade? Tradeable permits and rationality: Evidence from an experiment. Presentation given at the ITEA (International Transportation Economics Association) Annual Conference on Transportation Economics, held in Hong Kong, 25-29 June.
- Lehner, S. (2018). Using app-based data to evaluate rebound effects following the introduction of parking management. Presentation given at the ITEA (International Transportation Economics Association) Annual Conference on Transportation Economics, held in Hong Kong, 25-29 June.
- Peer, S. (2018). Learning from app-based feedback on driving skills: Do monetary incentives matter? Presentation given at the ITEA (International Transportation Economics Association) Annual Conference on Transportation Economics, held in Hong Kong, 25-29 June.
- Verhoef, E.T. (2018). Second-best road pricing. Presentation given at the ITEA (International Transportation Economics Association) Annual Conference on Transportation Economics, held in Hong Kong, 25-29 June.
- Verhoef, E.T. (2018). Trading trips: Using tradable permits to manage urban mobility. Presentation given at the ITEA (International Transportation Economics Association) Annual Conference on Transportation Economics, held in Hong Kong, 25-29 June.
- Lehner, S. (2018). Innovative pricing policies for urban traffic: a field experiment. Presentation given at the 15th International Conference on Travel Behavior Research, held in Santa Barbara, 15-20 June.
- Lehner, S. (2018). Measuring the effects of introducing paid parking using innovative app-based data. Presentation given at the Winterseminar organized by the GfR (German-speaking section) of the ERSA (European Regional Science Association), held in Igls / Innsbruck, 19 February.
- Börjesson, M. and Kristofferson, I. (2018). The Swedish Congestion Charges: Ten Years On. Transportation Research A: Policy and Practice 107: 35-51.
- Kristoffersson, I. and Börjesson, M. (2018). The Swedish congestion charges: lessons learned. In Walker, J. (ed.): Road Pricing Techologies: Examples, Economics and Acceptability. London: IET, pp. 363-386.
- Lorenzo, H., Börjesson, M. and Daly, A. (2018). Public Transport: One mode or several? Transportation Research A: Policy and Practice 113:137-156.
- Börjesson, M. (2017). The Swedish Congestion Charges - 10 Years On. Presentation given at the annual ITEA (International Transportation Economics Association) Conference, held in Barcelona (23 June).
- Börjesson, M. and Kristofferson, I. (2017). The Swedish Congestion Charges: 10 years on - and effects of increasing charging levels. CTS Working Paper 2017:2. Stockholm: Centre for Transport Studies.
- Brands, D. (2017). The lasting impacts of incentives: Evidence from a peak-avoidance project. Presentation given at the annual ITEA (International Transportation Economics Association) Conference, held in Barcelona (23 June).
- Lehner, S. (2016). Meta-analysis of parking price demand. Presentation given at the International Workshop on the Economics of Parking, held in Barcelona (28 November).
Popular / societal:
- Een nieuw huis in de stad? Zeg dan maar dag tegen uw auto, of toch niet? (interview with Erik Verhoef, De Volkskrant, June 25, 2018)
- Surf-hoogleraar Erik Verhoef in Brandpunt+: 'Er mag wel een tandje bij qua bereikbaarsheidsbeleid' (newsitem on surf.verdus.nl, 18 June, 2018)
- Nederland fileland (Brandpunt+ tv documentary on innovative ways to solve congestion with expert views of Erik Verhoef, 12 June, 2018)
- Verhandelbare spitsrechten (presentation held by Erik Verhoef at the Vervoerregio Amsterdam Regiodag 2018, Amsterdam, 15 May)
- Das Rad ist ein sehr platzeffizientes Verkehrsmittel (interview with Stefanie Peer, Fahrrad Wien, April 2018)
- 100 miljoen extra voor aanpak files (comments of Erik Verhoef in NOS 8 o'clock news, 17 March, 2018).
- Duitse tolheffing tot zeker 2020 uitgesteld. 'Dat had je kunnen zien aankomen' (interview with Erik Verhoef on BNR Nieuwsradio, 9 March, 2018)
- Meideinen op de spitsgolven (interview with Erik Verhoef, Het Financieele Dagblad, 10 February, 2018)
- Meer asfalt: de weg van de minste weerstand (interview with Erik Verhoef, Nederlands Dagblad, 6 January, 2018).
- Een dag file kost vele miljoenen, een dag sneeuw een veelvoud daarvan (tv interview with Erik Verhoef, NOS Nieuwsuur, 11 December, 2017, from 6:13)
- Files kosten 15 miljoen euro per werkdag (tv interview with Erik Verhoef, NPO Goedemorgen Nederland, 20 November, 2017, from 15:00)
- Why Surge Prices Make Us so Mad: What Springsteen, Home Depot and a Nobel Winner Know, article in New York Times, in which, amongst others, Maria Börjesson discusses congestion charges (14 October, 2017).
- Actueel: Erik Verhoef over rekeningrijden, interview in Vuurwerk (July, 2017).
- Nederland slibt dicht, Erik Verhoef in discussion with Roger van Boxtel, radio programme NOS Nieuwsuur (29 July, 2017)
- Österreichs Mobilität auf Klimakurs bringen, interview with Stefanie Peer in VCÖ Magazin (June, 2017)
- Maria Börjesson had a one-to-one discussion with the Swedish Minister of Transport on the future of congestion charges and metro investments (June 2, 2017)
- Maria Börjesson gave a series of 10 lectures on the effects of the revision of the Swedish congestion charges for members of the government, parliament, ministries and the public (Fall 2016 and 2017).
- At the JPI Urban Europe Projects Meeting II in Amsterdam, a poster presentation was given by principal investigator Erik Verhoef (14 April, 2016).
Work in progress:
- Lehner, S. and Peer, S. The price elasticity of parking: a meta-analysis. Transportation Research A: Policy and Practice (under review).
- Peer, S. and Börjesson, M. Temporal framing of stated preference experiments: does it affect valuations? Transportation Research A: Policy and Practice (under review).
- Rubensson, A. and Börjesson, M. Satisfaction with crowding in public transport. Transport Policy (submitted).
PROJECT CONSORTIUM
Academic Partners:
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof. dr. Erik Verhoef (Principal Investigator)
Dr. Paul Koster
Dr. Jasper Knockaert
PhD student: Devi Brands MSc
VTI Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Prof. dr. Maria Börjesson
Post-doc: Chau Man Fung (as of 15 August, 2018)
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Dr. Stefanie Peer
Phd student: Stephan Lehner
Cooperation Partners:
Amsterdam Zuidas , Netherlands
Finn van Leeuwen
Marian Robben
Niels van den Brink
Verkeersonderneming Rotterdam, Netherlands
Martijn van Gils
Ewout Spit
Hans Stevens
Steven Butter
SLL (Stockholm Public Transport Agency), Sweden
Pernilla Helander
City of Stockholm, Sweden
Mattias Lundberg
Transportation Administration, Stockholm Regional Office, Sweden
Peter Huledal
Vienna City Administration (MA18), Austria
Roman Riedel
Project Manager and Contact Person:
Hadewijch van Delft
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
+31-20-5982191
START OF THE PROJECT: 1 April, 2016
EXPECTED END OF THE PROJECT: 1 April, 2019
IP-SUNTAN falls under the ERA-NET Cofund Smart Cities and Communities (ENSCC). ENSCC was established by the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) Urban Europe and the Smart Cities Member States Initiative (SC MSI) in order to initiate a transnational joint call for RDI (Research Development and Innovation) proposals addressing new solutions in the urban field, and demonstrating the feasibility of their implementation. ENSCC is supported by the European Commission and funded under the Horizon 2020 ERA-NET Cofund scheme. Also SURF (Smart Urban Regions of the Future). which is part of VerDuS (Verbinden van Duurzame Steden - Connecting Sustainable Cities) is involved in sponsoring IP-SUNTAN. More information
