Intelligent Roads": State of Play & Future Perspectives “The viewpoint of cities & regions ” Suzanne Hoadley, Polis

Main ITS applications in cities/regions Traffic management Most cities and towns are equipped with UTC systems Why? To best manage different users of road space (pedestrians, cyclist, drivers and public transport) – main difference between highway and urban road network To optimise traffic flow at all times Traffic control centres Integrated UTC centres, eg, Berlin (PT & road operators under one roof). Other stakeholders and services, eg, transport police in London (incident management), observing public disorder (Birmingham)

Main ITS applications in cities/regions Traffic management Data gathering: Sources: local and highway authorities, transport police, automobile clubs, buses/trams, events, Technologies: CCTV, loops, ‘eye in the sky’, floating vehicle data (eg, Surrey CC) Delivery mechanisms: transport authority alone or public-private partnerships, eg, VMZ Berlin,

Main ITS applications in cities/regions Demand management strategies Approaches Road pricing/tolling, eg, London, Trondheim Access restrictions, eg, Rome Similar policy objectives (reduce congestion in city centre) but different methods Technologies: from simple (ANPR) to sophisticated (GPS) London & Rome: ANPR –Why?: simple, proven technology Accuracy: 90% London; 98% Rome London: trials of tag & beacon; medium-term objective: differentiated pricing (GPS)

Alcune reazioni Some “intelligent” users reactions

Main ITS applications in cities/regions Demand management strategies Wider developments Locally More and more cities considering road pricing and/or access restrictions as a tool to combat congestion European level Infrastructure charging directive Interoperability directive (subsidiarity: interuban network only but apply defacto to cities) National initiatives Germany and UK: national lorry road user charging

Main ITS applications in cities/regions Real-time network information Road network: Interfaces: VMS, Internet, SMS, on-board Real-time but also working on predictive information Reroute journey or choose alternative travel mode Parking information & guidance: Information on parking space availability (VMS) Route guidance Prebooking services (Internet)

Main ITS applications in cities/regions Real-time Public Transport (PT) information & priority Interfaces: PT stops (LCD displays, Göteborg), Internet, public screens/kiosks (eg, Bristol shopping centre & hospital), SMS (eg, Hellobus, Bologna) PT priority at signals and bus-lane enforcement Technology: AVL (GPS or sensors) & CCTV

Main ITS applications in cities/regions Smartcards Aims to facilite PT use and intermodality Eg, London’ electronic purse (Oyster card) – contactless card holding season passes and pay as you go Multifunctional Smartcards to pay for other transport services (eg, tolls) Extend to other services, eg, bankcard, municipal services (library card, etc)

Main ITS applications in cities/regions Improving safety Incident detection and management Speed and red-light camera enforcement Improving environment Monitoring of air quality and adapting traffic management strategy accordingly (HEAVEN project) Journey planning Few (if any) offer real-time journey planning but working towards it

Main challenges Legacy systems Difficult to retrofit ITS applications to bespoke or older UTC systems, eg, Paris & bus priority Integration Problem: systems from different suppliers can rarely talk to eachother Solutions: common/open platforms (eg, UTMC, DATEX, etc – protocols but not yet standards)

Main challenges Funding Benefits of UTC well established Not the case for other ITS applications Main issue: WHO SHOULD PAY? Authorities, industry or public? CBA should consider impact of ITS on broader transport policy objectives, eg –contribution to modal shift (RT PT information, bus priority, journey planners, road network information) –reduced congestion (road network information) –air quality improvements, eg, HEAVEN DSS Potential solution: PPP, eg, MATTISSE M3

Future perspectives Cooperative vehicle infrastructure systems (CVIS) Local authority perspective: potentially huge benefits but long-term vision (20+ years) Early examples, Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) Wider security benefits: Remotely stopping a vehicle instead of dangerous police pursuit Current ANPR technology can reveal unlicensed, uninsured vehicles Main concerns Car manufacturers imposing technology on infrastructure operators Liability: who responsible if technology fails?

Future perspectives Benefits of GPS/Galileo for cities/regions Managing municipal fleets Improve reliability of real-time PT information Less infrastructure intensive for bus priority Urban road pricing Fairer system of charging (according to time, distance and journey) Incident detection & managment

What is Polis ? A network of cities and regions working in the field of transport 70 members Partnerships with research centres and industry founded in 1989 President : AMT Genoa (Italy) based in Brussels with a staff of 7 Aim : to promote innovation in transport both at technical and organisational level, through: learning from one other (sharing experiences & solutions) implementing innovative solutions (promoting innovative solutions and facilitating access to EU RTD projects) promoting sustainable mobility (voice of cities and regions vis-à-vis European ins

Polis in support of ITS ITS is a core activity of Polis Many members previously & currently involved in EU- funded RTD projects in field of ITS Current priorities Promote take-up of ITS solutions Faciliate exchange of experiences Current activities Traffic efficiency WG –Aims: to learn from best practice, develop a vision for the future, dialogue with the Commission on perpsectives for cities (CVIS, etc) and support required

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