Collecting Passenger Mobility and Road Traffic Data – the need for EU Harmonised national surveys

1. Collecting Passenger Mobility and Road Traffic Data – the need for EU Harmonised national surveys ŞtefaniaPANAITESCU Forum for Sustainable Mobility and Metropolitan Development13-14 November 2013, Oradea

2. Passenger mobility Transport of passengers by any mode of transport and irrespective of purpose of travel or distance travelled Forum for Sustainable Mobility and Metropolitan Development13-14 November 2013, Oradea

3. Recent developments in EU's Transport policy the White Paper Targets • DG MOVE is the policy DG of the EC with regard to the Transport Policies of the Union. The 2011 White Paper on Transport - Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system sets clear targets regarding the reduction of GHG and congestion by 2030 and then by 2050. Forum for Sustainable Mobility and Metropolitan Development13-14 November 2013, Oradea

4. I nternal market:Create a genuine Single European Transport Area by eliminating all residual barriers between modes and national systems. I nnovation:EU research needs to address the full cycle of research, innovation and deployment in an integrated way. I nfrastructure: EU transport infrastructure policy needs a common vision and sufficient resources. The costs of transport should be reflected in its price in an undistorted way. I nternational: Opening up third country markets in transport services, products and investments continues to have high priority. The 2011 White Paper strategy4 “i”s, 40 actions and 10 goals

5. Actual challenges for transport sector Growing congestion (not only in Urban areas) Oil scarcity and corresponding price increase Greenhouse Gases and climate change

6. If we stick to the business as usual… In 2050: - The oil dependence of transport might still be little below 90%; - Renewable energy sources use would only marginally exceed 10% use; - CO2 emissions would remain one third higher than their 1990 level; - Congestion costs could increase by about 50%; - Accessibility gap between central and peripheral areas might widen; - Social costs of accidents and noise would increase.

7. A change is needed! • Transport has to use less and cleaner energy, better exploit (a more modern) infrastructure. • How to do it? • New technologies for vehicles and traffic management to lower transport emissions and reduce congestion; • Greater integration between modal networks to provide efficient multimodal travel options.

8. While in urban environments Cities suffer most from congestion, poor air quality and noise exposure. Urban transport is responsible for a quarter of CO2 emissions! - A higher share of travel by collective transport will allow for increasing density and frequency of service, thus generating a virtuous circle for public transport modes! - Smaller, lighter, more specialized road vehicles, with new engine technologies (electric, hydrogen, hybrids) should be encouraged! Both leading to halving the use of "conventionally fuelled" vehicles in cities by 2030 (phase out by 2050).

9. The role of monitoring Given the relevance of those challenges it's extremely important to have statistical indicators to assess the actual situation and its future evolution: - How can we measure passenger mobility in urban areas? - How can we measure the use of non-conventionally fuelled cars like hybrids, electric and hydrogen cars, that are considered fundamental to overcome our future challenges? - How can we assess the modal split in the urban environment? - How can we assess the modal split for the medium distance? - How can we monitor those future trends on transport?

10. Statistical needs for policy making

11. Current statistical needs • - Activity-based statistics on GHG emissions broken down for all modes of transport. • - Statistics on Passenger mobility and road traffic data and performance – HARMONISED AT UNION LEVEL – role of EUROSTAT to harmonise the National Travel Surveys • - Data on transit passenger in all modes in order to have a complete view of transport activity within European Countries.

12. The role of EU in harmonisation of surveys on the example of data collection on passenger mobility and road traffic Strategic Context Policy Goals: The 2011 White Paper on Transport Transport planning, safety, environment Needs: Monitoring trends in passenger mobility (PM) and road traffic (RT) volume Problem: Intensified demand for data about PM and RT to be able to solve congestion and pollution Challenge: Comparability at union level Forum for Sustainable Mobility and Metropolitan Development13-14 November 2013, Oradea

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14. Number of survey variables covered by each country

15. SHANTI – Survey HArmonisation with New Technologies Improvement 20 European countries + IL + AUS WG1 Methods and tools WG2 Useofnewtechnologies WG3 Vehicle-basedsurveys WG4 Householdtravelsurveys

16. Overviewof EU NTSs „There is a mobility data treasure in Europe…“

17. Agenda

18. In large parts of Europe, recent NTS data is available. Most recent NTS After 2005 2000 – 2005 Before 2000

19. In large parts of Europe, long NTS time series exist. First NTS before 1980 1981-1990 1991-2000 after 2000

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