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Enhancing Public Transport Sustainability in Changing Times

Explore the synthesis of project outcomes focusing on public transport challenges in the face of demographic change, urbanization, and economic crises. Discover the need for cost-effective investments, improved system attractiveness, multimodal integration, and long-term planning for infrastructure and vehicle maintenance. Unveil the importance of raising awareness and commitment to public transport for a sustainable urban transport network.

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Enhancing Public Transport Sustainability in Changing Times

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  1. SPUTNIC Synthesis of the project’s outcomes Sebastian Emig – UITP European Project Manager

  2. “PT in times of change”

  3. Demographic change – Ageing

  4. Pollution

  5. Increasing scarcity of fossil fuels

  6. Urbanisation

  7. „Car culture“

  8. Political and organisational vacuum

  9. Outdated and overstaffed?

  10. Economic crises

  11. BECAUSE! The market is here…. • Number of public transport passenger journeys per year in the EU: 60 billions (=60.000.000.000) • Number of direct public transport jobs (=operators) in the EU: 1.2 millions • Contribution of public transport to the EU economy (per year): 130 to 150 billion EUR (that is 1 to 1.2%) of the EU GDP. * * figures are estimates, based on a number of hypotheses

  12. Transport provides access to many of our freedoms. The freedom to work and live in different parts of the world. The freedom to enjoy different products and services. The freedom to trade and to establish personal contacts.

  13. Overall SPUTNIC conclusions Improve the cost effectiveness of PT system’s investment and operation Increase the attractiveness of PT system for existing passengers and potential new customers Multimodal, integrated and seamlessPT is necessary to develop sustainable urban transport systems Infrastructure needs to be carefully planned and prioritised to optimise transport chains and the overall transport network Long-term management, maintenance, upgrading and repair of both vehicles and infrastructure. Raise the awareness of and the commitment to PT

  14. Can we change Public Transport ?! Yes, we can!

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