Publications

TRT is partner of the international consortium appointed by the European Commission DG MOVE to carry out the study “Sustainable Transport Infrastructure Charging and Internalisation of Transport Externalities”. Currently, the study is ongoing and approaching its final phase. The final report will be delivered early next summer with main conclusions and transport policy applications. Preliminary results are available on the webpage and show the overall size of transport external costs, the external costs by cost category and by transport mode for EU28 countries and the extent to which users and polluters pay the total costs (external and infrastructure) that they are responsible for.   [tw_fontawesome fa_size=”14″ fa_padding=”0″ fa_color=”#223468″ fa_bg_color=” ” fa_border_color=”#aaaaaa” fa_rounded=”0″ fa_rounded_size=”03″ fa_icon=”fa-download”] Download the Report.

Alpine Regions are particularly sensitive to negative environmental and social impacts of excessive traffic of freight and passengers throughout Alps. The harmonization and the implementation of modal shift actions are extremely important in order to face this issue. The EUSALP AG4 Group commissioned to TRT a study that focuses on the project of an adeguate mix of modal shift politics. TRT gave and comprehensive analysis of existing tariffs components that influence the competitiveness between road and rail freight transport inside and through Alps. The goals of the study were: Collect detailed information on costs components derived from the regulation of the road and rail transport; Develop a comparative representation of these elements to be used for the discussion inside the Action Group; Give preliminary recommendations to improve the mix of proposed actions to balance the modal shift on alpine macroregion.   Report available only in Italian. Link to the published report.

On the occasion of the Year of Multimodality, 2018, the study aimed to take stock of progress made towards the objectives set by the 2011 Transport White Paper and of the actions taken at European level to make the modal shift more successful. The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the progress and potential for modal shift from road to more sustainable modes of transport, both on passenger and freight transport. It highlights the main barriers and factors hindering a more effective modal shift at European level and gives recommendations on measures to be potentially incorporated to achieve more effective policies. The full study is available at the following link: Modal Shift 2018

This paper is a summary of the surveys on international freight carried by TRT for Banca d’Italia (Italian national bank) in 2017. It includes main figures of the sample surveys carried by TRT for Banca d’Italia dating back to 1998.It is part of the balance of payments, in the section of international freight transport, in line with methodological conventions of the 6th manual of International Monetary Fund. In 2019 TRT interviewed 200 circa of the main international freight operators, with the aim to find out information regarding freight rates and ancillary costs. Moreover, market shares of carriers by nationality has been estimated. Figures are reported as annual average values per freight type. Link to the project page. Report available only in Italian [tw_fontawesome fa_size=”14″ fa_padding=”0″ fa_color=”#223468″ fa_bg_color=” ” fa_border_color=”#aaaaaa” fa_rounded=”0″ fa_rounded_size=”03″ fa_icon=”fa-download”] Download the report

The last February 16th, after 13 years from Kyoto Protocol implementation, the report “MobilitAria 2018” was presented in Rome. This study, carried by Kyoto Club (Sustainable Mobility Group) and by CNR-IIA (National Council for Research, Atmospheric Pollution Institute – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto sull’Inquinamento Atmosferico), considered 14 Italian metropolitan areas: Bari, Bologna, Cagliari, Catania, Firenze, Genova, Messina, Milano, Napoli, Palermo, Reggio Calabria, Roma, Torino, Venezia. Data about air quality urban mobility had been collected and correlated with main actions carried out by Municipal Councils, according with urban mobility plans. The report includes ai overview of main measures on mobility taken in Italy between 2006 and 2016. A particular attention is payed to CO2 emissions, comparing them with targets of reduction. This document ends with 12 proposal and with the objectives to act in a more concrete way to improve the sustainable mobility. Report available only in Italian.   [tw_fontawesome fa_size=”14″ fa_padding=”0″ fa_color=”#223468″ fa_bg_color=” ” fa_border_color=”#aaaaaa” fa_rounded=”0″ fa_rounded_size=”03″ fa_icon=”fa-download”] Download the report

The new report from the European Commission funded Transport Research Innovation Portal (TRIP) – a free to access, European Commission funded portal for EU professionals to share and discuss innovations in transport mobility – provides a comprehensive review on Transport Safety. TRT is among the partners of the consortium.  From September 2007, the online platform TRIMIS – European Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring System – incorporates TRIP’s database of over 10,000 EU and national transport research projects. The report offers a rare snapshot to provide transport professionals with valuable insight into the emerging tools and techniques that are being used to enhance the safety of EU transport systems. The report covers four interlinked sub themes of transport safety: road transport safety, railway transport safety, air transport safety, maritime transport safety. Co-Authors: Cosimo Chiffi, Angelo Martino, Raffaele Vergnani (TRT) [tw_fontawesome fa_size=”14″ fa_padding=”0″ fa_color=”#223468″ fa_bg_color=” ” fa_border_color=”#aaaaaa” fa_rounded=”0″ fa_rounded_size=”03″ fa_icon=”fa-download”] Download the report

The new report from the European Commission funded Transport Research Innovation Portal (TRIP) provides a comprehensive review on Transport Security. TRT is among the partners of the consortium. The report offers a rare snapshot to help policy makers and researchers with examples of where research in Europe is helping to improve security and the resilience of passenger and freight transport. It also identifies important areas and research gaps to focus future efforts. The report covers six interlinked sub themes of transport security: threat detection and prevention, crisis management, cyber security, privacy and ICT issues, staff security training, cargo security, passenger security.   Co-Authors: Claudia de Stasio, Cosimo Chiffi, Alessio Sitran, Riccardo Parolin, Silvia Maffii, Raffaele Vergnani (TRT)   [tw_fontawesome fa_size=”14″ fa_padding=”0″ fa_color=”#223468″ fa_bg_color=” ” fa_border_color=”#aaaaaa” fa_rounded=”0″ fa_rounded_size=”03″ fa_icon=”fa-download”] Download the report

TRT makes available to its partners a paper on electric mobility and on the role that it can have in making the trasport sector more sustainable and innovative. This paper is regards a reflection carried out after a deep knowledge acquired in the fields of traffic planning, research and evaluation. Its aim is to help to define innovative strategies for Italy. TRT considers that e-mobility development would be one of the actions that can make transport sector more sustainable, lowering its dependance on fossil fuels, greenhouse gases. Moreover, it gives the opportunity to support the technological development of the sector. In fact, in the near future vehicles will be connected, shared and electric, as for the previsions of main world player in the automotive and ICT sectors. TRT’s paper define the current and future scenarios pointing out the impacts and the benefits that mobility could bring in urban areas. Paper available only in Italian. [tw_fontawesome fa_size=”14″ fa_padding=”0″ fa_color=”#223468″ fa_bg_color=” ” fa_border_color=”#aaaaaa” fa_rounded=”0″ fa_rounded_size=”03″ fa_icon=”fa-download”] Download the Paper

TRT has been commissioned by the Banca d’Italia (Italian Central Bank) to carry out a four-year survey on the international freight transport in order to: identify the unit costs of different transport modes for imports and exports; identify the components of ancillary costs; show in a matrix the abroad goods exchange; define the market share held by Italian actors in the maritime, air and rail transport sectors; estimate the turnover made by Italian ship-owners abroad. This project follows similar surveys managed by TRT since 1998, whose results are used by Banca d’Italia to estimate the Balance of Payments for the corresponding years. [tw_fontawesome fa_size=”14″ fa_padding=”0″ fa_color=”#223468″ fa_bg_color=” ” fa_border_color=”#aaaaaa” fa_rounded=”0″ fa_rounded_size=”03″ fa_icon=”fa-download”] Download the study