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e-Mobility development between Locarno and Milan
SLOWMOVE – A study on the development of e-mobility in the waterway between Locarno and Milan TRT, together with Ambiente Italia, was entitled by Novara Province to develop a study within the INTERREG project «SLOWMOVE Ponti d’acqua verso il futuro. Lo sviluppo del trasporto lungo il Lago Maggiore, il Ticino ed il sistema dei canali secondo una prospettiva di rispetto ambientale e di incremento del turismo green» (SLOWMOVE Water bridges towards future. Development of the territory along Maggiore lake, Ticino river and canals in a perspective of environmental protection and development of green tourism). The first phase of this study was focusing on supply of charging stations and other electrified modes of transport. Moreover, it provided an overview of the area by linking together demographic data, tourist attractions, tourism statistics, etc. Furthermore, a legislative analysis was included for both Italy and Switzerland, regarding inner water navigation, e-mobility and its charging standards together with an overview of planning documentation. The second phase consisted in the formulation of three different scenarios (high, medium and low) that tried to foresee the development of the charging station infrastructure. Those scenarios were evaluated by local stakeholders with a participative process. Eventually, a third phase included an economical and an environmental impact of the identified scenarios. The first one evaluated the investment cost for every scenario and the demand characteristics. The second compared environmental performances of traditional and electric mobility and it estimated emission reduction. For more information (available only in italian) Press release about Slowmove workshop “La vocazione del territorio di Slowmove per la mobilità sostenibile lungo l’idrovia. L’indotto economico legato alla fruizione turistica e allo sviluppo del settore” (The vocation of the Slowmove area for sustainable mobility along the waterway. The economic impact of tourism and its development) YouTube video of Slowmove workshop “La vocazione del territorio di Slowmove per la mobilità sostenibile lungo l’idrovia. L’indotto economico legato alla fruizione turistica e allo sviluppo del settore” (The vocation of the Slowmove area for sustainable mobility along the waterway. The economic impact of tourism and its development) The report published on Novara Province website The program of the conference “Waterway & Mobility State of the Art, Results and Perspectives” (“Idrovia&Mobilità Stato dell’arte, risultati e prospettive”) and its presentations (in italian) The program of the conference “A lighthouse on the waterway” (“Un faro sull’idrovia” in italian) and the video of the first part of the event, during which TRT presented its cotribution (in italian). [tw_button icon=”” link=”http://www.trt.it/en/projects/” size=”small” rounded=”false” style=”flat” hover=”default” color=”#223468″ target=”_self”]Projects[/tw_button]
City of Ravenna, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan
Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) of Ravenna (Italy) and sectorial mobility plans As a result of a tendering procedure, TRT Trasporti e Territorio, in association with META Mobilità Economia Territorio Ambiente and ITL Istituto sui Trasporti e la Logistica, has been selected by the City of Ravenna to prepare their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) and the related sectorial mobility plans. Team’s activity is focussed on the preparation of the following documents, among other: Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan, which is articulated in several methodological steps related to: 1) monitoring and assessment of the current SUMP’s results; 2) background analysis of the mobility-related framework and its environmental, social and economic impact in Ravenna; 3) identification of the strategies for the construction of the SUMP scenarios; 4) design of detailed alternative scenarios for the SUMP; 5) evaluation procedure, implementing a ex ante transport model (VISUM). The environmental sustainability of the SUMP is verified through the application of the SEA procedure. Public Transport Plan, coherently developed with the SUMP, which includes a technical and economic feasibility study for the implementation of a low- or zero-emissions public transport system. General Urban Traffic Plan, prepared from objectives, strategies and measures previously defined in the selected short-term scenario of the SUMP. Urban Parking Plan, Functional Classification of the Road Network, Electric Mobility Plan, Road Safety Plan, Cycling Mobility Plan, Strategic document on urban logistics. The drafting of the Plans makes use of innovative methods for the quantification of Ravenna’s transport demand (for example, using data derived from the analysis of the cellular network), which are flanked by more traditional site surveys (vehicle counts, origin-destination surveys, counts on PT lines and at stops, etc.). Finally, all phases are accompanied by a vast communication and participation campaign, which sees the involvement of citizens and stakeholders through public meetings and online questionnaires.
Transport study on the road network of Sorbolo
Application of a microsimulation model to evaluate different hypotheses for the reconfiguration of some road junctions in the municipality of Sorbolo The transport study considers different design alternatives to resolve critical issues concerning the Provincial road 62R in Sorbolo Mezzani, a small municipality in the Province of Parma. The transport study was conducted through the construction and application of a traffic microsimulation model using PTV Vissim software. The aim of the project was to evaluate, in transport terms, the different hypotheses for the reconfiguration of the nodes in the small municipality. The simulations were carried out wit respect to both morning and evening pick hours. The following activities were carried out: Acquisition of demand data and realization of traffic surveys in the concerned intersections; Construction and calibration of a microsimulation model of the current status; Implementation and modelling analysis of design alternatives and evaluation of transport impacts (in terms of average and maximum queue lengths, delay in crossing the node and LoS – Level of Service) identification of the optimal design configuration.
New business centre of the Sicilian Region in Palermo
Design competition for the new business centre of the Sicilian Region In 2019, the Regional Sicilian Government launched a public contest for the design of its new headquarter with the idea of centralizing its different administrative functions and investee companies that are currently distributed in different locations throughout the city. The aim of the intervention is to create a hub that would reduce functional difficulties and ensure greater efficiency in the services provided to citizens and municipal administrations. This would also help cutting unnecessary trips and considerably reduce impacts in traffic and pollution. TRT Ingegneria participated to the contest with the role of mobility expert, together with a wider consortium composed by MJW Structures (Italy), MATE Engineering (Italy) and led by Xaveer De Geyter Architects (Belgium). TRT Ingegneria had the role of organising the public and private mobility system by defining the circulation scheme, the parking system, and the intramodality with the “Ugo La Malfa” railway station of the Palermo bypass. The proposal ranked among the top five over 30 participants during the first phase of the public contest, thus gaining access to the second phase of the competition.
City of Aosta, Update of the General Urban Traffic Plan
Update of the General Urban Traffic Plan (PGTU) of Aosta The study concerned the update of the Aosta General Urban Traffic Plan (PGTU) already prepared by TRT Trasporti e Territorio about 10 years ago as part of the Metis Consortium. The city of Aosta (about 35,000 inhabitants) concentrates one fourth of the Aosta Valley regional population and plays an important role in regional mobility thanks to its services and economic activities. The activity was launched in November 2019 and it consisted of the following activities: the update of the key mobility factors – demographic and socio-economic structure, transport networks and services supply, mobility demand, environmental and social impacts; the analysis of the on-going planning tools, including an assessment of the state of implementation of the measures included in the previous PGTU (2011); the identification of the urban mobility system’s strengths and weaknesses in order to define the set of strategies and interventions to be included in the new PGTU; the design of the Reference and the Planning scenarios with measures related to: road network and its regulation, public transport system, cycling network, parking system, mobility management, electric mobility, urban logistics and ITS systems; the definition of detailed interventions for specific locations – the Arch of Augustus area, the new university complex area, the railway station area – both from urban planning and from mobility system points of view. The PGTU was approved by the Municipality Council on February 23rd, 2022, with official act no. 23. [tw_button icon=”” link=”http://www.trt.it/en/projects/” size=”small” rounded=”false” style=”flat” hover=”default” color=”#223468″ target=”_self”]Projects[/tw_button]
Territorial Plan of the Province of Piacenza
Technical support in the drafting of the Territorial Plan of the Province of Piacenza (Piano Territoriale di Area Vasta) TRT has been commissioned by the Province of Piacenza to provide technical support in the drafting of the Territorial Plan of the Province (PTAV) in line with the new Regional Planning Law No. 24/2017. Project activities included the definition and evaluation of alternative mobility and transport scenarios within the time frame of the Territorial Plan of Piacenza Province. In this context, the main tasks concerned: the update of the knowledge framework of the mobility and transport system in the Province of Piacenza; the development of a reference scenario and two alternative evolving scenarios. The first, tendential, includes interventions planned and not implemented by the current Territorial Plan (PTCP). The second scenario is based on a selection of interventions and measures that respond to the ASI (Avoid, Shift, Improve) strategy, including measures to manage mobility demand and in favour of alternative modes to motorized private vehicles; the evaluation of alternative scenarios, both from a transport and environmental perspective, was also carried out with the support of the traffic simulation model at the 2032 horizon; the provision of technical support to the Public Administration in the interaction with the stakeholders; the providing of technical contribution in the drafting of intermediate and final reports. The final document includes four preliminary modelling tests to identify the best route alternative for the so-called “median road“ of the province.. A further test concerned the complex interconnection system between motorways A21, A1 and State Road SS9. The intervention includes: a new connection between the Rottofreno tollgate on the A21 and the Basso Lodigiano tollgate on the A1, the downgrading of the Piacenza section of the A21, a new bridge over the Po river as a variant to the SS9. The evaluation of these alternatives included transport, environmental and territorial aspects, also thanks to the support of Politecnica. For more information visit the official website – Only available in italian [tw_button icon=”” link=”http://www.trt.it/en/projects/” size=”small” rounded=”false” style=”flat” hover=”default” color=”#223468″ target=”_self”]Projects[/tw_button]
City of Bergamo, new railway station
City of Bergamo – New railway station in the strategic urban context of the new exhibition center As part of the transformation area “Fiera Nuova-Boccaleone Park” – At_e / s29 – UMI 2, to be implemented in the strategic urban context of the “New Exhibition Center” of the Municipality of Bergamo, TRT has provided transport consultancy specialized for the feasibility study for the construction of a railway station along the new Bergamo – Airport railway line. TRT led the study alongside a team of railway design experts (GVG Engineering) in the development in the development of the plans, profiles and railway sections for the new railway station. The new station will be located in an intermediate position, on the edge of the Bergamo Exhibition Center, ensuring a direct connection from the city station and the Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport. The station will be in a viaduct, ensuring the east-west permeability of both the road network and the cycle-pedestrian connections as well as providing a new interchange parking hub serving the airport the urban area and the exhibition center. [tw_button icon=”” link=”http://www.trt.it/en/projects/” size=”small” rounded=”false” style=”flat” hover=”default” color=”#223468″ target=”_self”]Projects[/tw_button]
City of Tirana, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan
The first Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for the capital city of Tirana, Albania The study is part of a larger initiative called SUMSEEC II (Energy-efficient Urban Mobility in South-eastern European Countries), funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and implemented by GIZ. TRT supported the Municipality of Tirana in the development of their first SUMP, according to the latest European guidelines. The process started in October 2019, and was finalized in July 2020. The planning process pursued a strong collaboration with the different city departments and local stakeholders. Four large workshop were organized at relevant milestones, to guarantee the participatory approach that characterize a SUMP. The first part of the process was aimed at building a comprehensive analysis of the current city status based on previous studies, evidences collected on the field, discussions and feedbacks gathered from the stakeholders in dedicated workshop and surveys held until January 2020. The second part, focused on the drafting of the planning document itself, was accompanied by series of online focus groups and questionnaires that guaranteed and facilitated the participative process despite the lockdown in Tirana during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Spring 2020. The proposed planning scenario is the result of the assessment of three alternative options by means of a Multi-Criteria Analysis. It includes a set of coordinated measures structured in six key strategies identified as founding policy pillars that respond to Tirana’s mobility challenges. For more information “SUMP for the City of Tirana”. Case study published on Eltis Platform
Emilia-Romagna region, Promotion of sustainable mobility measures
Drafting of Operational tools guidelines for the promotion of sustainable mobility measures. PRIT (Integrated Regional Transport Plan) guidelines update The support provided by TRT for the drafting of the Guidelines to boost sustainable innovative mobility in the urban areas is part of the definition of the new Integrated Regional Transport Plan (PRIT 2025) of the Emilia-Romagna Region. The objective of the guidelines prepared by the Regional Administration Territorial Planning Service is to provide support to local administrations in the their preparation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP), specifically guiding them on matters like: The need of collecting quantitative and qualitative data in order to develop a framework to support the analysis the mobility demand trends and characteristics, also taking into account the pandemic crisis. The analysis of innovative tools and actions related to the concept of sustainable mobility planning. These include ITS tools, use of big data in the context of mobility forecast studies, dissemination and enhancement actions related to sharing mobility and self driving vehicles. The development of collective services more suitable for intercepting the real demand for mobility, such as on-demand transport services and Mobility as a Service models. The guidelines presented in June 2021 are accompanied by an evaluation structure (MOMOS Model) capable of recognizing the sustainability dimension of the covered actions. For more information: It is possible to download the technical fact-sheets on the Regional government website (only available in Italian) The Emilia-Romagna Region presented the results of the project in the conference “Planning transport: PRIT2025 and sustainable mobility” held on 10 November 2022 in the Aula Magna of the regional headquarters. The slides and the conference program are available here.