projects

  • Study on specific driving and rest time rules for bus and coach drivers in the EU This study analysed appropriateness and impacts of a possible legislative revision to current EU rules on driving and rest times. Specifically, this study investigated the possibility to introduce a distinct rulemaking to discipline driving and rest time rules for professional bus and coach drivers. The study carried out a questionnaire-based survey covering 8 EU Member States which have been selected in a manner that allows to compare complementary country profiles. An extension of the analysis has been granted in 2015 so to shoulder IRU position for a legislative revision in 2016 of the requirements on: 12-day derogation, weekly rest and daily spread-over. [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]
  • Technical assessment of the 4th lot of the road bypass of the city of Treviso (Italy) The study concerns transport analysis performed by TRT for the Municipality of Treviso, with the aim of assessing the feasibility of Lot IV of Treviso road bypass. These transport analysis offer a transport assessment of the infrastructure usefulness, in relation to the urban mobility of the city and to the surrounding areas. Some of the potential benefits on the road network have been considered and estimated: decrease in traffic flows, reduction in travel times and potential improvements in traffic safety. In addition, the feasibility of a different layout has been assessed, i.e. the redesign the intersection of the new road with the regional route S.R.348, by envisaging a solution for its extension. [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]
  • Preparation of the Urban Mobility Plan of the city of Prato in Italy TRT, as a result of a tendering procedure, has been selected by the City of Prato to support their offices in the preparation of the SUMP. The Plan takes as reference methodology the “SUMP guidelines” prepared by the EU Commission (with the contribution, among others, of TRT). The SUMP process has been developed in four steps: background analysis of the mobility-related framework and its environmental, social and economic impact in Prato; identification of the strategies for the construction of the SUMP scenarios, as a result of the background analysis, the selected objectives and the priorities raised through public listening (surveys and thematic/territorial focus groups); design of two different scenarios: reference solution and SUMP scenario – the latter is characterised by a set of coherent transport measures aimed at achieving specific objectives; evaluation procedure, implementing a ex ante transport model (AIMSUN) and a policy evaluation procedure (MOMOS) derived from the Urban Road Map 2030 tool.   The SUMP of Prato has been presented to the local community, stakeholders and decision makers in October 2016. The Plan has been approved by the City Council in June 2017.     TRT was also responsible of the drafting of the Parking Master Plan and the Urban Traffic Plan of the city of Prato In 2022, TRT also drafted Prato’s e-Mobility Plan and the SUMP monitoring report in accordance with the indicators of DM 396 of 28/08/2019.   For more information (Only available in italian) Official SUMP webpage hosted in the website of the Municipality. It contains all the information related to the SUMP process in Prato Webpage where project deliverables and annexes can be found Link to download the final SUMP document [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]
  • Financial and business model for a bike station to be realised next to the «Milano Lambrate» railway station The study focused on the definition of a financial and business model for the set-up of a bike station (a safe parking for bicycles, accompanied and supplemented by complementary activities), with particular reference to the case of Lambrate railway station, a strategic public transport node in the city of Milan. The financial and business model has been developed in order to maintain a modular and parametric approach, as well as to provide the transferability of results to other similar contexts.   [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]
  • EasyConnecting – Feasibility analysis of two new maritime services between the port of Ravenna and  IPA countries TRT conducted a study on the feasibility of two new services. Analysis of the Ro- Ro traffic at national level, in the Adriatic Sea and from the port of Ravenna. Identification of potential routes between ports of Ravenna and IPA area (Adriatic Cross-border Cooperation Programme), focusing on the Albanian ports. Investigation of the potential of new scheduled services based on the evaluation of the operating costs of new services as compared to the use of a Ro-Ro ship. Evaluation of the economic and operational feasibility of the two liner services and drafting a business plan guidelines for the two selected services [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]
  • U-TURN – Rethinking Urban Transportation through advanced tools and supply chain collaboration The U-TURN project, funded by the European Commission as part of the strategic HORIZON 2020 program, aimed to identify new models for urban food transportation based on collaborative logistics, with the objective to reduce the environmental impacts of food deliveries in urban areas, providing new innovative low-impacts transport solutions. The project was developed by a consortium with European-wide coverage and involvement of top industrial, academic, consulting and technology partners to propose and test innovative business models to achieve more efficient operations – both environmentally and economically. During the project, a “smart” transport matching tool and a collaborative web platform were developed and tested by 3PLs, online retailers and local farmers to measure the impact of collaborative logistics practices. TRT, in addition to the research and methodological activity, led the Italian pilot case, focusing on the farms located around Milan, with the objective to optimise the transport distribution flows from the farms to the city centre through collaborative logistics solutions. Local food producers around Milan have a high preference for using their personal vehicles to transport goods rather than co-operating, therefore TRT proposed and tested, through the web-based platform, new collaborative business models addressing farmers’ requirements and actual challenges faced by the km-zero food market sector. During the project, TRT involved local farms and public stakeholders, driving the development of the pilot case, to demonstrate the opportunity to cut down travel distance, number of vehicles and their environmental impact, allowing the farmers to save time for their core business activity by introducing the collaborative logistics concept in rural areas. For more information Article “Logistica Collaborativa per le cascine milanesi“ (Collaborative Logistics in Milanese farmhouses) – September 2017 Article “La logistica tra le cascine milanesi” (Logistics in Milan farmhouses) – June 2017 [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]
  • Transport and cost-benefit analysis for the feasibility study of the adjustment of the A24 and A25 motorways in Italy The study included the following activities: transport analysis of A24 and A25 motorways through the use of the AIMSUN simulation model to evaluate the impacts resulting from the implementation of some route alternatives; accessibility analysis in the current conditions, in the project scenario and in relation to the construction phases with particular regard to safety conditions; cost-benefit analysis of alternative scenarios of the planned interventions for the two highways, combined with the risk analysis of some variables such as growth in traffic demand over time.   [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]
  • Urban Traffic Plan of Cantù  (Italy) and its update TRT has been selected by the Municipality of Cantù in order to draw up the Urban Traffic Plan for the city. Cantù, 38,000 inhabitants, is located in the hilly suburbs of Como, North of Milan. In the period 2008-2011, TRT activities have been related to: the reorganization of the road system, the safety improvement of the road network, the improvement of the modal interchange at the railway station. After drafting the Plan, TRT has assisted the Municipality throughout the approval process. Later, in 2014, the City Council has set as its ambitious goal the creation of a Limited Traffic Zone (LTZ) in the city centre. The activity of TRT focused the evaluation of the technical feasibility of the proposal made by the Municipality, as well as the definition and assessment (with the application of a microsimulation traffic model) of alternative scenarios. After the selection of the selected scenario, the Plan has been updated and then approved by the Municipality on 16/03/2017. [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]
  • Study for the creation of the integrated intermodal logistic system in Port of Taranto back area The action, co-funded under the TEN-T programme of the European Commission, completed a study for the enhancement of the existing intermodal facilities in Ferrandina as a pilot phase for the re-organisation of the back-port Logistic System of the Port of Taranto. The action included all the necessary steps from market feasibility studies to final planning and the attainment of building authorisations. The study also assessed the feasibility of financing such works through the establishment of a PPP scheme. TRT as main technical coordinator of the action, provided different types of supports: technical and administrative/financial reporting, organisation of meetings. [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]