Specifically, the project´s goals and objectives of are: To provide a systematic review of the successful integration of collective transport modes, and integration of planning for collective and individualised transport, in Australia and internationally; To identify suitable case studies for deeper investigation and to review and analyse the literature on these case studies; Through the available literature, to conduct an initial exploration of the institutional developments that led to these examples of successful integration, including political interventions; To inform key urban transport decision makers in Australia of these examples and their institutional contexts and history; To refocus debate in transport planning in Australia on public and community transport solutions; and To contribute to a theoretical account of the institutional dimensions of transport planning.
The VREF invites PhD students and researchers in early stages of their career to apply for a Study Visit Grant to be supported with up to SEK 30 000.
NOW CLOSED - A new call is expected to open early 2020
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This Meeting of the Minds' blog monthly releases interviews of global transportation researchers from the VREF's Future Urban Transport Program Network.
This CityFix series, produced by the WRI (World Ressources Institute) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and supported by the VREF, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries.
Each year the Håkan Frisinger Foundation for Transportation Research awards a scholarship to a prominent researcher.
About VREF
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) inspires, initiates and supports research and educational activities through the Future Urban Transport Programme - How to deal with the complexity of urban transport (FUT).
Our Vision: Sustainable transport for equitable access in urban areas