Szemben a globális gazdaság észak-amerikai és távol-keleti erőközpontjaival, Európa versenyképességét az 1980-as évektől már érzékelhetően rontotta a nemzeti érdekek szerint kialakított közlekedésiinfrastruktúra-hálózatok szegmentáltsága, a sokfelé bénító forgalmi...

Los efectos de la crisis mundial y la emergencia de nuevas rutas marítimas provocan cambios sustanciales en lo que concierne a la polarización de las zonas económicas y logísticas. Se alteran los tradicionales parámetros de atracción y las perspectivas de los puertos quedan determinadas...

Atlanta's rail rapid transit system (MARTA), which began operations in 1979 and has cost U.S. taxpayers and residents of the Atlanta metropolitan area more than $3.5 billion (1990s), has been identified by advocates of new rail systems in other U.S. cities as one of the most successful rail...

This paper proposes a taxonomy of the main regional transport infrastructure indicators available in Italy and discusses the principal merits and limitations of each of them. The indexes show scant correlation and may offer contrasting data on the infrastructure endowment of a given area. As a...

The aim of this article is to investigate the issue of the railway network in a theoretical perspective. The railway network, that has long been considered as the symbol of the Central State, is traditionally based on a national, spatially integrated and central regulated management. Modern...

This report reviews the Commonwealth of Virginia’s secondary road policy in order to identify options for revising policy to improve the condition and operation of the secondary system in light of continuing reductions in secondary construction and maintenance budgets

Seaports are an integral component of the marine transportation system; one that provides the vital link between producers and consumers, importers and exporters and military logisticians and deployed forces. Ports are often a leading catalyst and engine for regional economic growth and...

This study explores explanations for costs increases during the front-end of road projects, which includes the planning stages up until the project execution starts, through an analysis of project governance and cost-estimation practice in the Norwegian Public Road Administration. We group the...

This report estimates the CO2 emissions of freight transport on a hypothetical high-speed rail (HSR) line along the northern route, from Lyon to Warsaw, of a 'European Silk Road' (ESR). Using a methodology consisting of predictions regarding the freight-carrying capacity of the future HSR, and...

Infrastructure investment has high economic returns, especially in ASEAN economies where enhanced connectivity is critical for their continued prosperity. Each member government needs to ensure infrastructure gaps are narrowed through both the government’s own funding and public-private...