The first purpose of this paper is to examine the causes of the present shortcomings of the European transport network. There are two main reasons for the problems now experienced with respect to the flow of traffic on certain transport infrastructures, namely changes in traffic trends in terms of both quantity and structure, and the deficiencies of the investment policy (lack of co‐ordination, less expenditure on infrastructure). After describing in detail the main bottlenecks now found on the European network of transport infrastructure, some indication is given of probable future trends in this connection. On the basis of the growth expected in economic activity and the changes under way in the countries of Eastern Europe, it would seem highly likely that road traffic will increase at a far more rapid pace than the overall capacity of the transport infrastructure available and so be conducive to much more congestion. Given this pattern of development, a number of different measures might be taken, such as the building of new infrastructure, the alteration of modal split, better use of existing infrastructure, industrial redeployment, etc. The paper concludes by endeavouring to assess these measures.
Traffic flow problems in Europe
Transport Reviews ; 13 , 1 ; 1-23
1993-01-01
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