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Issue 43: June 2020

Transport in times of COVID-19

ALSO INSIDE... ETC Online Page 6 Our network is growing An even greater opportunity to participate Page 7

COVID-19 Council Election Conversations Page 8 Page 3

CONNECT WITH AET... A short history www.aetransport.org of local public Association for European transport in Transport (AET)

Pages 4-5 @EuTransportConf #ETC2020online AETnews Issue 43: June 2020

Milan, : view of Largo D'Ancona during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown

by Pierluigi Coppola Time to talk about the [email protected] future of mobility in the COVID-19 era

Dear fellow AET Members, I hope that you are keeping well and safe. As mobility will finally conquer for significant market Chair of the Board of the Association for European shares. But there will be time and opportunities Transport, I would like to express my sympathy with to talk about the future of mobility in the COVID you and your families, during these difficult times. era, today I would rather bring you news about 2 A health emergency due to a frightening spread of important developments within AET. COVID-19 throughout has changed, over Firstly, the European Transport Conference the last three months, our daily-routine, our work, is going to be held online in September this and interpersonal relations. Cities have been locked year. For the first time in 48 years we will not down with enormous economic impacts, but also be able to hold ETC in its usual format and its changes in mobility and in the urban landscape. planned location, that this year was Milan. We With the lockdown we learned to work remotely are working very hard on the arrangements to (by smart-working) and to avoid many business ensure that ETC will be a successful on-line event travels, perhaps not strictly needed. We have in September and that it will remain the Europe’s breathed cleaner air and admired clearer skies. largest multidisciplinary conference for transport We learned how important logistics is to ensure professionals, policymakers and academic a continuous supply of goods even in extreme researchers. I am also here to announce our emergency situation, and we have found new “COVID-19 Conversations” initiative, where that vulnerability and resilience assessment of we will be talking to AET members across Europe transport networks are equally important KPIs as about how COVID19 has affected Transport and efficiency and quality. Mobility in their country and what they think this means for the future. The future of the next few months will be characterized by deep uncertainty that will affect I look forward to your enthusiastic participation all the aspects of our lives but in particular the and feedback in these two new initiatives and mobility. We do not know when we will be able support for ETC this year in its new online format. to start circulating freely again, how the levels of Keep an eye out on our website for updates and demand will change (especially long-distance more details as we get closer to September. journeys) and whether people will resume using Thank you and stay safe. public transport or would opt for car; what will be the levels of road congestion and if active 2 Issue 43: June 2020 AETnews COVID-19 Conversations Project

COVID-19 Conversations will connect AET members across Europe by Conall Mac Aongusa [email protected]

With everyone working and communicating by The format is flexible, but submissions must comply skype/zoom/WebEx there is an opportunity for with the following criteria: AET members to come together online to discuss • It must be relevant to the aims and objectives their experiences of the COVID-19 crisis: how it of the AET; is impacting their lives, how it affects transport • It should focus on one or more European countries; and mobility today and what will the travel and • It must be confined to the current ongoing mobility landscape look like in the future? COVID-19 pandemic and the related impacts We have seen a huge increase in online blogging, and responses in respect of transport planning vlogging and communications in response to the organisation and delivery; current situation - many contributions naturally • They should be based on clear verifiable are locally focussed but none covers transport evidence and not be solely opinion pieces; and and mobility with a pan European perspective on • Permission for publication on the AET website transport. This is the AET niche! must be given and not raise copyright, In line with its role to advance transport planning defamation, or legal issues. through networking and the exchange of ideas, Your submissions are welcomed by our COVID-19 information, and opportunities, AET has launched working group: two major initiatives to foster exchange between its members through the current COVID-19 Gisela Gräfin von Schlieffen Pandemic. – AET Board, Germany AET will hold a series of short on-line interviews with Conall Mac Aongusa – AET Council, AET members in as many countries as possible - Independent Consultant, Ireland How is COVID-19 affecting daily life, travel and Jonathan Spear mobility patterns and how will these be impacted – Atkins Acuity UK/UAE in the future in a post COVID-19 world? Derek Halden These video interviews are being posted regularly – DHC, Scotland, UK for the coming weeks and months online on AET’s Jeffrey Howard dedicated COVID-19 website page: – AET Council, University of Westminster, UK www.aetransport.org/aet-covid-19-conversations Remko Smit – AET Board, There you can also find the results of the Rijkswaterstraat, The Netherlands second initiative: AET invites its members to Oliver Charlesworth – AET Council share evidence and experiences in respect of Bentley Systems, UK COVID-19, transport impacts, current responses It would be great to get feedback from AET and plans and proposals for future recovery. members across Europe and across the globe! Members are invited to submit data, reports, news On receipt, submissions will be reviewed and articles, images, studies, presentations and links categorised, this evidence will be posted on the to relevant websites for their country, transport dedicated section of the AET website. There is no industry sub-sector (e.g. roads, public transport) current deadline or end-date for contributions. or topic of interest (e.g. policy, travel demand, Material may be submitted at any time. freight, modelling). Please submit your material via the following e-mail address: [email protected]. 3 AETnews Issue 43: June 2020

A short history of local public transport in Milan

Picture 1 – ATM 1500 series “Peter Witt”

by Francis M. M. Cirianni & Ambrosius Baanders [email protected] Milan photos courtesy of A. Baanders

Urban Public Transport in Milan is run by ATM with 113 stations, 95 of which are underground. The (Azienda Trasporti Milanesi S.p.A.). ATM is fully metro network is the longest in Italy, followed by owed by the City of Milan, and runs 4 metro lines, and . The network is the 18 tramlines 4 routes and 131 routes 9th in length in Europe. in the area of metropolitan Milan. The Company But more than the Metro system, tram cars are transported over 789 million passengers in 2018. the typical component of the Milanese cityscape. The municipality of Milan took over the public Omnibus services started in 1841 and the first transport service from private companies in 1917, Milan tramway (between Milan and ) was and ATM was born as a public company in 1931. inaugurated in 1876 with animal traction. The next The service initially focused on the operation of year the city administration agreed rails could the tramlines, but quickly went on to incorporate be laid inside the city walls. The line from Monza trolleybus and bus routes in the greater Milan was extended to Largo San Babila, the one from hinterland. went through the Castello’s parade After the Second World War, some were ground to Via Cusani. The first urban tramways, replaced by , but there were also extensions to the tram and bus network. And in 1964 the first Metro line was opened to the public: line M1, also known as Red Line. In 1969 the Green Line, line M2, was open to service. Line M3, the Yellow Line started in 1990 and in 2013 the Purple Line, line M5, was opened. Line M4 is currently under construction. The metro lines of Milan are heavy rail except for line M5, which is a driverless light rail system using third rail. Today the network runs on 101 km of track, Picture 2 – The stylish interior of the 1500 series 4 Issue 43: June 2020 AETnews

Picture 3 – The Ansaldobreda Sirietto tram on line 3, passing the columns of San Lorenzo

still with animal traction, were inaugurated in 1881 at the occasion of the great national industrial exhibition. The lines had a radial pattern, from a central terminus in Piazza del Duomo towards the city gates. The omnibus company SAO operated the network. Between 1895 and 1901 the entire tramway network was electrified. By 1917, the company was operating 30 tramlines. After WWI the company began to experiment with new cars choosing the Picture 4 – Passante: train of line S2 arriving at Bovisa station innovative principle of the Peter Witt car developed end of last century, was to link the railway lines in the USA. This design uses passenger circulation, in converging on Milan between them. As in many which boarding and alighting is done via different other large cities, the need arose from the fact that doors and the passengers pass the conductor to the original railway companies had each built their pay. This resulted in shorter dwelling times at stops. own terminal station in the city. Such a link was first This system was applied to the new 1500 series car proposed in the 1930s, but ground was broken in built by Carminati & Toselli from 1928. Because of 1984 and the first section was open to traffic in 1997, this year, the car is also called ‘Ventotto’ (28). This between Bovisa and Porta Venezia. Bovisa station was the first application of passenger circulation serves the university campus where the European in Europe, and it was since copied in many cases. Transport Conference would have been held in These cars seem indestructible: about 150 remaining 2020. (Picture 4 above) of the 502 originally built are still in service. (Pictures 1 & 2 opposite page) They are an icon of the city More photos of Milan public transport by Broos now, display an elegance befitting the capital of Baanders can be found at: fashion and are impeccably maintained despite https://ambrosiusbaanders.zenfolio.com/ their age of around 90 years. Some are running in aetmilanopublictranport other cities across the world, e.g. in San Francisco. Ambrosius Baanders After a few other types, the high capacity [email protected] Jumbotram was put in service at the end of the 70’s. And in 1999 low floor trams were introduced, of which the latest type is the Sirietto, built by Ansaldobreda. (Picture 3 above) GET INVOLVED WITH LPT The purpose of the Passante ferroviario, the If you are interested in joining underground interconnection built towards the the LPT programme committee, please email Niels van Oort: 5 [email protected] AETnews Issue 43: June 2020

A new challenge this year!

by Sally Scarlett An even greater opportunity to participate [email protected]

When we said goodbye to our friends in Dublin, post-COVID, a virtual exhibition and even coffee after two successful years there, we were full breaks to allow delegates to network. of anticipation about a move to Milan and the AET sees this as a great opportunity to show off opening up of new markets and topics which ETC to an audience who have so far been unable would appeal to Italian colleagues. Some to attend the conference whether for financial five months later, it was clear that holding the or logistical reasons. It is hoped that younger conference in Milan would be difficult; then by members of the profession, in particular, will be the end of March we knew that it would not be able to benefit from the accessibility offered possible to hold the conference in the normal by an online presence. The sessions will remain way. available for some time after the conference so During February, March and April the ETC it will also enable delegates to experience more Programme Committees meet. Usually, some sessions than they have in the past. hold their meetings in a place of interest and As we know, ETC offers a large number of sesssions combine the meeting with local, professional and there are difficult decisions to make about visits and some social time together. This year, which one to attend. This year, delegates will be only one Programme Committee met like this, able to attend a session in real time and choose in London, before countries throughout Europe to watch other parallel sessions at leisure on a started to lockdown and international travel later date. became difficult or impossible. All the rest of The finer details are still being finalised, but they the meetings have taken advantage of the will be available shortly. You will appreciate that technology which allows us to keep in contact. the new arrangements have proved to be quite a In fact, the Local Public Transport Programme challenge. The website will be kept updated and Committee has taken to this new way of working you can always contact AET for any information. and has organised additional gatherings to I look forward to ‘meeting’ you later this year discuss the implications for public transport of and we also look forward to a proper gathering COVID-19. in Milan in 2021. After some discussion, the AET Board decided that ETC 2020 should go ahead but in an online format. The technical details are being worked CONNECT WITH ETC 2020... out but AET is happy to confirm that ETC will be JOIN US ONLINE: 9 - 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 held from 9 to 11 September as planned. Due to the great support from AET members and potential speakers, it will be possible to offer www.aetransport.org/etc up to 10 parallel sessions per day and over 200 presentations. The technology platform selected will allow a combination of presentations and Association for European Transport (AET) discussion, which is a highly valued aspect of ETC. There will be poster sessions, a plenary opening @EuTransportConf session, a discussion on the future of transport #ETC2020online 6 Issue 43: June 2020 AETnews We need you to by Dr Olga Feldman be active [email protected]

Dear AET Members, I hope you and your families are doing well during Why join the these unusual and challenging times. In just a few short months our world has changed, with so AET Council? many people personally impacted by COVID-19, ever-increasing case counts around the world, We hear from two of our members on their confusion over testing, school and business reasons for joining the AET Council: closures, and job losses. Peter Snelson The transport industry, and especially the aviation [email protected] sector, has been hit by an enormous wrecking • Meet professionals with the same ball. Many countries still have not announced interests from around Europe when they will reopen borders to non-essential • To help ensure that AET would continue travel or tourists. to offer its unique place in our industry Despite all of this, the Association for European • Have the privilege, and pleasure, of a Transport remains resilient, but needs your support growing group of friends more than ever. We need you to be active and to help us to implement our AET vision: Jan Francke [email protected] To contribute to and shape • To connect with people

the debate connecting • Contribute creative ideas

“transport policy, practice and for new initiatives research at the European “ level to increase effectiveness by Fulvio Silvestri and assist to shorten the time [email protected] to market for new ideas. Ambassadors’ Every year we hold council elections for your chance to play an active role in the Association. Meeting Council Members are usually elected for three On 17th June 2020, a virtual AET Ambassadors years, with one-third of the Council standing down meeting took place with representatives from for re-election each year. The Council remains the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Ireland, the representative body of the AET and helps the Spain, Norway, Portugal, and Germany. The AET Board shape strategic decisions and new focus of the meeting was on handling the initiatives. challenges of the COVID-19 era, in particular The Council and AET also want to be role models for the success of ETC 2020 Online and other for a diverse and inclusive environment, and if AET activities. you are an AET member and would like to join us Ideas and actions to improve the in the Council, please apply by 9th July 2020 to: network were also discussed, exploiting [email protected] the opportunities offered by the new It is together that we will make the AET Vision a dedicated page on the AET website: reality and be able to make positive and lasting aetransport.org/ambassadors-network change for the organisation. New AET Ambassadors from countries not yet represented are welcomed to join by writing to: [email protected] 7 AETnews Issue 43: June 2020 AET Marketing & Membership AET welcomes the following new members who have recently joined our organisation. We hope you will find your membership informative and helpful in building your professional network.

by Gisela Gräfin von Schlieffen [email protected]

New Individual Members

Laurence Chittock, UK Doppelmayr is the quality, technology and market Jacob Curtis, AU living in BE leader in ropeway engineering. Doppelmayr operates production plants as well as sales and Nima Dadashzadeh, SI service centres in 50 countries worldwide. To date, the Doppelmayr has built more than 15,100 Aikaterini Deliali, GR living in US installations for customers in 96 nations. Flexibility, Fred Ewing, UK know-how and pioneering spirit make the company ideally equipped to meet all the challenges of Martha Hartway, US living in ES traditional and new markets. Joann Lynch, US Ropeway systems by Doppelmayr are used for urban public transport and have proved to be reliable Ruvimbo Machingaidze, ZW living in BE components of transport networks worldwide. Passengers benefit from a comfortable and safe Tara Mani Lundie, IE living in UK mode of transport. Cities benefit from a mobility Andras Munkacsy, HU solution that can easily integrated into the urban landscape: The physical footprint is small and Thomas Schönberger, DE living in UK construction costs comparable low. Doppelmayr customers get top quality in modern New Organisation Members design, user-friendly solutions and optimum service. From the initial idea to the completed project and beyond. www.doppelmayr.com Applied sciences, high internationality and lived diversity mark the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS). Questions from the FORUM8 is the leading Japanese producer practice receive scientifically sound answers and of state-of-the-art 3D Simulation software. these research results find their way directly back Established in 1987, this award-winning company into society. Partnerships with approximately 200 has offices and partners on every continent and institutions of higher education worldwide show, is a member of the ITE and an associate of the that the Frankfurt UAS is well networked. The TRB visualization group. institution profits immensely from the extensive Its premier product, VR-Design Studio (formerly cultural diversity of our international location. known as UC-win/Road), is at the forefront The Research Lab for Urban Transport (ReLUT) of Interactive 3D VR Simulation & Modeling is an interdisciplinary team at the Frankfurt UAS technology. VR-Design Studio is the ideal solution working on current and future challenges of urban for all urban and transport planning / design transport. Latest research topics are commercial projects, as well as driving simulation, interactive transport, parking, drones, traffic simulation and visualisation of rail, road and pedestrian-based data science. events, and in the development of emergency Frankfurt UAS: www.frankfurt-university.de/en planning / training scenarios. 8 ReLUT: www.relut.net www.forum8.com