Highlights Transport for Society Transport for Society Highlights 25–27 May 2011 Leipzig, Germany Contents Introduction 4 About the International Transport Forum 6 José Blanco López: “Society Shows us the Path” 8 Jack Short: “We Bring Decision-makers Together” 10 Peter Ramsauer: “International Transport Policy for Tomorrow’s Society” Transport for Society 14 Jeremy Rifkin: “We Have Forty Years to Make the Shift” 18 Enrique Peñalosa: “A Powerful Symbol” 22 Transport for Society: Key Messages from Ministers Understanding the Issues 28 Putting People First: Opening Plenary 30 A Delicate Balance: Mobility Rights, Needs, Expectations and Costs 32 More with Less: Shrinking Budgets and Growing Demand 34 Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs: Transport and Employment 36 Equitable Access: No Passenger Left Behind 38 Security in Transport: Protecting and Respecting Users 40 Keeping it Clean: Transport, Health and the Environment Taking Action 44 Jeffrey Sachs: “We Face a Stunning Challenge” 48 Meeting People’s Needs in Policy and Planning: Part 1 – Moving Passengers 50 Meeting People’s Needs in Policy and Planning: Part 1 – Moving Freight 52 Creating Liveable and Sustainable Societies 55 Making Transport Safer 58 eSafety Challenge Demonstrations: Advanced safety technology in action 60 Innovators’ Platform: New ideas for transforming transport Better Transport, Better Communities 64 Jaime Lerner: “We Have to Better Understand the City” 68 Achieving Sustainable Urban Mobility: Decision-makers’ Dialogue Where Ideas Meet 74 International Transport Forum Awards 2011: Achievements that have made a difference 76 Active Transport Tour: Leipzig by Bike 78 Childrens’ University: Kids Quiz Transport Experts 80 Summit Exhibition: The future of transport on display 82 Partner Events at the 2011 Summit: Linking the issues 84 Media at the 2011 Summit: Making headlines 85 Technical Visits and Cultural Programme: The summit on the road 86 Sponsors and Exhibitors 87 Recent Publications 88 List of Speakers 90 Forum 2012: Seamless Transport: Making Connections About the International Transport Forum The International Transport Forum is an Member countries of the International intergovernmental organisation with 52 Transport Forum include most of the Member countries that work together member states of the Organisation for to shape transport policies for the 21st Economic Co-operation and Development Century. As a strategic think tank, it (OECD) as well as India, Russia, and many provides evidence-based insights on countries in Central and Eastern Europe. transport issues for the world-wide transport community. The International China is officially engaged in the Transport Forum’s annual summit of accession process for membership and is transport Ministers, held each year in expected to participate as a full member May on a topic of strategic importance, in the 2012 summit. has established itself a major global meeting place for policy-makers, Forward-looking debate business leaders, top academics and civil society representatives. The creation of the International Transport Forum in 2006 was driven by The goal of the International Transport the desire to foster constructive, relevant Forum is to ensure that transport and forward-looking debate about the policy contributes to economic growth, future of transport on a global level and environmental protection, social across all modes. It reflected the fact inclusion and the preservation of human that numerous challenges to transport life and well-being. cannot be addressed on a national level. 4 Issues like climate change, oil Member Countries of the dependency, economic fluctuations, International Transport Forum infrastructure investment and maintenance, fighting congestion, accessible mobility, safety and security, Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan among others, are global in scope and are best tackled in close collaboration Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria across borders and among all stakeholders. Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic It is the involvement of a broad range Denmark of actors from the world of transport and beyond that make the International Estonia Transport Forum a truly unique platform for a global conversation on the future of Finland, France, FYROM mobility. In-depth research carried out by the International Transport Forum’s Georgia, Germany, Greece Research Centre supports transport policy making in Member countries Hungary and provides high-quality input for the annual summit, contributing to an Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy unrivalled level of debate. Japan A unique platform Korea The meeting of Ministers is at the heart of the annual summit. The Ministers’ Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg Key Messages emanating from this meeting are important signals to policy Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro makers, the transport sector and society at large. The high-level political aspect Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway is integrated into a thematic setting of expert panels and debates that help link Poland, Portugal policy to practice. An exhibition, live demonstrations, side events organised Romania, Russia by partner organisations, technical and cultural tours and a wide range of social Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland events provide countless opportunities to learn, exchange ideas and to network. Turkey The presidency of the International Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA Transport Forum alternates among Member countries on an annual basis. Following Spain, Japan will preside over Morocco (Observer) the International Transport Forum and its annual summit in 2012. The 2012 China and Brazil are invited to participate. summit on “Seamless Transport: Making Connections” will take place on 2-4 May 2012 in Leipzig, Germany. 5 “Society Shows us the Path” José Blanco López looks back on the 2011 summit The development of the global economy Companies and individuals that use has made the different sectors of society various transport modes on a daily basis - citizens, companies and organisations - ask that their mobility needs be met by focus on transport. Our first duty as those services of ever improving quality. And responsible for this sector is to respond to they want their means of transport to this challenge in an appropriate manner. have less impact on the climate, on health So I cannot help but be pleased to have and on nature. presided over the International Transport Forum’s 2011 summit held under the Complex challenges motto “Transport for Society”. José BLANCO LÓPEZ, A wide range of complex challenges to Ministro de Fomento, The International Transport Forum transport were given thorough scrutiny Spain enjoys a well earned reputation for its in Leipzig. Fairness was one of them, leadership in strategic thinking on the meaning guaranteed access to transport transport challenges in our world. The for those in society who enjoy fewer panel sessions and discussions at the 2011 opportunities due to their level of income, summit again provided ample proof of their reduced personal mobility or their this. The range of issues which the Forum location. Protecting travellers against has been working on since its creation, criminal or terrorist activities, while at “Society and on which it has given interesting the same time respecting their rights and recommendations, reflect the challenges optimising the public resources spent for demands new faced by transport in relation to society’s this purpose is another important issue and better demands. that was discussed in depth. Society shows us the path we must Coinciding with the launch of the United interconnected follow and the things we must pay more Nation’s Decade of Action for Road attention to, especially those of us who Safety, the quest for decisive reductions transport bear responsibility as elected officials. in the number of traffic accidents and Citizens are increasingly conscious of the victims was another obvious high-profile models” fact that transport systems play a decisive issue. Here, Spain is proud to be a leader, role in their well-being. They understand having achieved a 57.5% reduction in that transport is essential to economic road fatalities between 2001 and 2009, growth and provides access to markets for one year ahead of the target set by labour, goods and services. the European Commission for halving roadside deaths. A spotlight was put on improving mobility in urban areas. Society demands new and better interconnected transport models with more information on the services as well as a reduction of the negative impact caused by the distribution of goods in 6 urban environments. Caring for the environment and for To a large extent, the quality of our health is, of course, closely linked to transport infrastructure and of our this. Transport has become more energy transport services depends on highly efficient but it still has to overcome its qualified labour. oil dependence and the ensuing negative effects on the environment. Citizens are Meeting all the challenges and demands “Now more than requesting major new steps in the race that society puts before us requires us to achieve the sustainable mobility that is to redouble our efforts to draw up a ever, transport sought throughout the world. clear and useful roadmap. We know that decisions in the world of transport need policy has to be Do more with less time for planning and for realisation, and that the effects of these decisions last geared towards At the same time, now more than many years. Today, we are at that key