Working Group Noise

Smart Urban Traffic in European Cities

a realistic objective or an illusion?

content• Introduction

• Concept of smart cities

• Motives towards a smart city

• Mobility a threat or a treat?

• Tendencies past decades

• What is EU doing?

• White Paper on Transport

• Some remarks/comments on the white paper

• Best practices in European Cities

• End of presentation

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Introduction• European Policy Officer at DCMR EPA

• Former manager Noise Section DCMR EPA

• Chairman Working Group Noise EUROCITIES

• Chairman WG Noise alliance Dutch Provinces

• Member of EUROCITIES Environmental Forum

• Member EC Expert Group on Env. Noise

• Noise Expert CEMR/CCRE

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Concept of smart cities

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Motives smart city

• Economical changes

• Technological changes

• Other motives:

– Depletion of raw materials

• Peak oil

• Minerals

– Carbon crisis

– Densification/Urbanisation

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Carbon Crisis_Energy

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Carbon Crisis_CO2

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Role of Mobility• Fundamental for economy • Increases welfare• Vital for internal EU market• Increases quality of life• Decreases quality of life

– Casualties and injuries due to road accidents

– Air pollution health problems and premature deaths

– GHG (health, threats, floods, diseases, etc)– Noise (wellbeing, sleep disturbance, health

problems, premature death)

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Keep EU moving

Freedom of movement

Keep freight moving

Keep on moving

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Increase in motorised moving

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Answers from European Union• Thematic Strategies (Urban Environment, Air

Quality, Sustainable use, etc.)

• Environmental Noise Directive

• Vehicle directives regarding ELV’s on CO2, noise, Air components, etc.

• Type approval legislation/regulation

• Labelling directives (tyres, energy,..)

• EUROVIGNETTE

• Action Plan on Urban Mobility

• CAFE directive

• Directive Outdoor Machinery Noise

• White Paper on Transport10 Apr 2023 11

Answers from European Union• Thematic Strategies (Urban Environment, Air

Quality, Sustainable use, etc.)

• Environmental Noise Directive

• Vehicle directives regarding ELV’s on CO2, noise, Air components, etc.

• Type approval legislation/regulation

• Labelling directives (tyres, energy,..)

• EUROVIGNETTE

• Action Plan on Urban Mobility

• CAFE directive

• Directive Outdoor Machinery Noise

• White Paper on Transport10 Apr 2023 12

White Paper

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• De-carbonising transport– No casualties in 2050– Polluter/user pay principle– Stopping subsidies that support carbon use– Clean, safe and quiet vehicles– Strengthening noise emission vehicles– Phasing out convent. fuelled vehicles in

cities– Alternative fuels/CO2 free logistics– Intelligent infrastructure– Labelling CO2/Eco-driving– Urban Mobility Plans– Harmonising pricing systems

Some remarks• The 40 policy actions are very ambitious

• Unclear collaboration with cities

• Decarbonising of urban transport is welcomed

• Cleaner, safer and quieter vehicles are welcomed

• Phasing out conv. fuelled vehicles in urban area

• Mandatory Urban Mobility Plans added value?

• Harmonising restricted areas, pricing schemes cities need flexibility!!– Benefits for tourisme sector and transport sector

– To find a well belanced method/scheme is a targeting challence

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Best Practices

• Private transport• Freight transport

– Good deliveries in urban areas

• Collective transport

– Public Transport

– Schools

– Enterprises

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Passengers_private• Alternative modes (walking,

biking,etc.)• Switch to Public Transport• Car-pool, care-share, greenwheels• Other type of vehicles, like:

– Stop–Start (A/B label)– Natural Gas/Hydrogen – Bio-fuels– Electric Two Wheelers– Hybrid

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E-vehicles + smart grid

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Expected penetration alternative vehicles

18 BEV=battery electric PHEV= Pluging Hybrid Electric HEV = Hybrid

Electric

Freight transport• Urban distribution/consolidation centre

using:– Vans (electric, hybrid, biofuelled)– Boat/bus/trams– Other like tricycle, cargo hopper, etc.

• Night deliveries– Quiet trucks 72 dB – Quiet operations (behaviour, portable Quiet

forklift trucks, trolleys, containers, tonnage, cool equipment, etc.

• Efficiency by planning,packaging and collaboration.(8-10% savings)

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Public Transport

• Alternative fuels

– Biofuels

– Electric

– Hybrid

– Other

• Organisation (TfL, Stockholm, etc)

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Electric buses

Expected tendency

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Hybrid buses

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Collective transport• School bus re-introduced

• Water taxi/bus

• Small company buses with

employees

• Free Public Transport

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Smart Infrastructure

• Smart roads

• Smart Traffic Management Systems

• Smart Bus Stops

• Smart transfers

• Smart paying systems

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Smart Road I

Washing road Rotterdam

Smart Roads of the future?

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Smart bus stop

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Smart Roads II

Inductive Roads

CABLES

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Charge based on resonance

Batteries and long distances

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