Road | ITF

The 2016 Paris climate agreement must be translated into concrete actions for the transport sector.
Policy will need to embrace and respond to disruptive innovation in transport.
Reducing CO2 from urban mobility needs more than better vehicle and fuel technology.
Targeted land-use policies can reduce the transport infrastructure needed to provide more equitable access in cities.
Governments need to develop planning tools to adapt to uncertainties created by changing patterns of consumption, production and distribution.

Corporate Partnership Board Report, Policy Insights,

8 May 2016

Develop planning tools to adapt to uncertainties: Good port planning means planning for uncertainties.
Increase port capacity by optimising existing terminals.
Take a holistic planning approach to improving port capacity needs as part of the entire supply chain.
Use funding as a balancing tool in port capacity development.

Statistics Brief,

19 October 2015

Statistics Brief,

30 September 2015

Corporate Partnership Board Report, Policy Insights,

30 April 2015

Policy actions creating the highest improvement in the logistics performance vary for different income levels.
Reducing the variability of customs clearance time is an important element for improving the efficiency of border crossing procedures.
Capacity management plays a vital role in infrastructure efficiency.
Intermodal transport systems, including good access to roads, terminals and seaport channels, are fundamental for a high-quality transport infrastructure.
A successful logistics industry is essential in providing high quality logistics services.
Resilience-improving policies and investments are necessary.