Traduction de «Système avancé d'opération du transport collectif » (Français → Anglais) :

Question No. 899 Mr. Hoang Mai: With regard to the proposed new bridge on the St. Lawrence River: (a) why did the 2012 budget not include long-term planning for the proposed bridge; (b) have the cost estimates been further refined since initial estimates of between three and five billion dollars were made, and how are these estimated costs broken down, in as much detail as possible; (c) what further factors need to be taken into account to refine the estimates; (d) at what time in the financial analysis process will the Treasury Board of Canada or the Department of Finance be involved and to what extent; (e) has Transport Canada chosen the f ...[+++]unding model and, if so, which one, and why; (f) will there be any public consultation concerning the funding model; (g) have any economic models been created to understand the financial impacts of the various options for the project; (h) is public-private partnership (P3) still an option (i) who is involved in making the decision about P3, (ii) have there been concrete steps made in order to finalize a decision, (iii) will there be any public consultation regarding P3; (i) has Transport Canada decided on the type of structure (bridge or tunnel); (j) what are the initial outcomes of the government’s collaboration with the province of Québec to integrate transit onto the new bridge; (k) has Transport Canada been involved in the study of integrating a Light Rail Transit (LRT) onto the bridge, (i) at what stage in the planning process will the government define the parameters of public transportation on the bridge, (ii) how is the government coordinating the planning process with the government of Québec, the Agence métropolitaine de transport and other interested parties, (iii) when are the results of this study expected and will they be made public, (iv) is the LRT the preferred option according to the current status of the study, (v) will the government help fund a project of this calibre if LRT is chosen as the appropr ...

All Canadian provinces, and not only Quebec, must develop the industrial market of advanced transportation, which includes public transit.

2. Notes the importance of the transport sector in EU industrial policy, both in terms of its contribution to Gross Domestic Product and in terms of jobs; considers the European Union, moreover, to be the industrial leader in transport technology (aeronautics industry, high-speed rail travel, intelligent transport management systems, advanced control, safety and interoperability systems, ERTMS, SESAR, safe and sustainable infrastructure engineering, etc.), and that the EU should therefore adopt a financial framew ...[+++]ork enabling it to maintain and strengthen its leadership in that industrial sector; believes that the next financing period should give the EU transport sector the opportunity to consolidate its leadership in green, safe and intelligent technologies that contribute to further economic development and greater economic and social cohesion;

2. Is convinced that demographic change, in particular in urban areas, will give rise to safety and capacity challenges for transport and mobility, and that the basic right to mobility, ensured by, among other things, improved accessibility and the construction of missing infrastructure links, and the applicability of this right, are crucial in this regard; stresses that, in this context, well-integrated multimodal transport chains including walking and cycling and public transport are the way ahead for urban areas; points out in that connection that in u ...[+++]rban areas the existing structure in particular will determine which mode is most appropriate; considers that good public transport links in rural areas will cut down on private car use; calls, in the interest of creating coherent urban and suburban transport systems and retaining the rural population, for the formation of Functional Urban Regions;

We have the option of awaiting rulings from the ECJ, but we want the decisions on what public transport systems should be like to be taken politically, and so we, the towns, the communities and private enterprise, need legal certainty as to how local public transport is to be organised.

Quality improvement These measures are aimed at improving the quality of European transport systems in a broad sense and to look at policy development in terms of further integration, safety, environmental protection and better services for users and consumers by improving the: SYSTEM - the improved integration of different forms of transport and better promotion of those modes that are currently underused. - the establishment of priorities for RD funds earmarked for research into transport ...[+++] policy to ensure that the money is better targetted. - further development of the TransEuropean Transport network eg. active encouragement of public/private financing partnerships. - increased efforts to ensure that public passenger transport provides people with an attractive alternative to the private car. The promotion of a Citizen's Network, for the development of high quality collective transport of all kinds, details of which will be announced later this year, will be an important part of this process. - ensuring that the interests of business and private transport users are safeguarded within the context of single market legislation. There are situations where intervention to protect the interests of transport users may be required, for example rules on liability.