STA Newsletter
Issue # March 2015
A monthly online journal providing news and background about activities undertaken by STA with a view to improving the methods, technologies and standards associated to transportation infrastructures.
STA, a driving force behind 9 joint R&D proposals in the context of Smart Transportation Infrastructures
25 March 2015
Last 25 March 2015, STA organised a member-only meeting to review the progress made in the joint building of 9 innovative proposals in the context of Smart Transportation Infrastructures, aimed at the next rounds of European and international R&D calls. The meeting served to discuss the work plan of each of the 9 ground-breaking initiatives, which involve all STA members amongst their consortia partners.
Mr Wolf P. Zeplin, Chair of STA TC2, keynote speaker at the 6th Pan-Hellenic Road Safety Conference
20 March 2015
Mr Wolf Peter Zeplin, Chair of STA TC2 (Smart Safety & Security) participated in the 6th Pan-Hellenic Road Safety Conference, which gathered 200 participants in Athens (Greece) last 12-13 March 2015.
His keynote speech addressed the state of deployment of the European norm for vehicle restraint systems EN-1317, and in addition highlighted the need of updating it taking into consideration the new generation of vehicles in use.
A new STA Discussion Paper reviews the use of concrete pavements in road tunnel safety
19 March 2015
Improved fire safety in tunnels by using concrete pavements?
The second Discussion Paper of the year tackles this question by studying the performance of concrete pavements in case of fire in road tunnels.
“ In the mobility era, transportation infrastructures must move people and goods faster, seamlessly and in a convenient way.”
NEWS OF INTEREST
Multilateral Development Banks report progress on delivering sustainable transport.
The eight Multilateral Development Banks (MDB), which in 2012 committed themselves to supporting sustainable transport, are reporting progress.
Self-powered service: the Smarter Bus of South Korea. Learn how the electric bus service of Seoul (South Korea) is fully integrated in the urban transport network of the city.
In-depth transportation data on every US state as awesome infographics. The American Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has updated its State Transportation by the Numbers Profiles for 2014 in a two-page infographic format.
Japan home to more electric charging points than petrol stations. TNissan Motor Company has reported that Japan is home to 40,000 electric charging points, surpassing the nation’s 34,000 petrol stations.
How will we finance the city infrastructure of the future? Global cities are asking themselves urgent questions as they face a huge infrastructure funding gap.