The first URBAN NODES FORUM took place on 3-4 April in Budapest, gathering urban nodes representative, planners, infrastructure coordinators and operators, freight and logistic operators, or funding specialist in mobility, infrastructure, passenger transport and freight or logistics. Read more here.
We exchanged on solutions that improve the interface of long-distance freight and passenger transport, and the last-mile movements.
A summary of the event is available here. Presentations and pictures of the event are made available below.
Pictures: all the pictures of the event are available here. A video of the event is available here.
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AGENDA: here
PRESENTATIONS:
Plenary session
For a sustainable integration of urban nodes in the TEN-T network_Rupprecht
Multi-Level Governance as a tool for territorial integration in Europe_Peric
Session 1A. Cross-border & urban nodes cooperation
0_Urban Nodes Forum_Session_1A_Intro
1_Cross border & urban cooperation Strasbourg_Oppenhauser
3_Goodhubs 500 Europe initiative_Hendriks
Session 1B. Electrification & energy efficiency in transport
1_Madrid’s Urban Freight activities_Garcia Cuerdo
Session 1C. Intermodal accessibility & hubs: airports
1_Gothenburg Landvetter Airport_Przybylak, Wedel
Session 2A. Governance & policy coordination
1_The new metro railway system in Paris_Barbe
2_Planned railway measures in Cologne_Koll
3_Market place for Mobility Antwerp_van Maroey
4_Trendsportal Venlo_van Wijlick
5_Challenges and opportunities for ‘non-nodes’_Faber
Session 2B. Digitalisation and Smart Solutions
2_Roadmap for technologic solutions for rail freight_Spanevello
Session 2C. Intermodal accessibility & hubs: Rail
1_European Rail Freight Line System (ERFLS)_Ertel
2_Rhine-Alpine Integrated and Seamless Travel Chain_Pensa
3_Urban freight in Hannover_Blumenstein
Session 3A. Integrated (spatial) planning for Urban Nodes
1. UNF – session 3A – Pieter-Jan Lijnen – Flanders – Antwerp
2. UNF – session 3A – Charlotte Timmers – Flanders – North South Limburg
3. UNF – session 3A – Markus Holm – Vantaa
4. UNF – session 3A – Ulrike Schutz – Berlin Brandenburg
Session 3B. Innovative Last-Mile Logistics
2_Last mile projects Tallinn_Noor
3_SURFLOGH logistic hubs_Meijer
4_City logistics pilot Bielefeld_Lewald
5_Innovative last mile logistics Strasbourg_Oppenheimer
Session 3C. Intermodal accessibility & hubs: Ports
1_Logistics and goods transportation city-port of Gothenburg
2_Improve potential of the Gdynia port and city area_Tuszyński