The European Union viewpoint

Transport with a human face

Intermodality for people

In passenger transport, there is considerable scope for improvements to make travelling conditions easier and facilitate modal transfers, which are still highly problematic. Far too often passengers are put off using different modes of transport for a single journey. They have problems obtaining information and ordering tickets when the journey involves several transport companies or different means of transport, and transferring from one mode to another can be complicated by inadequate infrastructure (lack of parking space for cars or bicycles, for example).

The principle of subsidiarity notwithstanding, priority should be given in the short term to at least three fields of action:  integrated ticketing, baggage handling and continuity of journeys.

Towards a new culture for urban mobility

European towns and cities are all different, but they face similar challenges and are trying to find common solutions.