The document discusses strategies for reducing traffic noise in cities through "smart mobility" approaches. It notes that a large percentage of the population in EU countries is exposed to high noise levels from road and rail traffic. Current measures appear insufficient to address the problem. The document then outlines various smart mobility solutions that could be implemented, including encouraging telecommuting, improving public transit options, adopting electric vehicles, implementing intelligent transportation systems, and developing smart infrastructure and governance. It argues that innovative, permanent solutions are needed to deal with increasing noise levels as current approaches are inadequate.

1. Towards new less noisy mmoobbiilliittyy ppaatttteerrnnss iinn cciittiieess
Melbourne
November 2014
henk.wolfert@dcmr.nl
DCMR EPA

2. Introduction
• Noise mapping EU
• European Noise Directive
• 20 % exposed to traffic noise >55 dB LDEN
• 30 % exposed to noise >50 dB LNIGHT
• Basket full with measures
• Poor action plans
• Measures appear insufficient
• Political priority
• What could be the solution?
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3. Road Traffic noise in urban areas
70.000.000
60.000.000
50.000.000
40.000.000
30.000.000
20.000.000
10.000.000
0
Road traffic exposed people 2nd round
agglo
55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 >75 total
noise classes in dB (Lden)
MS EU28
MS EU28+
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4. Rail Traffic Noise in urban areas
7.000.000
6.000.000
5.000.000
4.000.000
3.000.000
2.000.000
1.000.000
0
Rail exposed people 2nd round
agglo
55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 >75 total
noise classes in dB (Lden)
MS EU28
MS EU 28+

5. Total surface transport noise in urban areas
80.000.000
70.000.000
60.000.000
50.000.000
40.000.000
30.000.000
20.000.000
10.000.000
0
Traffic exposed people 2nd round
agglo
55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 >75 total
noise class in dB (Lden)
MS EU28
MS EU28+

6. Factors influencing car mobility
• Vehicle technology
• Infrastructure
• Spatial
• Urban developments
• Demographics
• Social/Societal
• Psychological
• Cultural
• Policies
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7. Trends observed
• Urbanisation
• New infrastructure
• Better infrastructure
• Cars
• Mileage
• Car mass
• Performance
• Economies
• Hybrid cars
• Electric cars
• Biking
• Walking
• First/last mile
transport
• Cities logistics
• Car-sharing
• Attitude
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8. How to solve the problem?
source
logistic financial
planning
fiscal
societal
psychological
legislative
adaptive
policies
end of pipe
SMART
3D
HHooww ttoo ssoollvvee tthhee pprroobblleemm??
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9. Smart cities
SMART
3D
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10. Smart mobility I
• Smart choices reducing trips
• e-working, e-learning, e-shopping, e-health, …
• local products, 3D printer, remote devices, robotics,..
• Smart options for trips (modes)
• walking, biking,
• public transport
• dedicated collective transport
• car-sharing
• Smart ticketing
• One e-ticket for train, tram, bus, bike rent, car park, etc.
• Off-bus purchase (fast access and egress times)
• Good (inter) connection cross border EU
• Events and tickets (reduced price)
• Smart Public Transport
• Electric, hybrid, hydrogen fuelled
• Comfortable, fast, reliable, short distance, frequent,..
• Sheltered stops/stations with facilities
• Dedicated or priority lanes, smart insert strips
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11. Smart mobility II
• Smart vehicle/vessel (choice)
• e-vehicle, hybrid, phev, hydrogen
• Connected car, car trains, autonomous car, people movers,..
• Smart infrastructure
• Solar highways (road surface, barrier,..), white asphalt, embedded
diffractors,..
• Intelligent Transport Systems
• Open data
• Smart logistics
• Consolidation centers (hubs) vice-versa
• Packaging, collaboration,
• Smart government
• Pedestrian zones, restricted zones, car-free districts, car-free towns,
• Good public transport, promoting public transport
• Promoting walking, (e-)biking, health, safety,…
• Facilities for e-vehicles/bikes (free parking, free charging
points, no VAT, no road tax, vehicle tax, etc)
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12. Smart mobility III
• Smart governance
• Shared services, open data, digital citizenship,
• Involvement stakeholders (bottom up)
• Smart technology
• Digital inclusion, ITS
• Fuels (GTL, CNG, Hydrogen,..)
• Smart economy
• Tele-working, e-learning, dematerialisation, webalitics,
• Re-use, reduce resources
• Smart people
• Less consumption, less production, less waste
• Choose for sustainable transport
• Don’t own a car but use a car
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13. Smart solutions
Why permanent measures?
•Interactive noise barrier
•Interactive speed hump
•Adaptive façade
•Adaptive speed control
•Adaptive traction for PHEV’s
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14. Conclusions & Recommendations
• Noise is increasing
• After 2020 noise is the largest
environmental health problem
• A lot of measures are available
• Need for another mindset
• Need for awareness in society
• Need for innovative solutions
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