The paper focuses on the impact on social organisation and on conception of transport intermodal infrastructures such as city-hubs inducing new and smarter practices of transport infrastructure, but also the urban dimension and their insertion through the actual city and, even more, by the creation of an entirely new neighbourhood and the preoccupation of a better quality of life.
Due to new intermodal transport infrastructure solutions, using the public transportation system has become much more efficient and comfortable.
Smart intermodal transport infrastructure solutions link railways, roads, biking lanes and walking ways and make an interchange between transport modes seamless and convenient for users.
Within this context the paper focuses on the conception of intermodal transport infrastructures such as city-hubs and on their contribution to enhance urban mobility.
Concrete examples would be investments in intermodal transport hubs and new infrastructure that allow for a modal change in transport; to facilitate the use of wastes in the cement industry; audits to raise awareness in industry about available saving potentials; awareness programs to substitute inefficient old water boilers and heaters, etc.
Intermodal transport interchanges are specific infrastructures enabling this smart mobility.
The cost for intermodal transport mainly depends on infrastructure-related characteristics (transport distance, location of transshipment facilities, accessibility etc).
Intermodal city hubs are specific infrastructures that can combine these concepts by enhancing the mobility fluidity, the use of connected tools, and develop urban new neighbourhoods within the combination of transport and urbanism policies seeking conviviality and trying to enhance urban amenities for their citizens.
Improving transportation and telecommunications infrastructure and management, including intermodal transportation systems to ensure the safe and efficient movement of people, products, and materials.
The Atlantia segment performs parent company functions for its subsidiaries and associates whose business is the construction and operation of motorways, airports and transport infrastructure, parking areas and intermodal systems, and management of motorway or airport traffic.
