Public Participation to Improve Road Society

A road forward to improve public health.

Air quality has improved in many countries, including the United States, during the past few decades.1,2 Importantly, these gains have translated into observable health benefits. Reductions in fine particulate matter (PM) have significantly contributed to the increase in life expectancy in the United States since the 1980s.2 However, the burden of adverse health effects caused by high levels of...

EU Public Policies and the Participation of Organized Civil Society

Encouraging Society Participation Through Conversations About Public Service Processes

This paper posits the idea that conversations about public services encourage society participation in public issues and establish closer ties between society and government service providers. It is argued that by making society aware of how a service is provided – its process citizens (clients) may develop a better attitude for interacting with government and other service users, by discussing...

Public Participation: Methods Matter; A Response to Boaz et al.

Using Massive Vehicle Positioning Data to Improve Control and Planning of Public Road Transport

This study describes a system for the automatic recording of positioning data for public transport vehicles used on roads. With the data provided by this system, transportation-regulatory authorities can control, verify and improve the routes that vehicles use, while also providing new data to improve the representation of the transportation network and providing new services in the context of ...