The IV International Transport Summit has concluded in Moscow
The IV International Transport Summit has concluded in the capital. The Forum was attended by experts from 43 major cities in 36 countries. Nineteen agreements on cooperation in the field of transportation were signed between Moscow and major cities in other countries, and 17 more cities joined the UrbanTransportData analytical platform.
“The International Transport Summit has been held in the capital for the fourth time with the support of Sergei Sobyanin. During the event, we concluded 19 agreements on cooperation in the field of transport with major cities in other countries. In addition, 17 more cities have joined the UrbanTransportData analytics platform. We demonstrated our achievements in the development of urban transportation and industry to our foreign colleagues, and they shared their practices and the latest solutions in these areas. We thank our guests for their visit to Moscow,” said Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transportation and Industry
UrbanTransportData, an international portal for analyzing the transport infrastructure of major cities, brings together 32 cities around the world, which together are home to about 152.5 million people. These are cities with millions of inhabitants and actively developing centers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the CIS countries and Eastern Europe. They include, among others, Beijing, São Paulo, Hanoi, Bangkok, Minsk, Nairobi and Kampala. About 600 indicators are collected on the platform, and these are processed and harmonized in accordance with accepted standards. The project is unique in that it allows the transportation systems of different countries to be compared, taking into account their geographical and economic features. This makes it possible to better understand global trends in the development of transportation systems, to study the experience of cities in the application of innovations and to analyze the current situation based on 50 different indicators.
In addition, more than 40 foreign speakers presented their developments during round tables at the summit. Delegates from Brazil, Cuba, Ghana and Turkey spoke about infrastructure development and the integration of water-based transport. Wang Xiaolei, deputy director of the engineering design department of the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, demonstrated the results of a study on the optimizing of elements of urban layout design.
Much attention was paid to the coordinated development of industrial and transportation systems of major cities. Representatives from Algiers, Beijing, Cebu, Santa Rosa and Accra shared their experiences.
Delegates from Chengdu, Harbin, Yerevan, Vientiane, Lomé, Addis Ababa and Niš considered issues related to the formation of environmentally sustainable transportation systems. In addition, the participants in the summit discussed digital services provided to passengers, ticketing systems and unmanned technologies.
In addition, technical visits to modern transportation infrastructure facilities in Moscow were organized for the delegates. The participants visited the unified service desk of the Moscow Metro, the Bolshaya Koltsevaya Line, the Moscow Central Diameters, the electric bus fleet, electric charging stations, river electric transport, the situation center of the Traffic Management Center, the Center for Research and Development of Unmanned Transport, and some of the sites forming part of the Moscow Technopolis special economic zone, the center for the development of high-tech industry in the city.
As part of the cultural program of the summit, the participants visited VDNKh and the Northern River Station, viewed the exhibition High Underground and the interactive exhibition That very Moscow in the Manege Central Exhibition Hall.