As Greece recovers from a long economic crisis and COVID-19 pandemic impacts, Athens is experiencing a surge in traffic congestion, surpassing pre-crisis levels. At the same time the city’s public transport system is challenged in meeting this high demand for commuting, and the taxi market remains strongly regulated. In this challenging context, innovative mobility services
The International Transport Forum (ITF) has recently published a new Report titled “Safer Micromobility“ co-authored by George Yannis, Virginia Petraki and Philippe Crist. Micromobility provides viable options for car-free travel and improves connectivity to public transport, but it must be safe. The uptake of micromobility, boosted by the arrival of privately owned and shared e-scooters
How did the idea of this initiative come about? After more than 30 years of dedication to road safety science and several Marathon races, I decided to combine both passions for a cause: to run 30 Marathons in 30 months in order to actively promote the adoption of 30km/h speed limit in as many cities
What led you to run 30 Marathons in 30 months? I am a Transportation Engineer and I have been specializing in road safety for more than 30 years, both in Greece and particularly internationally. We have observed that all these scientific researches and interventions we carry out are heard, but not that much. On the
After more than 30 years of dedication to road safety science and several Marathon races, I decided to combine both passions for a cause: to run 30 Marathons in 30 months in order to actively promote the adoption of 30km/h speed limit in as many cities as possible worldwide. By running Marathons, during these 30
Having completed 22 Marathons in 22 months, I am highly grateful for all your great support for my challenge of running 30 Marathons in 30 months in order to promote the 30km/h speed limit in cities. An effort that with your continuous support has made a significant contribution to raising awareness of both society and
Why automation deployment is not that fast The challenge of balancing technology with user needs is critical for any development in transportation sector. One of the most controversial questions of the decade, is why vehicle automation did not come as soon as promised and expected. The main reason is that there is too much focus
We are trying to figure out what is going wrong in the Attica Region and we are experiencing these traffic congestion situations too many hours in the day. In the last few years, we would deal with increased traffic volumes in the afternoon around 7:30-8:30, but now, this is met almost all of the time
Buses and monitoring the bus lanes will provide a solution to the traffic problem in Athens. Traffic congestion is not a Greek phenomenon, as European cities are even more congested. Traffic congestion stretches for 25-50 km for someone to enter the city in all European metropolitan areas and this has been the case for decades.
The improvement of road safety in Greece, which will lead to a reduction in road crashes, for the time being remains a virtual reality. It exists in the Government's commitments, but it is non-existent in everyday citizens’ life. A LiFO survey on the scourge of road crashes. Much has been written and said about road
