TTS Italia Handbook 2006

ITS for urban traffic management
Italian Cities are historical cities.
The problems connected to the
increasing demand for mobility,
peculiar to each urban area, are
then made even graver by the
structure of our cities which are
not fit to vehicle traffic. The
consequence is a negative quality
of life, in terms of comfort, safety,
pollution and time loss in
congestions.
ITS can contribute to reduce
significantly these negative effects
and it is for this reason that the
majority of the Italian Local
Administrations has chosen to
invest in the development of ITS
applications. All this for the benefit
of the citizen and the artistic
estates.
ITS for urban mobility management are in place in the major
Italian cities, as Rome, Turin, Naples, Genoa, Florence,
Bologna, ecc., with significant benefits obtained in several
cases. In Rome in 1999, the Administration of the City
promoted the realisation of an Integrated ITS System for
traffic monitoring and control which core is the is the Mobility
Control Centre, installed at ATAC (the Agency for the Mobility
Services of the City of Rome) headquarters.
The 5T system in Turin is one of the most advanced mobility
management system in Europe. The system is able to control
all the mobility issues in the Turin area and has been measured
to increase Public Transport commercial speed (+ 17%) and to
reduce Turin citizen travel time (-21%) improving traffic fluidity
and providing real time information.
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