3FOOD

Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
in six fundamental fields of action:
Infrastructure: move away from heavy investments aimed at solving private car
contingent problems and continue investing in infrastructures that change the way
people move.
Technology: boost the technological changes that will best increase the efficiency of
mobility, in terms of energy use, as well as space occupation, safety and emissions.
Cultural shift: actively promote the onset of a new cultural mindset that includes new
mobility paradigms and new logistics expectations.
Pull + Push policy: fiscality is one of the tools with which the authorities can leverage
the behavior of persons towards a better mobility. Other policies, such as administrative
and supply policies are particularly effective to shift behavior to sustainable mobility in
the long run.
Urban planning: urban planning and transport planning are so thoroughly entwined,
that they should be considered but two faces of the same problem: how people stay in
places, and how they move from place to place. In particular, planning of public spaces
cannot leave active mobility aside.
Global policy: no country is isolated and a small country like Luxembourg cannot plan in
isolation from its neighboring countries, especially in regard to mobility. Luxemburg will
need to reinforce the coordination of its actions with those of the neighboring EU
countries, and at the same time, require that these countries acknowledge its plans and
actions.
The specific transport strategies and measures consist of a mix that combines modern
sustainable initiatives and innovative interventions. The proposals include a redefinition of the
framework in terms of Mobility-as-a-Service. A rich multimodal offer, including car sharing, car
pooling, cycling, walking and other public transports as well as innovative transport systems, all
integrated via a comprehensive data system to produce and deliver a service to support and not
to impinge on the individuals’ daily plan of activities.
In the implementation of transport measures, it is important to account for the dynamic
evolution of the system (i.e. how the demand will be distributed among the alternative modes
available and how this will change over years). This dynamic evolution is something to be taken
into consideration during the definition of the detailed plans.
The trio of innovations in transport and mobility – composed of electrification of the power
source, automation of driving and wayfinding, and sharing of vehicles – is fundamental to reach
the objectives of the Third Industrial Revolution in transport. The mobility system, as it is
organized today, has a number of inefficiencies. One of its greatest inefficiencies is its massive
reliance on fossil fuels, with enormous negative effects on energy waste, pollution and GHG
emissions. Inefficiency also comes into play from relying heavily on privately owned individual
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