Institutions Statement

Institutions Statement 1

The gradual Europeanisation of policy towards greater power for the European level of decision-making will among others affect the level of transport investment, especially for railway projects that are part of the TEN-T network.

1. Do you agree that institutional settings influence transport investment? (%)

Yes	97,8
No	2,2
N valid	46
Missing	1

2. Do you foresee that the investment in TEN-T will increase in the future? (%)

Very much	1	6,8
2		43,2
3		45,5
4		2,3
Not at all	5	2,3
N valid		44
Missing		3

3. Do you foresee that the share of investment in railways will increase in the future? (%)

Very much	1	2,2
2		40,0
3		35,6
4		20,0
Not at all	5	2,2
N valid		45
Missing		2

Institutions Statement 2

The Transport Acquis has till now mostly dealt with internal market regulations. In the future we can expect a re-orientation of the European transport policy towards regulations that seek to correct for distortions in market competition and consolidate environmental standards.
This will in the medium-term lead to the internalisation of environmental costs and a decrease in the contribution of transport to environmental damage.

1. Do you agree that there is currently a re-orientation of European transport policy towards regulation that corrects for distortions in market? (%)

Yes	71,4
No	28,6
N valid	42
Missing	5

2. Do you foresee that this re-orientation of policy will be successful in achieving an internalisation of external costs? (%)

Very much	1	0,0
2		17,5
3		55,0
4		20,0
Not at all	5	7,5
N valid		40
Missing		7

Institutions Statement 3

The new White Paper on the European Transport Policy (till 2010) has two overarching goals. First, to decrease congestion and second, to effect a significant modal shift from road to rail. The achievement of these goals is expected to contribute to the achievement of sustainable mobility. Achieving these goals will involve the implementation of pricing measures (especially targeting road), the revitalisation of alternative modes of transport (hence rail) and targeted investment in the TEN-T network.

1. Do you agree that solutions found to the problems of congestion and modal split will contribute to achievement of sustainable mobility? (%)

Yes	75,6
No	24,4
N valid	45
Missing	2

2. Do you expect road pricing measures to gain in significance in the future? (%)

Very much	1	31,9
2		57,4
3		8,5
4		2,1
Not at all	5	0,0
N valid		47

3. Do you expect measures relating to railway management to gain in significance in the future? (%)

Very much	1	6,7
2		40,0
3		37,8
4		13,3
Not at all	5	2,2
N valid		45
Missing		2

4. Do you expect investment into railways to gain in significance in the future? (%)

Very much	1	4,3
2		39,1
3		43,5
4		13,0
Not at all	5	0,0
N valid		46
Missing		1

5. Do you expect measures relating to short-sea shipping to gain in significance in the future? (%)

Very much	1	0,0
2		31,0
3		42,9
4		21,4
Not at all	5	4,8
N valid		42
Missing		5

Institutions Statement 4

Within the European multilevel governance context, responsibility for urban transport has been shifting to city administrations and at this level there has been intensive inter-city exchange of information.
The general trend with regard to urban transport is towards city logistics and public transport

1. Do you agree that Europeanisation has contributed to increasing the power of the city-level decision-making regarding urban transport? (%)

Yes	63,9
No	36,1
N valid	36
Missing	11

2. Do you foresee city logistics to gain in significance in the future? (%)

Very much	1	23,8
2		45,2
3		21,4
4		7,1
Not at all	5	2,4
N valid		42
Missing		5

3. Do you foreseen urban public transport to gain in significance in the future? (%)

Very much	1	13,0
2		45,7
3		34,8
4		6,5
Not at all	5	0,0
N valid		46
Missing		1

Institutions Statement 5

Europeanisation has gone hand in hand with decentralisation at the national level.
In theory, regions are assuming increasing competencies, including regarding transport.
However, the re-orientation of transport policy and the transport market towards long-distance (freight) transport in conjunction with the lack of adequate principles for the allocation of state funding between different levels of government has meant that regional passenger transport is under decline.
This will increase accessibility problems for peripheral areas

1. Do you agree that regional passenger transport is currently not a priority at European and national levels? (%)

Yes	78,9
No	21,1
N valid	38
Missing	9

2. Do you foresee that regional passenger transport will gain in significance in the future? (%)

Very much	1	0,0
2		38,5
3		46,2
4		15,4
Not at all	5	0,0
N valid		39
Missing		8

Institutions Statement 6

Multilevel governance within the European context places more emphasis on deliberative democracy and, in that, the greater involvement of civil society in decision-making.
In this connection citizen consultation and participation gains in importance.
Assuming that citizen mobilisation around transport issues gains in significance in the future and considering the general theoretical orientation of the European polity, this will lead to a reform of public inquiry procedures concerning transport infrastructure projects.
A failure to reform decision-making procedures will instead lead to an increase of the time gap between the decision and implementation of major transport projects.

1. Do you agree that European democracy places more emphasis on deliberative procedures in decision-making? (%)

Yes	81,6
No	18,4
N valid	38
Missing	9

2. Do you expect citizen mobilisation around transport issues to gain in significance in the future? (%)

Very much =	1	17,4
2		47,8
3		28,3
4		6,5
Not at all	5	0,0
N valid		46
Missing		1

3. Do you expect citizen consultation and participation procedures to gain in significance regarding transport infrastructure policy in the future? (%)

Very much	1	4,3
2		45,7
3		28,3
4		17,4
Not at all	5	4,3
N valid		46
Missing		1

4. In the absence of reforms, do you expect the time between decision and implementation regarding transport infrastructures to increase in the future? (%)

Very much	1	27,5
2		25,0
3		25,0
4		12,5
Not at all	5	10,0
N valid		40
Missing		7

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