Addressing how the integration of transportation systems could promote more sustainable travel, this book covers case studies, governmental policy and future travel usage in this comprehensive look at how multimodal travel could become more cohesive.

1. The Need for Integration in Transport Policy and Practice Section 1: The Main Issues in Integrated Transport 2. Integrated Transport Policy: A Conceptual Analysis 3. Planning For a Sustainable Travel: Integrating Spatial Planning and Transport 4. The Need for Integrated Institutions and Organisations in Transport Policy – the Case of Transport and Climate Change 5. Integrated-Transport Policy in Freight Transport 6.The Value of Reliability and its Relevance in Transport Networks 7. Appraisal of Integrated Transport Policies Section 2: Application of Integrated Transport Policy 8. Integrating Individual Travel Desires in Transport Planning: What is Too Far and What is Too Close? 9. Planning Walking Networks and Cycling Networks 10. The Role of ICT in Achieving Integrated-Transport Networks 11. Developing the Rail Network through Better Access to Railway Stations – the Need for Integration Section 3: Assessing the Potential Benefits of Integrated Transport Polices 12. Measuring the Costs and Benefits of Integrated Transport Policies and Schemes 13. A Decision Analysis Framework for Intermodal Transport: Evaluating Different Policy Measures to Stimulate the Market 14. Integrating the Railways – Key Assessment Issues 15. Assessing Iintermodal Re-Balance and Integration in Urban Transportation Planning: An Illustration on the Basis of a Sub-Lagoon Tube Plan for Venice 16. The Effects of Weather and Individual Characteristics on the Speed of Public Transport Trips: An Empirical Study Section 4: The Challenges in Achieving Integrated Transport at National, Regional and City Levels 17. Impediments to Integrative Transport Policies: Lessons from the Case of Modiin 18. Integrating Public Transport Management in France: How to Manage Gaps Between Mono-Scale Policies 19. Intermodalism in the U.S.: Issues and Prospects 20. The Pursuit of Integration: How Far and What Next?