Finland’s goal is to halve the greenhouse gas emissions of transport by 2030, and by 2045 transport should be completely emission-free. This requires significant action in road transport, which accounts for 93 % of all domestic transport emissions. One proposed  solution  of  reducing  emissions  is  to  utilize  electric  road  systems  (ERS),  which would make it […]

Walking has a special role in the transport system. It is an inexpensive mode of transport available to most. Even if the main mode of travel is another mode, almost every trip includes walking at the beginning of the trip to, for example, a car park or a transit stop and at the end to […]

The Saimaa Canal provides a direct waterway connection from the sea and inland waterway ports of Central Europe to numerous inland cities in Finland, all the way to Joensuu and Siilinjärvi. The canal is most frequently used by the forest industry of Southeastern Finland, which uses the canal for both the import of raw timber […]

The development of the transport system is known to affect e.g. labour availability and transport costs, but it also has an impact on the dissemination of know-how and the specialization of subcontracting chains through agglomeration. Agglomeration refers to the regional concentration of economic activity. Agglomeration is based on micro-level factors related to the operations of […]

Financing transport infrastructure is a major societal challenge for the state as well as for cities and municipalities. In terms of major new investments, the potential of traditional budget funding is limited. LiVaRa project (part of Finnish government’s analysis, assessment and research activities, VN TEAS) seeks ways to capture the value created in transportation projects […]

The implementing parties for the Kalasatamasta Pasilaan project have been selected. The tramway complements Helsinki’s sustainable mobility rail network and supports Helsinki’s vision to be the most functional city in the world. When completed, the new tram connection will provide a smooth connection to the route Nihti – Kalasatama metro station – Vallilanlaakso – Pasila […]

FLOU’s secret weapon, M.Sc Taru Pakkanen, is working on her master’s thesis on social impacts of transport for Aalto University’s Master’s Programme in Spatial Planning and Transportation Engineering. The thesis supports the development process of Helsinki region’s land use, housing and transport systems planning. Transport impacts the health, the choices and the standard of living […]

The final event of SOHJOA-project was held in Aalto Design Factory in May 25, where Sami Mäkinen from FLOU presented latest knowledge in taking robot buses into account in strategic planning. The effects of robot buses to the transportation system, society and single consumers are defined by the attributes of the buses. Critical attributes in […]

A report called “Together with car – possibilities of sharing” has been published. The report shines light on different sharing models of private cars and their societal effects. The goal of the report was to uncover the best models for car-sharing. The NeMo-models (New Mobility) developed by FLOU were used to evaluate the potential of […]

A preliminary report about developing evaluation of land use effects in transportation projects has been published. Transportation projects have many different effects on land use and urban structure, but their treatment in current benefit-cost analyses is not completely clear or there does not exist a uniform way of evaluating these effects. To improve the situation, […]