Transport Research Arena 2020

Transport Research Arena (TRA) is the leading European transport event that covers all transport modes and all elements of mobility. Transport Research Arena provides a great venue for researchers, policy makers and industry representatives to get together and contribute to the conversation about how research and innovation can re-shape the transport and mobility system. The conference provides a unique chance to hear about mobility trends in numerous parts of Europe, learn from accomplishments in industry as well as share best practices of policies and deployments.

The eighth edition of this biennal event will take place in Helsinki, Finland on the 27-30 of April in 2020.

The theme for the 2020 event will be “Rethinking transport – towards clean and inclusive mobility” the TRA2020 will focus on the imperative modification which transport as we know it is going through. This transformation concerns every single aspect of the mobility of passengers and goods.

Some of the prime questions specifically addressed are the following:

• We all want to mitigate the climate change. The transport sector has a paramount role to play in ensuring the most effective responses both in the short and long term.
• We want to see physical infrastructure from a new angle; as an asset topped up with usable data and providing a platform for new services and applications.
• We also must redefine lifecycle management as more sustainable asset management.
• Users of mobility systems need to be put at the core. We also need to offer more flexible, inclusive and innovative mobility solutions.
• Last but not least, as transport research contributes to the policy making at national and European levels, we need to grasp the moment to carry forward the achievements from research and innovation to informed and sustainable decisions, and investments in better services and products.