Be smart, do it better! A guide to sustainable transport in accession countries (T&E 02/06)

This publication summarizes some of the lessons that should be learnt from the Western European states’ experience in the transport sector and draws some conclusions on what should have been done differently. The following three sections of this opening chapter will look at the relationship between transport and environment, economy and the implications of enlargement.

The second chapter gives an overview of the developments in the transport sector, especially in its pan-European incarnations: the TENs and TINA1. A third chapter looks at the developments across the Member States, especially in the former “accession” countries, while the fourth chapter presents some of the instruments that can be used to avoid repeating the same mistakes. It also includes 3 case studies that look at specific situations and a final synthesis of our recommendations.