This thematic research summary on decision support tools aims to provide the reader with a synthesis of results of completed European research projects related to this theme. It consists of two main parts. The first part includes a brief overview of the scope of the theme and summarises the relevant main policy developments at EU level. The second part contains a synthesis of the main findings and policy implications from research projectsand identifies the implications for further research. Decision support tools are concerned with methodologies and information tools for transport policy making. The tools addressed by this TRS are those targeted to publicdecision makers concerned with transport policies and projects at all geographical scales (urban, local, regional, national, supranational), such as traffic studies on equilibrium conditions between infrastructure and service supply and demand, impact studies and evaluation studies of transportpolicies and projects, monitoring and benchmarking of transport systems. Five sub-themes (transport planning tools; European transport information and assessment systems; project and policy evaluation methodologies; benchmarking in transport; and planning for emergency conditions) have been considered in this synthesis of findings from research projects. Areas for further investigation are outlined. The full text of this document may be found at: http://www.transport-research.info/web/publications/thematic.cfm
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