The scope of the research covers the entire Surface Transport System and embraces all its elements: products (vehicles, vessels and infrastructures), services, operations and users integrating organisational, legal and policy frameworks.
Five Activities are addressed, reflecting the strategic and policy challenges facing Europe:

• The greening of surface transport
• Encouraging modal shift and decongesting transport corridors (co-modality)
• Ensuring sustainable urban mobility
• Improving safety and security
• Strengthening competitiveness

7.2. 1. The greening of surface transport
7.2.1.1 The greening of products and operations

• SST.2008.1.1.1 Clean and energy efficient gasoline and diesel power trains
• SST.2008.1.1.2 Electric-hybrid powertrains
• SST.2008.1.1.3 Holistic noise and vibration abatement
• SST.2008.1.1.4 Future light-duty vehicleengines for road transport
• SST.2008.1.1.5 Future power-trains for commercial vehicles
• SST.2008.1.1.6 Emission reduction technologiesfor diesel locomotives
• SST.2008.1.1.7 Attenuation of vibrations and vibration-induced noise affecting residents near railway lines
• SST.2008.1.1.8 New ship propulsion 

7.2.1.2 Environmentfriendly and efficient industrial processes

• SST.2008.1.2.1 Preventive and emergency interventions to protect marine, coastal and land environments 

7.2.2 ENCOURAGING MODAL SHIFT AND DECONGESTING TRANSPORT CORRIDORS

7.2.2.1 Logistics and intermodal transport

• SST.2008.2.1.1 Efficient interfaces between transport modes
• SST.2008.2.1.2 Improved services in terminals
• SST.2008.2.1.3 New generation of European freight train system
• SST.2008.2.1.4 Continental shipping

 7.2.2.5. Interoperability and Safety

• SST.2008.2.5.1. Interoperable rolling stock 

 7.2.2.6 Traffic and information management

• SST.2008.2.6.1 Intelligent highways 

7.2.3 ENSURING SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY
7.2.3.1 New transport and mobility concepts

• SST.2008.3.1.1 New mobility concepts for passengers ensuring accessibility for all
• SST.2008.3.1.2 Intelligent mobility systems and multi-modal interfaces for transport of passengers
• SST.2008.3.1.3 New vehicle concepts for the delivery of goods
• SST.2008.3.1.4 Urban freight delivery systems
• SST.2008.3.1.5 Urban buses and delivery vehicles using second generation hybrid electric technology
• SST.2008.3.1.6 Transport planning and traffic information systems in cities
• SST.2008.3.1.7 Large event mobility management (especially in big cities)

 
7.2.4. IMPROVING SAFETY AND SECURITY
7.2.4.1 Integrated safety and security for surface transport systems

• SST.2008.4.1.1 Safety and security by design
• SST.2008.4.12 Human components  FP 
• SST.2008.4.1.3 Integral system solutions for safety
• SST.2008.4.1.4 Road safety of vulnerable road users in emerging economies

 
7.2.5. STRENGTHENING COMPETITIVENESS
7.2.5.1 Competitive industrial processes

• SST.2008.5.1.1 Advanced and costeffective infrastructure construction, maintenance and monitoring

 
7.2.5.2 Competitive surface transport products and services

• SST.2008.5.2.1 Innovative product concepts
• SST.2008.5.2.2 Competitive transport operations
• SST.2008.5.2.3 The competitive ship 

 
7.2.6 CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES for implementation of the sub-theme programme

• SST.2008.6.1 Stimulating participation of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) through Regional Clusters
• SST.2008.6.2 Stimulation of International Cooperation within Surface Transport Research
• SST.2008.6.3 Encouraging step changes/ radical technology changes
• SST.2008.6.4 Analysis and dissemination of key national and regional transport research results
• SST.2008.6.5 Stimulating International Cooperation with Latin American countries in developing  ustainable freight transport systems
• SST.2008.6.6 Integration of Marine and Maritime Sciences in Waterborne Transport in support to the European Research Area
• SST.2008.6.7 Shaping the New Generation of Sustainable Surface Transport Mobility for Europe

The Community provisional funding available for the call for proposals is:

• 102,22 Million EUR (Global Budget)

• 07 May 2008 - 15 years ago (None)

• Cooperation - FP7-SST-2008-RTD-1 (Legal base)

Opened to the following bodies or institutes with legal status established in the covered areas:

• Any legal organisation

Bodies or institutes must have their registered legal seat in one of the countries taking part in the Programme which are:

• European Economic Area (EEA)
• European Union (EU)
• Candidate Countries
• European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
• Third countries

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