Infrastructure provision

Due to rapid environmental changes and urbanization, the urban mobility infrastructure is faced with the challenge to improve and modernize its functioning, while taking the role of a main pillar in supporting the evolution of society. In this sense, it is of utmost importance to think of directions in which uncertain drivers can evolve, while taking also into account the influence of indubitable factors like demographic changes or social needs. The interaction between such a myriad of factors gives birth to a lot of possible future scenarios, out of which this report details just three. They try to o er a wide-angle overview of the changes in the road and rail infrastructure, the energy distribution network, tolling or parking. Along the technological developments, the attitude of the citizens and the degree of political involvement are shaping the evolution in these scenarios, therefore these aspects are also described. Although there is an omnipresent need for improving urban infrastructure, the future will demand different skills from cities in developed economies than from those in developing ones. Those in the rst category will need to implement new technologies in the already existing infrastructure and, in the case of economic difficulties, reach this goal with minimum expenses. Cities in developing countries need to develop in a sustainable way and balance a low public environmental awareness with effective measures in order to bridge the gap between them and economically mature societies. A modern future urban mobility infrastructure will imply less congestion, faster travel time and massive use of eco-friendly means of transportation. The business idea described attempts to help municipalities reach this state of development by implementing an innovative, dynamic and fair system for administrating toll and parking fees.