The idea for this story came
to me at the Brussels car show in 1996 (le salon de l'automobile), while I
was waiting for some friends, who were caught in a traffic jam to enter the
car parks of the Heysel. At the entrance, there was a stand describing
various European Commission projects relating to Transport Telematics and
Smart Mobility. With time on my hands I grabbed some brochures and read
about Park and Ride (P&R) terminals and traffic redirection systems (now
available in many cars). By putting together examples from different
projects (such as Quartet, DRIVE II and Prometheus), I tried to imagine what
Brussels would be like with such an intelligent transport system (ITS).
The result is the view described in Roadworks.
Summary of Roadworks
