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It is also recommended that Valencia incentivizes greater use of electric vehicles (EV). A major
consideration in the decision to purchase EVs is whether it is easy to recharge the vehicle away from
home. Currently, there are only 92 such charging points in the entire city of Valencia. Notably, there
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are fewer charging points at the airport, as compared to other public places. Therefore, the city should
commit to incorporating more recharging points along its public streets and in its public areas.

All these measures will help alleviate growing traffic congestion in and around the city, as evidenced
by its travel time index (TTI) values of 1.40. For a system of unsignalized facilities (freeways, highways,
2-lane rural roads, etc.), a TTI of over 1.40 is indicative of the facility being relied on in excess of
its capacity. Valencia reports less than 35 per cent signal-controlled intersections. Therefore, anti-
congestion measures including more adaptive traffic control or prioritasation measures, should be
prioritized by the city.

There are many ITU Recommendations that could help plan for these measures, such as Recommendations
ITU-T Y.1300 to Y.1399: ‘Transport’ and ITU-T Y.1700 to Y.1799: ‘Operation, administration and
maintenance’. In private vehicle heavy cities, Recommendation ITU-T Y.4456: ‘Requirements and
functional architecture for smart parking lots in smart cities’ can also help guide measures to alleviate
vehicle congestion or to optimize flow.

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