a. the creation of a transport fund endowed with resources over and above those already included in the EU budget, to be effected by combining part of the structural and cohesion policy funds and PPPs or other financial instruments, such as guarantees; such a fund should be used at all levels of government to improve transport infrastructure, supp
ort TEN-T projects, ensure technical and operational interoperability, support research and promote the implementation of intelligent transport systems in all modes of transport; funding should be guided by transparent award criteria which take account of efficient comodality as referred to in
...[+++] paragraph 5, social policy, security and social, economic and territorial cohesion;