Frantz Daniel Fistung is an engineer with a degree in transportation since 1986 and a PhD in transportation economics since 2001. His main scientific research activity is focused on the field of transport economy, especially the development of sustainable transport. Employed at a prestigious research institute of the Romanian Academy since 1989 to the present, throughout his entire career, most of his research has been focused on the issue of sustainable transport development, whose definition he imposed on the Romanian market since 1999. For over three decades, he has been leading a scientific research group in transport economics within the Romanian Academy research institute called The Institute of Industrial Economics, recently renamed the Centre for Industrial and Services Economy. He has been a member of the Scientific Council for over 25 years. He has received awards from the Romanian Academy (2022) and the Romanian Ministry of Research (2008).

• Introduction 1. Is sustainable transport development necessary? 2. Sustainable transport infrastructure, a new concept 3. Transport activity from a sustainable development perspective 4. Interactions between overall economic development and the level of external transport costs 5. Prospects for sustainable transport development 6. Sustainable mobility in the 'building green cities' process 7. Some solutions to support sustainable transport 8. Prospects for adapting markets for sustainable transport in line with society's development requirements 9. Conclusions

Frantz Daniel Fistung is an engineer with a degree in transportation since 1986 and a PhD in transportation economics since 2001. His main scientific research activity is focused on the field of transport economy, especially the development of sustainable transport. Employed at a prestigious research institute of the Romanian Academy since 1989 to the present, throughout his entire career, most of his research has been focused on the issue of sustainable transport development, whose definition he imposed on the Romanian market since 1999. For over three decades, he has been leading a scientific research group in transport economics within the Romanian Academy research institute called The Institute of Industrial Economics, recently renamed the Centre for Industrial and Services Economy. He has been a member of the Scientific Council for over 25 years. He has received awards from the Romanian Academy (2022) and the Romanian Ministry of Research (2008).

• Introduction 1. Is sustainable transport development necessary? 2. Sustainable transport infrastructure, a new concept 3. Transport activity from a sustainable development perspective 4. Interactions between overall economic development and the level of external transport costs 5. Prospects for sustainable transport development 6. Sustainable mobility in the 'building green cities' process 7. Some solutions to support sustainable transport 8. Prospects for adapting markets for sustainable transport in line with society's development requirements 9. Conclusions

Frantz Daniel Fistung is an engineer with a degree in transportation since 1986 and a PhD in transportation economics since 2001. His main scientific research activity is focused on the field of transport economy, especially the development of sustainable transport. Employed at a prestigious research institute of the Romanian Academy since 1989 to the present, throughout his entire career, most of his research has been focused on the issue of sustainable transport development, whose definition he imposed on the Romanian market since 1999. For over three decades, he has been leading a scientific research group in transport economics within the Romanian Academy research institute called The Institute of Industrial Economics, recently renamed the Centre for Industrial and Services Economy. He has been a member of the Scientific Council for over 25 years. He has received awards from the Romanian Academy (2022) and the Romanian Ministry of Research (2008).

• Introduction 1. Is sustainable transport development necessary? 2. Sustainable transport infrastructure, a new concept 3. Transport activity from a sustainable development perspective 4. Interactions between overall economic development and the level of external transport costs 5. Prospects for sustainable transport development 6. Sustainable mobility in the 'building green cities' process 7. Some solutions to support sustainable transport 8. Prospects for adapting markets for sustainable transport in line with society's development requirements 9. Conclusions