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Project Summary• Started in November 2008• 3-year Project• 15 Partners• €3.25m• Funded under INTERREG IVC (@79%)• Lead partner is London Councils • Extends, deepens and promotes PIMMS
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Project Partners
01 LEPT UK Progression 09 Bratislava SK Initiation
02 Graz AT Progression 10 Klaipėda LT Initiation
03 Stockholm SE Progression 11 Maribor SI Initiation
04 Treviso IT Progression 12 Larnaca CY Initiation
05 Almada PT Progression 13 Gdansk PL Initiation
06 Frankfurt DE Progression 14 Sofia BG Initiation
07 Erasmus Univ NL Transfer 15 Timişoara RO Initiation
08 Serres EL Progression
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Objectives
1. To stimulate modal shift towards more sustainable forms of transport by increasing the implementation of high quality mobility management techniques and policies in European regions.
2. To extend, deepen and promote best practice in mobility management.
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Sub-Objectives
1. Effectively transfer know how on mobility management to new Member States.
2. Exchange and integrate existing best practices into PIMMS TRANSFER.
3. Test the relevance of identified ‘Critical Success Factors’ in taking action (as well as changing policies)
4. Raise awareness among regional and local decision-makers.
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Main Activities
Extend
Continue the programme of Study Trips and Staff Exchanges
Develop a programme of mentoring
Focus on a revised definition of ‘domains’
Review and extend the database of best practice
Continue the successful programme of regional dissemination (conferences, websites publications)
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Main Activities
Deepen
EU-wide analysis of best practice in Sustainable Urban Transport Planning
Schools Challenge (action to reduce car-to-school on a comparative basis)
Multi-media best practice exchange during European Mobility Week
Programme of Master Classes
Programme of pilot projects to test elements of the transfer methodology identified in PIMMS.
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Main Activities
Promote
Dissemination and training action for each of the three domain
28 Regional Conferences, 3 Expert conferences; websites publications
International Schools Conference
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Domains• Policy & Integration
– demand management, land use / development control, strategic policies & targets, SUTPs and carbon trading
• Travel Plans– school, workplace, residential and personalised TPs
• Public Engagement & Training– travel awareness and promotion, public pledge schemes,
pedestrian / cycle training, community engagement, targeting specific user groups (market segmentation)
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Key Outputs
• 280 new entries on the best practice database, validated by independent experts
• 81 Study Trips typically involving 4 people for 3 days• Major review of Sustainable Urban Transport Plans
in all 27 Member States • 31 regional and thematic conferences, 1 schools
conference• 2 “Schools Challenges”, with at least 14 schools
competing to reduce car-to-school
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Key Outputs
• A mentoring workshop in each of 7 Initiation Regions
• 3 Master Classes on key mobility management issues, open to all
• European Mobility Week events in 14 regions in 2009 & 2010 with pan-Europe link-up
• 1 EMW DVD and best practice guide • 14 pilot projects supported and observed by all
partners
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N° of staff with more skills, knowledge etc from the exchange of experience at interregional events
48
N° of good practices successfully transferred 42
N° of regional/local policies and instruments improved
21
N° of Critical Success Factors identified 50
Key Results