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European Local Transport Information Service
Europe’s number one web portal on urban transport and mobility
www.eltis.org
Contents
What is ELTIS
On-line contents
User association
Case studies on-line
Summaries of selected case studies
Downloadable study and teaching materials
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The efficient movement of people andgoods is one of the main challenges facingmost European towns and cities today.Many initiatives to improve the mobility of people and the distribution of goods in an economically and environmentallyefficient manner have been launched overthe past few years.
In an attempt to exchange experiences, a great deal of information has alreadybeen published on the Internet and projectreports, yet it is often inconsistent and hard to find. There is a pressing need for a comprehensive online information portal.
ELTIS — the European Local TransportInformation Service — is a response tothis need. An initiative of the EuropeanCommission's Directorate General forEnergy and Transport, ELTIS enables theexchange of information and experience inthe field of urban transport and mobility.It is designed for everyone involved inimproving mobility, transport efficiencyand safety as well as reducing the environ-mental impacts of transport. It is particu-
larly useful for transport operators, man-agers and policy-makers.
ELTIS aims to be the number one web-portal on clean urban transport in Europe. This comprehensive website contains:
• news on urban transport and mobility;• policies and initiatives of the European
Commission;• open project calls and tenders;• tools for practitioners;• case studies on urban transport;• teaching and learning materials; and• a platform to exchange experience.
The following pages offer information onthe various sections of ELTIS in moredetail, as well as opportunities to receiveand contribute information.
We hope that ELTIS will give you inspiration for your work and will strengthen networking amongst transportpractitioners all around Europe.
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� NEWS AROUND EUROPE provides a regularly updated round-up of the latestlocal, regional, national and Europeantransport news, which is relevant for localpolicy makers.
� NEWS OF EU INITIATIVES AND POLICIES provides access to urbantransport related European policy papersthat set the framework for further action at local, regional and national level. It alsopoints to relevant ongoing initiatives supported by the European Commissionwhich aim to increase exchange of infor-mation and experience in order to enhancesustainable mobility in cities and regions.
� EVENTS offers a listing of upcomingconferences, seminars, and workshops onurban transport. Where provided, on-lineregistration for these events is possible.You can also search our archive of pastevents and submit details of your ownevents with the form provided.
� LINKS contains web links for selectedEuropean institutions, organisations andinitiatives in the field of urban transportand mobility.
� CASE STUDIES offer instructive exam-ples of innovative transport solutions.
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� CALLS AND TENDERS provides infor-mation and links to EU funded calls forproposals and calls for tenders under vari-ous programmes relevant to urban andregional transport.
� TOOLS FOR PRACTITIONERS provides local policy makers and officialsresponsible for implementing policies withaccess to training programmes, good prac-tice guides, evaluation tools, practicalguidelines and handbooks.
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Registered users can
• Receive regular newsletters.
• Submit own case studies (authors of thebest case studies can win useful prizes).
• Vote for the best case studies (on-line voters can also win small prizes).
EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCEThe discussion platform for the exchangeof experience provides transport professionals with a non-moderated discussion forum. Registered users can
post questions, receive answers and sharecomments in this forum.
In addition to exchanging information on-line, face-to-face meetings are organised on a regular basis. These includeconferences, workshops and other transport-related events.
The ELTIS User Association gives its members a variety of opportunities to extend and improve the range of materials on the ELTIS web siteand receive more information.
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This section of ELTIS contains a growingcollection of case studies on urban andregional transport in Europe. The hundredsof case studies provide fresh and practicalinformation for transport practitioners about the experience of others and therebyaccelerate the uptake of proven innovationsin Europe.
The built-in search function allows both full-text and keyword searches. What’s more,it can query external collections of case studies from other databases such as CIVITAS and EPOMM and display them on the same screen.
Be part of this success!
• Comment on the case studies on-line.
• Contribute to the ELTIS database withyour own case study.
• Clean and energy-efficientvehicles
• Cycling
• Demand managementand pricing
• Flexible mobilityservices
• Integration,intermodality,organisation of transport
• Mobility management & travel awareness
• Public passengertransport
• Safety and security
• Traffic management
• Transport and land-use planning
• Transport forpeople withreduced mobility
• Urban goodstraffic/city logistics
• Walking
The ELTIS case studies are grouped in the following categories:
Case studies on-line
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The following summaries are good examples of the kind of practical information that is accessible on line. Visit ELTIS to read more about these and other case studies!
Summaries of selected case studies
� MOBILITY CENTRE IN GRAZThe main objective of Austria’s first mobilitycentre (opened in 1997) is to promote theuse of public transport, cycling and walking.Tickets and information about public transport can be obtained, complaints can be made and bicycle trailers can be rented.Consultancy services for companies, schools and car pooling are also available.
� PILOT PROJECT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF DISABLED PERSONS IN SOFIAThe aim of the project is to provide accessible, door to door transport servicesfor people with mobility difficulties in six of the main towns of Bulgaria.
� CARGOTRAM ZURICH — BULKY WASTE TRANSPORT FOR TRAM USERS ANDPEDESTRIANS FOR FREE Since April 2003, Zurich residents haveenjoyed a new service to remove bulkywaste. Refuse can be taken to the bus ortram and driven to one of eight cargotram stops and left free of charge.
� REVIEW OF 20-MPH ZONES IN LONDON BOROUGHSThis effort aimed to assess the impact of20-miles-per-hour zones on the frequencyand severity of injury-causing accidents inLondon, and to identify which road usergroups benefit most from such zones.
� IMPROVED AND EXPANDED NIGHT-BUS SERVICE FOR BUDAPESTBudapest’s public transport authority BKVrolled out an expanded night-bus service inthe fall of 2005 that has doubled overnightridership with little financial cost.
� VAXJO — A FOSSIL FUEL FREE COMMUNITY Vaxjo (Sweden) is not just working to comply with ever stricter environmentallaws and directives, but also seeks to takethe lead by influencing public opinion andgovernment, and developing new strategiesand methods for environmental improve-ment in general and reducing the emissionof greenhouse gases in particular.
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� SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY FOR TOURISTS IN MALAGAThis project aims to improve the accessibility of Malaga’s (Spain) city centrefor tourists. At the same time it improvesservices for the city’s residents and commuters introducing several mobility management measures.
� CATCH, ECOTRAVEL AND CLEAN BUSES IN MERSEYSIDE Clean Accessible Transport for CommunityHealth (CATCH) was an EU fundeddemonstration project which promotedsustainable mobility in order to improve airquality in Merseyside.
� LIECHTENSTEIN — SAFE IN THESADDLE FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS This bicycle safety course is aimed atencouraging parents to set a good examplefor their children and improve the latter’sperformance as road users. The course alsohelps parents to rediscover cycling as ameans of transport and is an active contri-bution towards a safe and independent wayto school for children.
� CARSHARING SWITZERLAND The world’s largest car sharing organisationhas a continuously growing membership. It is a nationwide intermodal mobility service and is one of the best offers in terms of combining public transportwith car sharing.
� INTEGRATED FARES ANDTICKETING IN EMILIA ROMAGNA The Emilia Romagna region of Italy isimproving integration between transportmodes by introducing a new fare structureand related ticketing system for all bus and rail transport services provided within the region.
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Downloadable study and teaching materials
This section contains materials that weredeveloped by the European Union’s POR-TAL project. It includes slides for over-head projection, animated electronic pre-sentations, audio CDs, a collection of pho-tographs and distance learning elements.
The didactic structure of the materialsenables their use in different types of learn-ing and presentation formats. They aredesigned to be both mutually complementa-ry and adaptable by the instructors to therelevant teaching goals and instructional set-
tings and situations. The regularly updatedmaterials are available in up to 16 languages.
DOWNLOAD IN THREE EASY STEPSDownloading is the fastest and easiestway to obtain our study and teachingmaterials. Go to the Download Centre for a quick overview of the available documentation and download materialsinstantly to your computer.
Please note that the screenshots on the fol-lowing pages are for illustrative purpose only.
You can access study and teaching materials about the most important subject areas of urban transport in the “Training” section of “Tools for practitioners.”
Click on the desired topic
• Benchmarking and quality management in public transport
• Regulatory frameworks andlegislation in public transport
• Integrated transport chains
• Urban traffic management and restraint
• Safety and accident reduction
• Modelling and data analysis
• Clean vehicles and alternative fuels
• Environment, energy and transport
• Policy formulation and implementation
• Pricing
• Mobility management and travel awareness
• Urban freight transport and city logistics
• Transport and land use
• Non motorised transport
TOPICS
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The PORTAL materials are available in 16 languages
Written materials —standard or extended versions, glossary
Transparencies
Electronic presentation
• Written materials: MS Word 97, Adobe Acrobat 4,photos and graphs in print quality (144 dpi)
• Electronic presentations: MS PowerPoint 97, photos and graphs in monitor quality (72 dpi)
• Transparencies: MS Word or MS PowerPoint 97,photos and graphs in print quality (144 dpi)
• All materials checked by McAfee VirusScan 5.0
FILE TYPE DEFINITIONS
Click on your language abbreviation to find the materials available in your language
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Click on the file you wish to download
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LANGUAGES
• English, EN
• German, DE
• French, FR
• Italian, IT
• Spanish, ES
• Portuguese, PT
• Dutch, NL
• Greek, GR
• Hungarian, HU
• Slovakian, SK
• Polish, PL
• Lithuanian, LT
• Latvian, LV
• Estonian, ET
• Czech, CZ
• Slovenian, SL
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ELTIS is financed by the European Commission'sDirectorate General for Energy and Transport,Clean Transport and Transport Development Unit
Concept and editing: Austrian Mobility Research (FGM-AMOR), The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) and Mendes Ltd.
Design and Layout: REC
January 2007
Neither the European Commission, nor any personacting on behalf of the Commission, is responsiblefor the use which might be made of the informa-tion contained in this publication. The viewsexpressed in this publication have not been adoptedor in any way approved by the Commission andshould not be relied upon as a statement of theCommission's views.
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