SO21 Sustainable transport

The aim of the type of action is to improve the knowledge needed to harmonise and enhance cross-border sustainable mobility services of stakeholders and decision makers in the programme area.
Indicative actions:

• collection and harmonisation of traffic data, especially commuting and employment data, passenger surveys and floating phone data, calibration with other mobility data
• setting up a joint database of mobility-related data contributing to the operation of a cross-border mobility platform
• joint research and cooperation of research institutions exploring further perspectives of intelligent (“smart”) mobility in the programme area
• implementing a model region for mobility panels measuring the mobility behaviour of the population of a specific area and thus create reliable figures for discussion and planning processes (e.g. an app)
• workshops and conferences on cross-border sustainable mobility

The aim of the type of action is to boost strategic development across the border to allow for better organised and more sustainable mobility services, enhanced cross-border mulitmodality as well as improved public transport and bike connectivity for commuting and touristic travel across the border.
Indicative actions:

• establishing a long-term strategy, a feasibility analysis, an action plan necessary to operate a coordinative forum (“cross-border mobility platform”), also integrating results of previous projects, facilitating the cooperation of potential members of the platform, such as transport service providers, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders
• outlining and approving at least one pilot joint sub-regional mobility strategy
• elaborating concepts on intelligent traffic management services on roads and border crossings that allow for dynamic management of traffic capacities to minimize vehicle emission and reduce traffic congestion (e.g. by providing information for road management bodies and road users) and improve road safety
• elaborating local and sub-regional park&ride/bike&ride concepts, accessibility studies and integrated mobility concepts and offers, including integrating e-mobility and micro-level public transport solutions, ride sharing, cycling and walking into these concepts

The aim of the type of action is to promote the implementation of sustainable measures enabling or encouraging people (mainly tourists and commuters) to travel safer and more sustainable in the programme area or across the border, including the provision of useful (digital) tools that help them do so.
Indicative actions:

• identifying and planning sustainable technical solutions needed for harmonisation of the railway systems or bus routes across the border
• preparing (planning, feasibility studies, technical plans, etc.) and implementing small-scale pilot investments with high demonstrative effect, using, wherever possible, existing infrastructure
  • in cycling and walking infrastructure (for example shortcuts or safe crossings),
  • in public transport infrastructure (for example guidance systems),
  • or in measures that connect rail with other modes of transport (for example park/bike & ride places or bike rentals at stations or ride sharing solutions for the last mile) based on the result of “multimodality checks”
• elaborating and implementing community-level mobility checks, small scale (city-, functional urban area, or settlement-level) sustainable transport development plans and a related provision of training for “Mobility Officers” (persons taking care of mobility issues on local level)
• developing and implementing technical assistance to the mobility platform's participants to enable them to work in framework of the platform and to build technical capabilities of its own
• developing manuals, evaluation concepts or implementation handbooks for local mobility projects
• developing and testing of innovative modes of transport like ride sharing solutions, Mobility On Demand services, etc.
• developing, testing and implementing systems, services and IT solutions providing cross-border information on all available modes of transport and helping to combine various means in CB journeys
• awareness raising actions at local level to accelerate the shift towards smart, active and sustainable mobility and to increase awareness of transport safety in a broad sense, also related to safe use of the railway, safe railway crossings, design of road space (enabling safe use by all)