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ITS applications in the field of Mobility Management. Elke Bossaert - Mobiel 21 CIVITAS Forum Conference 2011. Contents. What is EPOMM? What is Mobility Management? ITS in the field of Mobility Management: Travel information Priority for sustainable modes Smart ticketing. E P O M M.
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ITS applications in the field of Mobility Management Elke Bossaert - Mobiel 21 CIVITAS Forum Conference 2011
Contents • What is EPOMM? • What is Mobility Management? • ITS in the field of Mobility Management: • Travel information • Priority for sustainable modes • Smart ticketing
E P O M M The aims of EPOMM • To promote Mobility Management (MM) as a tool to make mobility environmental friendly, socially just and economical • To promote and further develop MM in Europe • To support the active exchange of informationand learning on MM between European countries • To become the prime partnerfor European Institutions and national governments when seeking advice on MM
The tools of EPOMM (1) • The website(www.epomm.eu) • A monthly e-updatefocusing on a specific MM topic (EN, FR, DE, IT) • The annual European Conference on Mobility Management (ECOMM)12-15 June 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany • The National Focal Points (NFPs), the national MM networks of each EPOMM member country
The tools of EPOMM (2) • Workshopsand exchange meetings between NFPs • Networking with EU-projects, e.g. CIVITAS, COMMERCE, TRAVEL PLAN PLUS, PRESTO, BAMBINI… • A calendarof MM related events • EU-relations: lobbying; publicity event; policy advice • Allinx:network site for MM professionals www.allinx.eu
EPOMM member countries – October 2011 • 10 member countries • Expansion ofthenetwork • 20 national networks • 25 MM Monitors
EPOMM’sdefinition of MM (< Max) • Promoting sustainable transport and • managing the demand for car use • by changing travellers’ attitudesand behaviour • through “soft”measures.
Sixdomains • Information • Promotion • Organisation and coordination • Education and training • Site-based measures • Telecommunications and flexible time organisation • No place for “hard” ITS-measures???
ITS in the field of Mobility Management • Information: • Real-time travel information • Multimodal trip planners • Promotion: • Bus priority • “Green waves” for cyclists • Smart e-ticketing
Real-time travel information • Traffic management technologies make real-time data available • “Classic” channels: • Travel information websites • Screens and speakers in stations, at stops and inside vehicles • Information displays and computers in strategic locations (hospitals, etc.)
Real-time travel information (2) • “New” information channels: • Mobile phones: SMS alertse.g. La Rochelle, FR • Mobile phones: NFC and QR codesE.g. Next bus signs, UK • Smart phones: integrated GPS function e.g. Take me home in Aalborg, DK
Real-time travel information (3) • “New” information channels: • Internet enabled mobile phones: “mobile websites” e.g. NextBuses, UK • Personalisedwebsitese.g. Aalborg, DK • Social network sites: Facebook, Twitter… e.g. Terrassa, ES, or The Hague, NL
Multi-modal trip planners • Richer information for route planners • Points of interest (POI)e.g. Trip planner Lesvos, GR • Keeping maps up to date with community input • Multi-modal information that allows comparison of modese.g. Transport Direct, UK
Transport Direct, UK City to city comparison:
Multi-modal trip planners (2) • Applications for soft modes • Public transporte.g. Google Transit • Bike sharing apps, e.g. VilloHelper in Brussels, BE • Urban walking route plannere.g. Walkit.com, UK
Bus priority and green waves • Bus priority • for all vehicles • or only those that are behind schedulee.g. Aalborg, DK • Green waves for cyclistse.g. Copenhagen, DK – Amsterdam, NL – Odense, DK
Smart e-ticketing • Mobile ticketing: • Pay for a ticket with a mobile phone • via internet (WAP and smartphones)e.g. SkyCash, PL and Arriva M-Ticket, UK • via SMSe.g. PingPing, BE • via Nearfield Communication (NFC)e.g. Oulou, FI and RMV, DE
Smart e-ticketing • Smart cards: • Chip cards • Contactless cards (NFC)e.g. OV-Chipkaart, NL and Oyster Card, UK • Integration with ID cards or credit cardse.g. Belgium & Estonia (ID); London, UK (credit) Towards a unified European ticketing scheme?
Find out more • CIVITAS VANGUARD Training on ITS Bologna, IT?? December 2011www.civitas.eu • EltisDaily newsfeed on sustainable urban mobilityMore than 1600 case studies www.eltis.org • EPOMM e-updatemonthly thematic newsletterwww.epomm.eu(>News)
Thank you for your attention! For more information on EPOMM: Patrick Auwerx – Mobiel 21+32 16 31 77 08epomm-plus@mobiel21.be