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Overview of LINK Project and outcomes

Overview of LINK Project and outcomes. 31 March 2010. Project funded by the European Commission, DG MOVE. b ut a symbol. - to be taken literally. - no acronym. Project LINK. Funded by DG MOVE (formerly TREN) 2007-2010

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Overview of LINK Project and outcomes

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  1. Overview of LINK Project and outcomes 31 March 2010 Project funded by the European Commission, DG MOVE

  2. but a symbol - to be taken literally - no acronym

  3. Project LINK • Funded by DG MOVE (formerly TREN) 2007-2010 • Consortium: 17 partners in 13 countries(research, consultants, operators, NGO) • Objectives: • Fostering “intermodality” as user oriented principle for policy, planning, operating • Creating a European Forum on intermodal passenger transport

  4. Focus & relevance • combined use of different modes of transport on long-distance trips (>100 km), partially cross-border travelling, including first & last mile • few trips , but accounting for many person-km • Few people travelling long distances(10% population – 50% trips) • Considerable differences across EU • Competing first against car, second aviation

  5. Barriers on European Level • No (powerful) lobbies /fragmented stakeholder interests • Lack of awareness of policy makers • Little institutionalisation 5 5 | |

  6. EU objectives • Low carbon transport • More environmentally sustainable transport • Safe, secure and high quality transport (user focus) • Multimodal and fully integrated networks • Innovative transport services and technologies • Developing the human capital • Smart prices • Liberalisation of markets (transport) • Technological progress/ information society

  7. Related to EU policies • Action Plan Urban Transport (Sep 2009) • Action Plan ITS (Dec 2008) • Action Plan Airport Capacity (Jan 2007) • White Paper Future of Transport (expected end 2010) • Green Paper Revision of TEN-T • Research: FP7 • ...

  8. LINK’s research • screening of existing research results  Virtual library~350 intermodal research works • Good practice database (70 cases) - • Needs for further Researche.g. • How shall we make the best use of new IT solutions? • Willingness to pay for additional services, e.g. information • How shall we overcome cross-border discrepancies? • See according Report 23a and Report 23b[click directly on link] • Exchange • 3 Europe-wide Conferences • Numerous events on national level

  9. The Working Groups • Aims: • Bringing together a wide range of European stakeholders : administrations, operators, researchers, lobby groups • Elaboration of strategic recommendations on means to enhance Passenger Intermodality in Europe • 5 thematic areas • Door-to-door information and ticketing • Intermodal networks and interchanges • Integration of long-distance transport and the “last urban mile” • Planning and implementation • Context conditions • 4 meetings - more than 100 stakeholders directly involved • First time of such a broad discussion on Passenger Intermodality in Europe

  10. The “LINK Community” • Ownership of the forum • Meeting people and informal exchange

  11. Output • 19 recommendations along 6 fields of intervention Policy and funding Directives and regulation Standardisation and technology Assessment and planning Innovative products and services Training and education • Assessment: Feasibility, cost, impact, timing, other factors • Description of concrete actions: Who, what, when, where?

  12. Most relevant document • Full document “Recommendations and Strategies for Passenger Intermodality in Europe” • Summary document“at a glance” • availablenexttomanyotherdocuments on www.LINKforum.eu

  13. Key messages • Broad agreement among experts: Urgent need for further integration of transport modes to • increase the efficiency of the overall transport system, • tackle environmental challenges and • improve the service quality for the long-distance traveller. • Feasible ways to address the challenges do exist • EC with core role to initiate discussion and co-operation among relevant stakeholders and to set right framework ( new Transport White Paper)

  14. Selected Recommendations: European intermodal door-to-door journey planner • White Paper for a European journey planner & ticketing / part of wider themed White Paper • Study/ Roadmap how to technically roll out a journey planner • Directive: transport operators to provide minimum content and quality of travel data to journey planners • TAP-TSI standard for basic tariff and timetable information provided to transp.authorities • TAP-TSI on long distance rail ticket distributors providing joined up information on door to door ticketing (later: coach) • TAP-TSI standardfor long distance electronic ticketing compatible with local fare management

  15. Selected Recommendations- EU Funding for intermodality Marco Polo II (freight) 2007-2013 (EUR 450 Mio.) 2007-2010 Passenger intermodality funding phasing-in Preparatory actions and first demos EU Intermodal Transport Funding Programme for Freight & Passenger Sector 2014 - 2021 Administrative handling by EACI Monitoring and evaluation Marco Polo III (freight) Vasco da Gama I (passengers)

  16. Selected Recommendations- Passenger rights Awareness, information and knowledge are fundamental prerequisites for pass.rights • Improving quality and transparency of pass.rights info • by each operator • by European platform: • all relevant information about pass.rights • covering intermodal and international trips • set of (minimum) information about different modes, countries or contact details • cooperation of institutions: • National enforcement bodies • Conciliation bodies • Sound EU intermodal passenger rights strategy

  17. LINK plus continuation after funding • LINK project has produced valuable outputs and network • Desire to continue a stakeholder forum with a wide range of coordination and technical activities • Workshops, conferences, networking • Good practice documentation • Creating EU policy position papers • Preparing and developing pilot projects • Supporting development of the European research agenda • Little interest from stakeholders in substantially financing such a broad reaching European activity • Problem to find organisation willing to drive continuation of LINK without funding or sufficent policy motivation • Most realistic option - pursuit of external (EU) funding • short / medium-term opportunities : STEER, INTERREG, FP7 • conditions of funding dictate what can be funded • none of them covers full range of proposed LINK agenda

  18. Contact Patrick Hoenninger (co-ordinator) ILS - Research Institute for Regional & Urban Development/ Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung Deutsche Straße 22-24, 44135 Dortmund, Germany Patrick.hoenninger@ils-forschung.de phone +49 (0)231 9051-121 www.LINKforum.eu

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