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NICHES+

NICHES+. Mainstreaming urban transport innovation. Reasons to innovate (I). Users (= citizen’s) needs Specific needs in specific situations Tailored solutions Pro-active governments Comparison with other sectors, other services Value for money, also for tax money

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NICHES+

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  1. NICHES+ Mainstreaming urban transport innovation

  2. Reasons to innovate (I) Users (= citizen’s) needs Specific needs in specific situations Tailored solutions Pro-active governments Comparison with other sectors, other services Value for money, also for tax money “Complex problems, need smart solutions”.

  3. Reasons to innovate (II) Users’ (= local economy) needs Accessibility Competitiveness Tourism City branding and marketing

  4. Reasons to innovate (III) Local policy objectives Smarter, greener, safer, free-flowing transport Social inclusion Cost-effective measures Motivational aspects for city staff National policies Re-election EU directives Air quality Noise reduction Energy

  5. Innovation in NICHES+ Innovative Concepts: Technologies brought together into concrete measures Service provision more important than hardware Smart combinations of innovative concepts lead to strong, efficient local transport strategies Shortening the implementation path by “transfering” innovation

  6. NICHES+ Facts Coordination Action funded under the 7th Framework Programme – DG Research 3 years (2008-2011) Coordinator: Polis 6 partners: Rupprecht Consult, Eurocities, Newcastle University, Transman, University of Southampton 7 Champion cities

  7. NICHES+ Champion Cities Artois-Gohelle Burgos Cork Daventry Worcestershire Trondheim Skopje

  8. Mission To stimulate a wide debate on innovative urban transport and mobility among relevant stakeholders from different sectors and disciplines NICHES+ (as NICHES did) will promote the most promising new concepts, initiatives and projects from their current ‘niche’ position to a mainstream urban transport policy application

  9. Principal Aims Networking opportunities: stimulate exchange between a wide range of urban transport stakeholders from all over Europe Publishing effective guidance for cities: brochures including key information on how to successfully implement the selected urban transport innovations Spreading the word: European and national events to effectively disseminate the project results and to encourage uptake of the twelve innovative concepts Working with cities on the ground: resources and support for 7 champion cities, helping them to develop concrete implementation plans for NICHES+ concepts

  10. Working Groups Innovative concepts to enhance accessibility Concepts for efficient planning and use of infrastructures and interchanges Urban Traffic Management Centres Automated and space efficient transport systems

  11. WG1: Enhanced accessibility Internet info: travelling without barriers Munich: Neighbourhood accessibility planning with citizen participation Salzburg: Training for older passengers

  12. WG2: Efficient infrastructure and interchanges Public bicycles at interchanges Short interchange distance and time Nantes BusWay system

  13. WG3: Urban Traffic Management Centres Delivery to Mobile Devices Environmental info in Leicester (DfT) Inter-agency cooperation for intermodal traffic management

  14. WG4: Automated and space efficient transport systems The ULTRA test track Parkshuttle Rotterdam Making shared vehicles smarter

  15. Concrete outcomes of NICHES+ 7 local implementation scenarios Policy notes on 12 innovative concepts 7 national events in champion cities Study tour catalogue Research recommendations

  16. Project Websites www.niches-transport.org www.osmose-os.org

  17. Contact Info POLIS Ivo Cré icre@polis-online.org Phone: +32 2 5005676 Karen Vancluysen kvancluysen@polis-online.org Phone: +32 2 5005675

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