APAJA - Better everyday mobility through improved public transport – the Public Transport Action Plan 2009-2015
Overview
Background & policy context:
The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications started the preparation work for the Public Transport Action Plan in October 2008. The goal of the public transport action plan is to increase the importance and the status of public transport policy and thus increase the use of public transport in order to decrease the use of cars and greenhouse gas emissions from traffic. This goal can be reached by the implementation of concrete short and medium-term measures developed during the drafting process of the action plan.
Objectives:
The objective of the implementation of the Public Transport Action Plan is to define concrete short and medium-term measures for increasing the use of public transport in Finland. With these measures the state, municipalities, transport companies and other actors can increase the attractiveness of public transport as an alternative transport mode and enhance the standard of service experienced by the passenger.
Methodology:
The study was carried out based on the results of four workshops organised for a broad field of public transport actors and interest groups. The workshops were organised separately for small towns and rural areas, medium-sized and large cities, long-distance transport and for studying the 'service entity' (the improvement of the public transport image, increase of information and marketing, and development of compatible and consistent ticket and information systems were considered in addition to fluent travel chains).
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