CAPRICE - Capital regions integrating collective transport for increased energy efficiency comprises a network of actors from European Capital regions who are responsible for public transport.

CAPRICE will contribute to reach the goals of the Gothenburg agenda by - increasing efficiency of public transport services in regions, - implementing policies to stimulate the accelerated introduction of 'clean' vehicle fleets in public transport, - providing policy recommendations to road transport authorities aimed to maintain the modal split or to change in favour of use of public transport means, - providing integrated and 'seamless' passenger information services to stimulate use of public transport and to bring down barriers for access to public transport services.

The CAPRICE partnership consists of regional and local authorities responsible for policy implementation in public transport, for public procurement and integration of public transport services, for tariff integration and passenger information, and for control of quality in public transport services. The actors are key players in their regions for improving efficiency of public transport services also in terms of energy consumption, and for implementation of innovative and environmental friendly new propulsion and emission reducing technologies in public transport fleets. While in some of the participating regions public transport authorities (PTA) are already existing and working successfully since a series of years (Paris, Berlin), the establishment of a PTA is foreseen in other regions (Warsaw, Riga, Vilnius) in the next future. But on the way to a successful establishment of a PTA, a lot of barriers needs to be identified and overcome. This is addressing the development of the legal framework, contractual framework between key players in the regions, practical handling of efficient procurement of public transport services, the split of income from fares and subsidies, passenger information integration etc.