TIDE - Transport Innovation Deployment for Europe
Overview
Background & policy context:
TIDE will make a range of new and feasible solutions easily accessible to address key challenges of urban transport such as energy efficiency, decarbonisation, demographic change, safety, access for all and new economic and financial conditions.
Objectives:
The mission of the TIDE project will be to enhance the broad transfer and take-up of 15 innovative urban transport and mobility concepts throughout Europe and to make a visible contribution to establish them as mainstream measures.
The 15 innovative concepts are classified in five thematic clusters(in brackets: Cluster leading Cities/ Thematic Support Partners):
- Financing models and pricing measures (Milan/ WSP)
- Non-motorised transport (Donostia San-Sebastián/ Rupprecht Consult)
- Network and traffic management to support traveller information (Reading/ TRG Southhampton)
- Electric vehicles (Rotterdam/ Fraunhofer)
- Public transport organisation (BKK Budapest/ Uni Gdansk)
Methodology:
The project will provide a strong approach in methodology, content and outreach. The needs of practitioners in European cities and regions will be a guiding principle. A particular focus will also be on providing guidance for finding cost-efficient solutions (cost-benefit analysis).
The specific goals of the project are:
- To stimulate broad discussion and exchange about transport innovations in five thematic fields,
- To build up a network of experts and take-up candidates for 15 Innovative Concepts,
- To refine existing transferability methodologies and integrate them into an easy to use transferability tool for cities and regions, To provide guidance on how to successfully implement the Innovative Concepts to practitioners in cities and regions,
- To work with cities on implementation scenarios and practical take-up (in some cities timing allows real implementation),
- To encourage the decision on implementing promising innovations via training and exchange events,
- To foster discussion on European level on stimulating framework conditions in policy and research for urban transport innovation,
- To raise awareness of the need for integrated approaches and SUMP,
- To contribute to a better understanding of the costs and benefits as well as the impact of urban transport innovations.
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