Description
The “SMARTA 2 – Demonstrators” project set out to design, pilot and assess smart, shared mobility solutions interconnected with public transport in four rural areas of Europe: East Tyrol (Austria), Trikala (Greece), Águeda (Portugal) and Brasov (Romania). The type of services piloted (i.e. carpooling, carsharing and e-bike sharing) were customized to each rural area’s geographical features, populations and mobility challenges . All piloted solutions were assessed under the SMARTA evaluation framework. The results of the study helped explore how sustainable shared rural mobility can be best promoted across Europe, and a set of practical recommendations was developed thereafter.
More specifically the partners:
- Analysed the current mobility landscape in Águeda, Brasov, East Tyrol and Trikala.
- Prepared the ground and set-up smart shared mobility services in the -areas, following a participatory approach.
- Organised targeted communication campaigns and develop behavioural incentives to support the uptake of the services by the locals.
- Monitored and evaluated the pilots’ operation and performance through dedicated data collection methods.
- Explored why each demonstrator worked (or not) and shared good practices along with lessons learnt.
- Developed the SMARTA2 toolkit in order to encourage the uptake of sustainable solutions for shared rural mobility across Europe.
Q-PLAN responsibilities
- Project management and coordination
- Identification and analysis of the mobility profile of SMARTA2 rural areas
- Support the organization of the consultation activities in the SMARTA 2 rural areas
- Support the implementation of the demonstration activities in the city of Trikala
- Data collection and evaluation of the demonstrators
- Support the Impact assessment activities