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1. Was there an OPTIMUM1?
OPTIMUM1 was a project in the European Union's Interreg IIc programme and ended in 2001. The objective of OPTIMUM1 was to integrate transport policy and spatial planning policy. The participants wanted to obtain a spatial planning where accessibility, reduction of environmental harm and optimising spatial quality is thoroughly considered and optimally fitted. The project was very analytical and theoretical. The European Commission (Secretariat Programme NWE) suggested it would be attractive to follow up OPTIMUM1 with a new project with practical projects. The idea of OPTIMUM² was born. 2. Why are not more countries in North-West Europe partners in OPTIMUM²?
OPTIMUM² has tried to persuade Belgian and German partners to take part in OPTIMUM², but unfortunately the turned the offer down. However Begian and German experts can take part in developing the approach (participate in the DIME team, monitoring and evaluating the OPTIMUM² approach). 3. How is information on OPTIMUM² disseminated to interested parties?
This website, brochure, e-newsletter,meetings. Picture of the stand (click). 4. Can my organisation apply for full partnership?
No, not anymore. The partners are resonsible for the implementation of the overall project. For other organizations it is not possible to claim any of the NWE Programme grant.
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5. Are there any other European initiatives dealing with Mobility Management?
Yes there are a lot of initiatives on national scale. EPOmobility management, the European Platform on Mobility Management, has an important role in spreading the results of all projects in the area of Mobility Mangement and in maintaining the European momentum as far as Mobility Management is concerned. Other European projects on Mobility Management can be found under: Links 6. What is Mobility Management?
Mobility Management is a demand-oriented approach. Mobility Management aims to change the modal split in favour of sustainable modes such as walking, cycling, car-pooling, car-sharing and public transport. So using cars less and using alternatives more. To reach this goal, it makes use of techniques based on information, communication, co-ordination, organisation etc... Often it is said that Mobility Management helps to develop ‘soft' measures in the transport sector, complementary to the ‘hard' approach which comprises building new infrastructures and a number of restriction measures. In this sense, Mobility Management is the software to make the best use of the hardware. It is important to mention, that costs for soft measures are often much cheaper than those for hard measures. 7. Are there examples of successful Mobility Management?
See www.epommweb.org/epomm_examples_all.phtml?sprache=en&part=2
Here you will find examples collected from all over Europe and beyond. They include demonstrator projects, case studies or other applications of Mobility Management, e.g. in cities, companies or educational institutions. |
