About the European Local Transport Information Service Gabor Heves, REC Gheves@rec.org Regional Meeting on Sustainable Transport Policies in South Eastern Europe sssssssssss

What is ELTIS? The European Local Transport Information Service (ELTIS) is Europe‘s number one web portal on urban transport and mobility It is an initiative of the European Commission's Directorate General for Energy and Transport 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

ELTIS aims to: Provide information and support the exchange of experience in the field of urban and regional transport in Europe. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

ELTIS should give the user the opportunity: To search for specific transport solutions To be informed about the state of the art in a given transport application. ELTIS should give the user the opportunity: To explore best practices from European cities and regions 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

In turn these should help to create a more sustainable living environment; one which provides greater accessibility and mobility to its inhabitants. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

At whom is ELTIS aimed? ELTIS is aimed at everyone involved in improving mobility, transport efficiency and safety as well as reducing the environmental impacts of transport. It is aimed at transport policy-makers and managers, transport operators and user groups in particular. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

On-line contents News Events Calls and tenders Tools for practitioners EU initiatives and policies Case studies Links User association Vote & win 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

News Latest news News around Europe provides a regularly updated round-up of the latest local, regional, national and European transport news relevant to local policy makers. News on EU policies and initiatives News from EU funded projects 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Events EVENTS offers a listing of upcoming conferences, seminars and workshops on urban transport. Where provided, on-line registration for these events is possible. You can also search our archive of past events and submit details of your own events with the form provided. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Calls and tenders CALLS AND TENDERS provides information and links to EU funded calls for proposals and calls for tenders under various programmes relevant to urban and regional transport. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

EU initiatives and policies EU INITIATIVES AND POLICIES provides access to urban transport related European policy papers that set the framework for further action at local, regional and national level. It also points to relevant ongoing initiatives supported by the European Commission which aim to increase exchange of information and experience in order to enhance sustainable mobility in cities and regions. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Tools for practitioners TOOLS FOR PRACTITIONERS provides local policy makers and officials responsible for implementing policies with: Access to training programmes Study and teaching materials Good practice guides Evaluation tools Practical guidelines Handbooks. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Tools for practitioners The section has been subdivided into the following categories: Transport management Training Contract and evaluation 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Links LINKS contains web links for selected European institutions, organisations and initiatives in the field of urban transport and mobility. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Downloadable study and teaching materials The ‘Training section’ of the ‘Tools for Practitioners’ menu item includes: Slides for overhead projection Animated electronic presentations Audio CDs A collection of photographs and Distance learning materials. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Online case studies This section of ELTIS contains a growing collection of case studies on urban and regional transport in Europe. The hundreds of case studies provide fresh and practical information for transport practitioners about the experience of others and thereby accelerate the uptake of proven innovations in Europe. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Online case studies categories (1) Clean and energy-efficient vehicles Cycling Demand management and pricing Flexible mobility services Integration, intermodality and organisation Mobility management & travel awareness 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Online case studies categories (2) Public passenger transport Safety and security Traffic management Transport and land-use planning Transport for people with reduced mobility Urban goods traffic/city logistics Walking 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

User association Registered users can: Receive regular electronic newsletters. Submit their own case studies (authors of the best case studies can win useful prizes). Vote for the best case studies (online voters can also win small prizes) 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

How can you contribute? Contribute to the online case studies: Comment on existing case studies Submit your own case study Announce events or news items Vote for the best case studies (on-line voters can win small prizes). 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Submission of a case study to ELTIS – what should it include? A typical ELTIS case study describes an activity undertaken by a European city or region to improve its local transport system. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Submission of a case study to ELTIS – submission procedure Use the online submission tool to write a one page description in the structure provided. Insert a relevant picture and your contact details. It takes about one hour to complete this task and submit your contribution to the largest database of urban transport case studies in Europe. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Announce events or submit news items If you would like to announce an event or to submit news items of European interest please send your text to Raf Canters (raf.canters@mobiel21.be). He will post the text on the website. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Vote for the best case studies Each ELTIS Newsletter contains a vote and win game. Six to ten new case studies are selected to vote for as “case study of the month”. Readers can play by using the on-line voting tool and can win prizes. 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org

Thank you for your attention! Gabor Heves e-mail: gheves@rec.org web: www.rec.org tel.: (36-26) 504-045 18 September 2018 www.eltis.org