The role of Mobility Management in rural areas Fred DOTTER | Mobiel 21 on behalf of EPOMM CIVITAS Forum Conference 2018 | 19 – 21 September 2018 | Umeå

Mobility is an important part of everyday life Mobility is an important part of everyday life. It enables people to hunt for their dreams. EPOMM is the European Platform on Mobility Management. It is formed by 11 committed Member States that support developing and spreading Mobility Management in Europe. ©Mobiel 21 ©Bike Citizens

EPOMM’s visions and goals Promoting Mobility Management as the linking bridge Networking and co-operating for Mobility Management Facilitating Mobility Management with services and tools Bringing Mobility Management on the European agenda Managing mobility for a better future ©Mobiel 21 ©Bike Citizens

Dream Big, Think Big, and Act on it together! There is a big dream to win, a bright big picture to paint – clean mobility – achievable by putting the puzzle pieces of mobility measures and instruments together guided by intelligent Mobility Management. For example, Mobility Management in rural areas. ©Mobiel 21 ©Bike Citizens

The reduction of the climate impact of transport is equally important in cities and in rural areas.

Mobility Management is needed to counteract the negative effects of transport Half of the population worldwide live in rural areas. Rural connectivity is an ongoing challenge. Population density is low Public transport service is often unattractive Ownership of private cars is higher than in cities Heavily affected by demographic change Source: RURBANCE final booklet

For a balanced development of the relations between rural and urban areas Flipper offered exchange of knowledge and best practices. Poly-SUMP developed frameworks for the deployment of SUMPs in peri-urban and rural areas. RURBANCE and RUMOBIL established transnational cooperation between public authorities and other entities. Source: RURBANCE final booklet

Austria’s Masterplan on Rural Areas Programme of a socio-political movement for a strong rural area. Developed in a broad-based participation process. Economic and living conditions are to be improved systematically and the future of rural areas is to be safeguarded. Topics show great diversity that reflect the diversity of rural areas. South-East Styria; ©Schiffer/Symbol

Rural mobility planning in France Specific travel plan for rural areas, the rural mobility plan, has been created by law in 2015. Offers rural areas a comprehensive approach to Mobility Management. Helps to provide a better living environment. Guidance document supports public and private local stakeholders in creating, implementing, monitoring and evaluating rural mobility plans. Source: butterfield.com

From needs to implementation: The case of the Natural Regional Park of Grand Causses Implementation of innovative mobility solutions. Identification of citizens’ mobility needs. Matching of citizens’ mobility needs and mobility services. Involving local stakeholders to develop solutions. Source: france-voyage.com

ILSE, the flexible on-demand bus service Long-term protection of services of public interest and mobility in rural areas. Mobility Management is a central feature. Planning and scheduling individual trips is managed through the region’s integrated coordination centre. Software calculates the ideal route. Whether several trips can be combined into one. Source: ilse-bus.de

Active mobility consultancy to promote rural public transport SmartMove developed new forms of public transport services and Mobility Management measures. Overcome subjective barriers to public transport use. Highlighting health, safety, climate-related benefits. Engaging people in face-to-face dialogue and providing tailored advice and information. ©studio 43 - Nektarios Basdekis

Conclusions Mobility Management is not only focusing on the reduction of car traffic and congestion. Importance of social and economic benefits is higher in rural areas. Importance of environmental and health benefits is higher in urban areas. The reduction of the climate impact of transport is equally important in cities and in rural areas. ©Fred Dotter

Fred DOTTER | Senior Project Manager EU-projects Mobiel 21 vzw Vital Decosterstraat 67A/0101 3000 Leuven | BELGIUM fred.dotter@mobiel21.be | www.mobiel21.be