1. Project Overview Dr. Maria Morfoulaki Project Coordinator, CERTH/HIT

2. Project data
Project Title: Integrated REgional Action Plan For Innovative, Sustainable and LOw CaRbon Mobility
Project Acronym: REFORM
Project budget: Euros
Starting date: 01/01/2017
Duration: 48 months (till 31/12/2020)

3. Partnership
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas / Hellenic Institute of Transport (CERTH/HIT)
Region of Central Macedonia
Institute of Transport and Logistics Foundation
Emilia-Romagna region
Polis – Promotion of Operational Links with Integrated Services
Transport of Greater Manchester
Region Parkstad Limburg

4. Objective of the project REFORM
Overall objective
Improve the Regional Policy Instruments, supporting the funding and diffusion of SUMP
Improve the use of Structural Funds by developing policies that overcome current limits (technical, competence, knowledge, normative)
Set up policies in regional harmonized frameworks for SUMP development
Ensure coherence with large scale territorial planning instruments and integration with other tools

5. Main Goal of REFORM
Improve the Regional Policy Instruments, by supporting the funding and diffusion of SUMP:
Making use of the key role of Regions (large scale territorial planning, infrastructure development and mobility management)
Preparing 4 Action Plans that will provide interventions for reducing carbon footprint in mobility systems

6. Improvement of policy instrument formulation
RCM ROP
SUMPs are developed locally from the main cities of the Region.
Region of Emilia Romagna
Region of Central Macedonia
RER ROP– Axis 4
SUMPs are developed locally from the main cities of the Region.
Greater Manchester
Operational Program South – Netherlands (OP South)
SUMPs are developed centrally from the Region taking input from the main cities.
Parkstad Limburg
The Greater Manchester Strategy
SUMPs are developed centrally from the Region taking input from the main cities.

7. THE THREE PILLARS OF REFORM
Communication
Exchange of experience
Management

8. General results of the project
System of incentives schemes within the context of ROPs for supporting SUMPs implementation also in medium sized cities
New projects ideas to be implemented within ROP framework concerning ICT based techniques for supporting SUMP preparation
Regional framework implemented through normative and technical directives for addressing mobility planning toward a lower carbon footprint
Regional competence Centre about SUMP development to support cities in the SUMP formulation and deployment
Awareness raising
Direct involvement on non-partner cities
Improved integration and homogeneity among different local mobility plans and planning instruments
Increased capacity of partners’ staff
Increased capacity of non-partners’staff

9. Outputs of the project
4Interorgnaizational learning “courses for the trainer” for partner Regions(50 participants)
4stakeholder learning events for nonpartner
cities and Regions on SUMP(100 participants)
1Policy Conference focused on APs presentation and transferability(100 participants)
1high level political event focused on the implementation and results of the APs(75 participants)
1REFORM EU networking event(40 participants)
4local surveys on citizens and dissemination events with contest
participation of the REFORM project in external thematic events(at least 4events 8persons)
constantly updated material in the website (500 visits each semester)
4 Action Plans
5 project task related reports
Detailed analysis of at least 25 good practices
1 manual “Transferability of good practices, policies and experiences from the REFORM Project”
1 policy paper “REFORM APs: lessons learnt and policy recommendations”
1international event on “European reality of SUMP”(40 participants)
2technical site visits to Regions(150 participants)
4thematicworkshops and 4round table sessions on key policy themes(150 participants)
8plenary stakeholders meetings (150 participants)
constantly updated material in the website (500 visits each semester)
3social media(twitter, FaceBook, Linkedin) weekly updated
4project brochures(English and national languages 600copies)
4project newsletters to at least 4000subjects
availability for the Policy Learning Platform of the electronic version of all the reports and material produced
400 paper copies of manual “Transferability of good practices and policies about SUMP and sustainable mobility planning”
400 paper copies of policy paper “REFORM APs: lessons learnt and policy recommendations”
30appearances on press and media
4scientific cafè events
4focus groups and
4“walk and talk” meetings with local authorities

10. Main actions T 1.1 Analysis of good practices T 1.2 T 1.5
Technical site visit, thematic workshop & policy round table
T 1.1
Analysis of good practices
Learning and trainning events
Citizens survey, scientific cafe, walk and talk, focus group
T 1.2
Action Plans (AP) definition and preparation
T 1.5
Enhancing the planning capacities in the Regions
T 1.4
Methodology for monitoring the AP implementation
T 1.3
Analysis of transferability
Local dissemination events, contest for citizens, newsletters, brochoures
T 2.1 : Definition of a communication and dissemination strategy and master plan
T 2.2 : Implementation of the communication and dissemination plan

11. Forthcoming events What When Who comments Open events
International event “European reality of SUMP”
September 2017
POLIS
Will be organized in parallel with CIVITAS Forum (Torres Vedras, Portugal, 27th - 29th September 2017)
Webinar  with Material available to the Policy Learning platform
November 2017
Online event
Dedicated REFORM  EU network event for discussing the good practices
March 2018 PL
To be organized in Heerlen
Policy Conference on “Good practices for supporting the development of SUMP: effectiveness and transferability”
December 2018
ITL
To be organized in Bologna
High level political final dissemination event
October 2020
Polis
To be organized in Brussels
 Focused workshops 
Thematic Workshop and
Roundtable discussion in Bologna
June 29th 2017
ITL& RER
Thematic Workshop & Roundtable discussion in Manchester
August – September 2017
TfGM
no fixed dates yet
Thematic Workshop & Roundtable discussion in Heerlen
14-15 December 2017
Project workshop  on APs definition
June 2018
Training events
Regional Public Servants' training and exchange of experiences regarding their role on guiding local SUMPs and ensure the integration of their measures in the regional planning.
October – November 2017
All regions
Municipality and other reveal Public Servants' training and exchange of experiences, regarding their role on the implementation of SUMP, emphasizing on the integration of their measures in the regional planning.
December 2017-January 2018

12. Thank you!
Questions welcome