1. 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

2. 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.
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3. 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
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4. 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.
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5. The reduction of the climate impact of transport is equally important in cities and in rural areas.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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.
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13. 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

14. Fred DOTTER | Senior Project Manager EU-projects
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