1. Brussels 25th October 20041 Leader+ Local Development Plan Improving the quality of life: a social and economic development strategy for the Mountain Alto Oltrepo Pavese

2. Brussels 25th October 20042 The LDP’ strategy Local Animation Done in cooperation (concerted) Social and economic analysis

3. Brussels 25th October 20043 The area’s weaknesses Lack of logistic facilities Loss of primary services Difficulty of connection between place where one lives and social centres Lack of connection to the relevant centres situated out of Leader area

4. Brussels 25th October 20044 The LDP answer Creation of a rural integrated transport network

5. Brussels 25th October 20045 Service’s features  Innovative Organisation Model  Efficiency of the service  Integration with the public transport service  Flexibility

6. Brussels 25th October 20046 Strengths Integrating and enhancing the local transport system Establishing an efficient and innovative model that can be used also for other sectors Connecting the most isolated and remote areas Creating new links with the main centres

7. Brussels 25th October 20047 Targets Reducing logistical and social difficulties Reducing and changing the trend of the migrant flow

8. Brussels 25th October 20048 The service’s priorities Social needs (markets, banks, post office, holy cultural and amusing events) Welfare needs (hospitals, medical aid) Sport activities

9. Brussels 25th October 20049 The territory’s features Number of inhabitants: 18628 Surface 487,32 Kmq Density 28,2 in/Kmq Population over 65 6211 in. (34%) Population under 24 2591 in. (14 %) Spread Index 48,5 % (nr. Of inhabitants living in isolated place)

10. Brussels 25th October 200410 Actors LAG Alto Oltrepo Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lombardia (financial partner) Pavia Province Mountain Community Oltrepo Pavese Municipalities People

11. Brussels 25th October 200411 The steps of the project Constitution of a Technical Committee (LAG, Province, Mountain Community) in charge of addressing, monitoring and auditing Projecting the service Supplying the service

12. Brussels 25th October 200412 The preliminary statements Marginal territory Area where the demand is weak Possibility to put into effect a system of “flexible mobility”

13. Brussels 25th October 200413 TAXIBUS How it works The users calls the coordination unit The coordination unit estimates the needs The coordination unit organizes the service The coordination unit confirms the service to the users The manager distributes the service

14. Brussels 25th October 200414 TAXIBUS Weakness Necessity to promote and to diffuse the service Communication users – management Flexibility and dynamism of the service Difference between foreseen time and real time

15. Brussels 25th October 200415 TAXIBUS The implementation modalities Absolutely innovative service for the area: necessary to test the service on a small part of the area before extending it all over the Leader Area Four municipalities are selected for the testing phase: Varzi, Brallo di Pregola, Menconico e Santa Margherita Staffora

16. Brussels 25th October 200416 TAXIBUS Testing area inhabitants: 5500 surface: 170 Km² population over 65: 37% density: 29 in./Km² Spread Index : 58 %

17. Brussels 25th October 200417 TAXIBUS The implementation modalities Service assigned by call for proposal Coordination of activities Communication plan Service supply Project review during supplying

18. Brussels 25th October 200418 TAXIBUS The implementation modalities Municipalities involved in decisional processes of booking Service brings to institutional level Confidence of the users in the service To check the real transportation needs

19. Brussels 25th October 200419 Territory served: 4 municipalities out of 22 Booking system: on request - telephone Checking the needs: local authorities and social services Co-ordination : Comunità Montana Transport: by minibus and cabs TAXIBUS Service’s features

20. Brussels 25th October 200420 TAXIBUS Service’s features Nr. of renter: 3 Minimum booking time: 72 hours Target of users: everybody Minimum nr. of persons per travel: 1 person Cost: free Priority: healthy needs

21. Brussels 25th October 200421 TAXIBUS Taxibus launched at the beginning of August 2004, the first results are: : oTotal users : 294 of which oYoung people : 9 oOld people: 273 oOther : 12

22. Brussels 25th October 200422 TAXIBUS oNr. of travel : 99 oTotal Km : 1,911 oAverage booking time : 2,2 days oTotal travel time : 67h e 20’ oAverage travel time: 35’

23. Brussels 25th October 200423 Extend the service to the whole Leader+ area. Implement thematic services in the whole Leader+ area. Implement “on request” service in the whole Leader+ area. Increase the possible bookingmeans: fax, e- mail and a free telephone number. TAXIBUS Future developments planned for the project

24. Brussels 25th October 200424 Manage “on request” transport and “thematic” transport together. Make the services cheaper. Set up institutional working group to show the results of the project to the public transport companies TAXIBUS Future developments planned for the project

25. Brussels 25th October 200425 TAXIBUS Further ideas Local development policies supported by public and private cooperation Mobility as an instrument to live our lands Marginal territory but not isolated Environmental policies integrated in the local development plan