TIDE

Transport Innovation Deployment for Europe

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The mission of the TIDE project will be to enhance the broad transfer and take-up of 15 innovative urban transport and mobility concepts throughout Europe and to make a visible contribution to establish them as mainstream measures. The TIDE partners will make a range of new and feasible solutions easily accessible to address key challenges of urban transport such as energy efficiency, decarbonisation, demographic change, safety, access for all and new economic and financial conditions. TIDE will focus on 15 innovative concepts in five thematic clusters: financing models and pricing measures (1), non-motorised transport (2), network and traffic management to support traveller information (3), electric vehicles (4) and public transport organisation (5). Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans will be a horizontal topic to integrate the cluster activities. The project will provide a strong approach in methodology, content and outreach. The needs of practitioners in European cities and regions will be a guiding principle. A particular focus will also be on providing guidance for finding cost-efficient solutions (cost-benefit analysis). The project will refine existing and well proven transferability methodologies and integrate them into an easy to apply handbook. Face-to-Face training and exchange events as well as guidelines and e-learning on how to successfully implement innovative solutions will be the key tools to effectively support a wide range of take-up candidates in overcoming real or perceived barriers to implementation. A broad portfolio of dissemination activities will ensure a high visibility of the project. TIDE will actively support 15 committed cities in developing implementation scenarios. They will demonstrate how to successfully prepare implementation of innovative solutions and provide examples to a wider group of cities. An experienced and committed consortium will ensure that the advanced project approach will achieve a well visible impact.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

An EU project is helping European cities adopt and implement previous innovations in transportation technologies. Addressing 15 concepts and 10 cities to start with, the work will yield practical handbooks and training programmes.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Substantial European investment in innovative transportation technologies has yielded numerous new concepts ready for general implementation. The EU-funded project 'Transport innovation deployment for Europe' (http://www.tide-innovation.eu (TIDE)) aims to facilitate the transfer and uptake of the concepts.

The undertaking focuses on a set of 15 urban transportation and mobility concepts that address key challenges of urban transportation. Highlights include energy efficiency, carbon scrubbing and safety. The list is grouped into five themes: financial models, non-motorised transportation, network management, electric vehicles and public transportation organisation. The project plans to refine existing transfer methodologies, and to integrate them into a handbook.

A further goal is overcoming barriers to implementation, to be accomplished via training and exchange events, plus other learning resources. The 13-member TIDE project began in 2012 and will conclude in September 2015.

Work began with selection of the concepts most promising for project activities. The team canvassed opinions, and 324 individuals in 27 countries contributed. Ten innovations were chosen. For these, the team developed and published implementation guidelines and a transferability methodology. Participants at an expert workshop assessed the results. The method was subsequently released as a handbook, and similar handbooks address potential impact and costs and benefits.

The project issued an open call for proposals, leading to the selection of 10 cities interested in developing certain shortlisted innovations. Work established the foundations for subsequent development of implementation scenarios, based on local conditions. TIDE researchers advised the cities about costs and benefits as well as impact issues.

Team members selected 50 cities for potential training. After assessing the needs of each, the project developed a training programme.

TIDE will smooth and simplify the uptake of key innovative urban transportation technologies. Concrete roadmaps have been prepared for 10 European cities, and 50 more will receive training in use of the TIDE methodologies.