Energy and sustainable transport
Regional Initiative Project
EPTA European model for Public Transport Authority as a key factor leading to transport sustainability The EU has a policy goal of creating a more sustainable transport system. Owing to the complexity of meeting the mobility needs of all citizens, a clear vision and effective and coordinated governance is required. To enhance transport sustainability, policymakers and local governments need to coordinate the competencies of different stakeholders within a proper policy framework. To this end, some regions have set up specific authorities – Public Transport Authorities or Organising Authorities, be they centralised or decentralised – to act in the public interest and to ensure a well-functioning, integrated transport system within their territory. The EPTA project aims to improve the sustainability of public transport by identifying a public transport authority ‘success model’, while keeping a special focus on environmental, energy and economic aspects of governance. The project analyses different aspects of public transport governance and compares the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of 7 key related activities (i.e. regulation, planning, public procurement, integration, promotion, management, and control). It intends to set guidelines for a transferable and customisable ‘public transport authority model’ which could be deployed to successfully implement or re-organise a public mobility system. With 11 project partners from 9 regions in 8 Member States and from Norway, the EPTA consortium brings together the main competencies involved in mobility governance as well as different perspectives on the issue. The project partners exchange experience and share good practices on public transport authority development and operations. They also promote policy tools and regulatory guidelines for establishing and organising public transport at a local, regional and national levels. The other outputs of the EPTA project include workshops, training courses, staff exchanges, studies and guidelines.
Lead partner SRM – Networks and Mobility (IT) Contact person Dora Ramazzotti dora.ramazzotti@ srmbologna.it +39 051 361 328 www.eptaproject.eu
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Duration 01/2012 – 06/2014
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Total budget €1,346,448.00 ERDF contribution €968,776.62 Norwegian funding €61,699.60
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Partnership • SRM – Networks and Mobility (IT) • Region Emilia-Romagna (IT) • Almada City Council (PT) • Rogaland County Council (NO) • The University Court of The University of Aberdeen (UK) • POLIS – Promotion of operational links with integrates services, International Association (BE) • Razlog Municipality (BG) • Brasov Metropolitan Agency (RO) • The PTA – Thessaloniki Public Transport Authority (EL) • Province of Cremona (IT) • Municipality Council Praha-Suchdol (CZ)