resilient & inclusive public transport

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about pilot projects

The project is structured into four urban living labs (ULLs) in four different urban regions. 

Tallinn Urban Living Lab

The Living Lab of the Tallinn city region focuses on the integration of different mobility solutions and fare systems into the public transport system. The current situation, whereby public transport is partially free, that is within the city of Tallinn and only for residents registered in the city, results in a system where the residents of the city region have less incentive to use public transport. This is partly due to the fact that they have to pay the full fare for their commuting journeys to Tallinn (with some exceptions) and neither the fare system nor other mobility solutions are integrated. Therefore, ULL is exploring ways to integrate micro-mobility as well as shared mobility services or innovative mobility solutions into public transport, taking into account the differences between central and peripheral as well as densely populated and sparsely populated areas in the city region. As part of the Living Lab, we investigate the local potential of demographically and geographically diverse locations for viable business opportunities and improving service quality for daily public transport infrastructures. To this end, we are bringing together stakeholders and citizens, together with the CARIN-PT team, to find locally-responsive and resilient ways to be mobile within the Tallinn city region. The Urban Living Lab is designed as a participatory initiative and includes collaborative and experimental methods to test mobility solutions to overcome dependence on the private car and rely on public transport to create integrated, equitable and inclusive mobility systems for the urban region.

Stockholm Urban Living Lab

The Living Lab of the Stockholm city region focuses on increasing the use of public transport by enhancing the resilience and inclusiveness of micro-mobility. Micro-mobilities are at the moment changing the dynamics of urban transport, and so one aim is to study how micro-mobilities can be more inclusive and resilient. Therefore, the Stockholm Urban Living Lab will include co-creation workshops and focus groups with key stakeholders in the urban region, focusing on Flemingsberg in Huddinge municipality. The ULL will also study key stakeholders actions and goals regarding combined mobility. The ULL will result in a policy and planning toolkit for an inclusive framework for micro-mobilities.

Flanders Urban Living Lab

The Flanders Living Lab focuses on the role of flexible public transport as a solution for transport poverty in sparsely populated areas of Flanders. The Lab asseses on-demand public transport initiatives from the users’ perspective. This approach scrutinizes the extent of public transport reliance, service adequacy and alignment with users’ needs. The invaluable feedback gathered is then harnessed to refine and enhance public transport services making these more inclusive and responsive to all travellers. Additionally, methods and tools are being developed and tested to integrate user perspective in the planning process.  By actively engaging users and stakeholders throughout the process, the ULL can ensure that public transport solutions are finely tuned to cater the diverse needs of the user community. Through the ULL methodology, the objective is to not only incorporate user perspectives into the evaluation phase but also in subsequent planning phases. The ultimate goal is to develop a versatile tool, encompassing methods to gather user experiences and methods to integrate these insights into public transport planning. This tool should benefit not only the public transport operator involved in the project, but also other transport planners and operators.

Oslo Urban Living Lab

The Living Lab of the Oslo city region focuses on the integration of different mobility solutions, built environment and current strategies on densification into a cohesive strategy for designing inclusive transit-oriented nodes. The current situation, whereby public transport nodes are being developed without a structured focus on inclusivity, within the Oslo region, results in a system where the residents of the city region have adhoc gains or losses depending on their residential areas. This is partly due to the fact that the different areas have markedly different levels of inter-modal integration, integration with the built environment, design solutions and demographic constitution. Therefore, Oslo ULL will explore ways to integrate micro-mobility, shared mobility services, innovative mobility solutions into public transport, along with a focus on needs assessment of different demographic groups, design solutions, and the existing differences between central and peripheral areas in the city region. As part of the Living Lab, we will investigate the potential of demographically and geographically diverse locations for creating inclusive TOD, both at the functional and spatial levels. We will work together with a wide array of stakeholders, mobility-providers and citizens, together with the CARIN-PT team, to find locally-responsive and resilient ways to create inclusive TOD design and strategies in the Oslo city region.

This project has received funding from the JPI Urban Europe research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101003758.

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