A³BEL FLYER ICT PSP call for proposals 2008

The DELTA Project

Project objectives
DELTA “Concerted Coordination Action for the promotion of efficient multimodal interfaces” is an FP7 research project, which addresses regions that suffer from strong and seasonal variations of transport demand causing congestion, environmental pollution, energy loss, increased travel times and other negative effects. The project will define and validate intelligent mobility tools and practices guidelines, as well as policy guidelines addressing the optimum management of seasonal demand for transport areas with proven relevant problems. The basic objectives of the project are to:

• create a detailed database and a knowledge base with the seasonal characteristics of the target regions;
• classify the regions based on their seasonal demand characteristics;
• formulate a Framework of mobility schemes, strategies and related measures applied per region profile to handle seasonal peaks;
• promote multimodal interfaces linking different transport modes, systems and passenger trips;
• identify benchmarks for sustainable mobility (Handbook of benchmarks);
• create roadmaps (the DELTA Decision Support Instrument) of strategies, policies and measures to handle the seasonal peaks in the target regions;
• create a Network of European Cities with seasonal demand characteristics; and
• define future research needs and recommendations for new EU policies based on the proposed strategies and guidelines.

Participating regions
Seven well-known European regions with proven seasonal peaks participate in the project:

1. Balearic Islands, Spain
2. South-West France
3. Öland, Sweden
4. Chalkidiki region, Greece
5. Ischia Island, Italy
6. Logarska dolina, Slovenia
7. Lake Balaton, Hungary

Expected impacts
The results of the project will help the local transport or other agencies to apply strategies, policies and measures adapted to the local conditions and to handle the varying transport demand.  Additional expected impacts are:

• Contribution towards increased acceptance and use of new solutions and technologies within the transport sector.
• Indirect contribution towards a reduction of CO2, other traffic induced pollutant emissions and noise in compliance with EU legislation.
• Efficient energy use in transport and increase of road safety.
• Provision of optimized transport systems and mobility services.
• Encouragement of collaboration and synergies between organizations and regions in order to meet varying transport demand.
• Encouragement of public-private partnerships (e.g. transport operators, public works administration, municipalities, private tourist agencies, etc.) in those regions for the mutual benefit.
• Stimulation of more active participation of the numerous SMEs acting in the regions with varying transport demand towards the definition of sustainable solutions.

Implementation of New Services

Mobility management for schools in the municipality of Kalamaria
(Promotion of sustainable transport modes)

Kalamaria is the second largest municipality of the city of Thessaloniki, with more than 120.000 inhabitants and it is located at the eastern part of the city.

In the municipality there are 44 primary and 18 secondary schools.

The population of the municipality has the following mobility options:

1. Private vehicles
2. Walking
3. City busses (there are 3 bus lines, connecting the municipality with the centre of the city)
4. Local-municipal buses (there is one local line)
5. Taxis
6. Motorbikes
7. Bicycles

Pupils of primary schools usually use the following transport modes:

1. Walking
2. Private vehicles

and  Students of secondary schools:

1. Walking
2. City busses
3. Local (municipal) buses
4. Private vehicles
5. Bicycles

The local-municipal busses are free of charge and the student’s city-bus ticket, costs 50% of the usual ticket.

The Regional Energy Agency of Central Macedonia (REACM) – ANATOLIKI S.A. implemented new services to promote more sustainable transport modes, focusing on “Mobility Management for schools”.

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MORE INTELLIGENT ENERGY

To use olive oil production residues for renewable energy purposes is the main objective of the MORE project.

This project actually aims at creating and developing a stable olive-residues-to-energy market, also by means of specific training and awareness activities.

Both the analysis and best practices exchange activities are focused on the definition of a methodology to identify the best solutions in terms of dimension, employed technology, costs and management skills, in order to satisfy the different olive oil production realities throughout Europe.

The MORE project involves 5 olive-oil producers European Countries: namely Italy, Spain, Greece, Slovenia and Croatia, represented by the institutions and organisations the partnership is made of.

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