SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY IN MEDITERRANEAN PORT TOWNS

10.02.2017.

WHAT IS SUMPORT ABOUT? Port cities in the Mediterranean Sea face common challenges due to their social, economic and geographic characteristics, and trends affecting their areas. The MED territory is home to almost a quarter of the European population and its cities are the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. For port cities, it is crucial to plan strategically their mobility system by adopting sustainable and innovative solutions to improve the citizens’ quality of life and contribute to the city’s attractiveness for tourists. In this context, the project SUMPORT (Sustainable Urban Mobility in MED PORT cities) will increase the planning capacities on sustainable mobility of port cities through sharing of experiences, pilot actions and training activities. Indeed, SUMPORT enables participating port cities to draft or update their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), as long-term strategy documents for the future development of the city that can effectively address transport issues.

SUMPORT’S GOALS

• To improve planning capacities on sustainable mobility through training to public officials and exchange of experience among participating MED port cities;

• To test or simulate pilot actions related to sustainable mobility in the cities of: Valencia, Koper, Kotor, Durres, Limassol, Igoumenitsa;

• To elaborate, update or harmonize SUMPs in some of the participating MED port cities;

• To develop SUMPORT e-learning platform that will consolidate the experience accrued during the project’s lifetime, and put training materials and other useful tools and documents at the disposal of the wider community of practitioners of the MED area;

• To share the SUMPORT experience and ensure its replication in other similar contexts through technical events, training activities and the e-learning platform.

WHICH ARE THE SUMPORT’S ACTIVITIES?

SUMPORT tackles the issue of congestion and air pollution, aggravated by port-originated traffic, providing sustainable alternatives to individual car transport.

Participating cities will implement and simulate pilot actions benefitting directly citizens and visitors, and will evaluate the potentiality of long-term sustainable mobility planning provided by the SUMP concept.

Pilot actions and the simulation will demonstrate and test solutions for the promotion of eco-friendly urban mobility and car-independent lifestyles in MED port cities. SUMPORT will start a virtuous circle in urban mobility planning by feeding the local SUMPs with the results of concrete pilot activities. The project will share lessons learnt and results through the e-learning platform, so to inspire other cities in the MED area to bet on sustainable urban mobility and support them in smoothing the process. Specific training courses will be held in four SUMPORT cities to improve skills and competences on mobility planning.

PILOT PROJECT IN KOTOR

Creation of bicycle lane Kotor-Sv.Stasije

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