MATCH-UP

Project code: PGI05382

Programme: INTERREG EUROPE

Call: 3rd call 2017 (P.A. 3.1)

EU regions are experiencing growing levels of air pollution, CO2 emissions and traffic congestion. In a situation of a general lack of financial resources for big infrastructural investments, the development of sustainable multimodal mobility becomes one of the EU’s major challenges. To be more efficient, mobility systems require greater integration at the territorial level. Therefore, to overcome the current barriers, EU regions need integrated strategies promoting an effective modal interchange and a higher integration between land use and transport planning processes.

The MATCH-UP project focuses on the optimisation of the places where people change transport modes. By considering four main types of low-carbon means of transport (Walking/cycling; Rail transport; Public transport; Green vehicles), MATCH-UP aims to achieve significant improvements of modal interchange in four countries (IE, DE, PT, RO).

The overall objective is to embed multimodal mobility strategies into the Project Partners’ policy instruments (i.e. two ROPs funded by Structural Funds and two local policies) by defining design requirements for interchange nodes and transport services for managing and coordinating the interchange, and by developing tools and methods to assess different policies and design scenarios and to define the priority level of multimodal actions.

The interregional and multilevel exchange of experience through various activities such as staff exchanges, site visits and the involvement of local stakeholder groups (e.g. policymakers, managing authorities, transport service providers) will increase skills and knowledge among policymakers and other public administration staff, thus influencing their capacity to promote new initiatives towards sustainable mobility.

In addition to Project Partners and local stakeholder groups, MATCH-UP will reach out to other target groups through local dissemination activities such as mobility cafés and interregional public conferences.

Project duration

06.2018 - 11.2022

Department scientific supervisor

Simona TONDELLI

Coordinator

Alma Mater – Università di Bologna (Simona TONDELLI)

Partnership

The Southern Regional Assembly, Ireland

County of Northeim

Municipality of Funchal

Timisoara Municipality

Budget