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Authorities
The initiative is open to municipalities, districts (sub-regional
administrations), regions, as well as public or semi-public bodies having
responsibility for transport (transport organising authorities, public
transport executives) from the following countries:
Countries
- Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Portugal, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United
Kingdom
- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway Switzerland
- Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Urban and regional focus
The initiative does not just focus on urban issues – it also deals with
questions relating to rural and regional transport. Rural regions or
low-density areas as well as small towns or peripheral areas are therefore
particularly welcome to take part.
Rules for participation
Authorities taking part in the initiative need to agree to:
- Carry out each of the steps
described above (see activities), and give enough
staff time to this (approximately 40 to 60 person-days)
- Make one person the local co-ordinator, and ask him/her to stay with the
project from beginning to end (this person should be able to speak a second
language – usually English, French, or German –, at least to a basic level)
- Organise a local reference group, so that results are established through
local agreement and not simply the point of view of one person or organisation
- Present the local situation as it really is (remember – this is about making
your own area’s local transport system better, it is not a beauty contest)
- Use electronic mail for communication (otherwise, the process takes too much
time)
- Answer most of the questions in the performance comparison exercise
- Accept the results being placed in the public domain
- Pay their own travel and subsistence costs
- Welcome and organise at least one visit from another working group, so that
they can learn about good practice in your area
The participating local/regional authorities do not receive any direct
financial support from the EU, though effective administrative and scientific
support is provided at all times by the project management office for
assistance during the self-assessment of performance and the organisation of
the working group meetings and site visits.
It is possible for participating cities and regions to delegate part of the
data collection work to external subcontractors.
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