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During the launch meeting the participants
split up into working groups to focus on special topics within smaller groups.
Currently there are six working groups, mostly dealing with public transport.
The working groups meet four times for site visits
where they experience examples of best practice within their topic. The results
of the working groups will be presented at the annual
conference and can be downloaded here.
New working groups are foreseen to be included in the future to cover other
topics (e.g. cycling, children’s journeys, etc.). To view the results of the
previous year’s working groups (pilot project) click here.
To date six working groups have been formed:
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Working group
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Participants
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Intelligent
transportation systems (ITS) and services for citizens
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Bucharest, Liberec/Jablonec nad Nisou, Oulu,
San Sebastian
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Contracts and quality management
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Brno, Ceske
Budejovice, Helsinki, Munich, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Oberhavel
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Benchmarking the special needs of different user groups (accessibility)
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Antwerp, Beja, Ile-de-France,
Nottingham, Walloon Region
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Interchange and
intermodal transport
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Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Brussels-Capital
Region, Budapest, Edinburgh, Emilia-Romagna, Genoa, Ile-de-France, Kostelec,
Madrid, Most/Litvinov, Prague, Seville, Strathclyde, Walloon Region, West
Yorkshire
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Improving the
attractiveness of public transport
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Athens, Bristol, Cambridgeshire,
Clermont-Ferrand, Lucca, Merseyside,
Rome, Terni
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Citizens’ perception of
transport services and offer
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Bucharest,
Budapest, Cambridgeshire, Helsinki, Nottingham
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Working group on
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
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Question
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How can we use ITS cost-effectively to provide better information for
public transport travellers and smoothly integrated ticketing?
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Topics
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 Public transport and traveller information systems
Integrated ticketing systems
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Participants
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Bucharest, Hampshire, Liberec/Jablonec nad Nisou, Oulu, San Sebastian
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Co-ordinator
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Martin Culik,
Liberec
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Experts
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Paul Riley, Babtie
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PMO
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Henry Britton
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Meetings
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19-20 April 2001, Brussels
4-15 June 2001, Liberec/Jablonec nad Nisou
7-8 September 2001, Oulu
19-20 November 2001, Gothenburg
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Working group on
Contracts and Quality management
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Question
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How can we design and manage contracts to deliver quality and value for money
in a way that addresses local needs?
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Topics
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Quality management, value for money
Tendering rules
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Participants
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Brno, Ceske Budejovice,
Helsinki, Munich, Oberspreewald-Lausitz,
Oberhavel
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Co-ordinator
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Jochen Schneider, Brandenburg
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Experts
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Bill Clarke, OGM
Christoph Schaaffkamp, Hamburg Public
Transport Agency, Competence Center Competition
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PMO
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Kai Dahme
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Meetings
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19-20 April 2001, Brussels
14-15 June 2001, Brandenburg
6-7 September 2001, Helsinki
11-12 October 2001, Ceske Budejovice
8-9 November 2001, Munich
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Working group on
Benchmarking the special needs of different user groups (accessibility)
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Question
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How can we include the needs of different user groups into the public
transport planning process?
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Topics
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Comparing the accessibility opportunities for normal users and users
with special needs
Benchmarking the "accessibility gap"
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Participants
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Antwerp, Beja, Ile-de-France,
Nottingham, Walloon Region
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Co-ordinator
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Rudolf Barth, Working Group of
Consumer Associations
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PMO
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Kai Dahme
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Meetings
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19-20 April 2001, Brussels
7-8 June 2001, Paris
3-4 September 2001, Zurich
15-16 November 2001, Sweden
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Working group on
Interchange and intermodal transport
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Question
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How can we provide better services for citizens when they make journeys
that involve interchange?
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Topics
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Physical design of interchanges
Integration of services and traveller information
Rural transport and regional transport
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Participants
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Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Brussels-Capital Region, Budapest, Edinburgh,
Emilia-Romagna, Genoa, Kostelec, Madrid, Most/Litvinov, Prague, Seville,
Strathclyde, Walloon Region, West Yorkshire
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Co-ordinator
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Mark Finer, West
Yorkshire or Erik Lachmann, Berlin
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Experts
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Jan Kasik, DHV Czech Republic
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PMO
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Henry Britton
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Meetings
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19-20 April, Brussels
11-12 June, Prague
8-9 October, Glasgow
5-6 November, Madrid
10-11 December, Berlin
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Working group on
Improving the attractiveness of public transport
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Question
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What is the most cost-effective approach for investment in zero/low emission
vehicles (from user and environmental point of view)? What are the most effective (mix) of soft measures to increase the satisfaction/
patronage of specific customers/potential users?
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Topics
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Clean vehicles: examine technological solutions and find ways of
sorting out problems to reduce pollution and integrate existing solutions;
find out about ways of attracting people to use public transport with
"soft measures" and reduce the impact of the pollution with
alternative vehicles. The role of clean vehicles in increasing the
attractiveness of public transport.
Vehicle priority and dedicated sites, fleet management
Marketing strategies and measures to increase the use of public
transport
Passenger Information systems: what is the effectiveness of public
transport information systems in increasing patronage?
Added value services: what mixture of added value (soft) measures can
most effectively increase public transport use?
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Participants
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Athens, Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Clermont-Ferrand, Lucca, Merseyside, Rome, Terni
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Co-ordinator
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Paul Cook,
Cambridgeshire
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Experts
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Robert Stüssi, Amerlis
Petra Mollet, UITP
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PMO
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Anne Storz
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Meetings
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19-20 April, Brussels
13 June, Paris
28-29 October, Barcelona
9-11 December, Orvieto/Rome
21 January 2002, Vienna
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Working group on the
Citizens’ perception of transport services and offer
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Question
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How to measure the citizens‘ perception of transport services through
qualitative surveys?
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Topics
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Qualitative surveys (opinion research)
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Participants
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Bucharest, Budapest, Cambridgeshire, Helsinki, Nottingham
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Co-ordinator
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Mohammed Haider,
Nottingham
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Experts
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Nadège
Comhaire, INRA-Europe
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PMO
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Henry Britton
Kai Dahme
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Meetings
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13-14 September, Brussels
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