Connected Cities

Programme 2000 - 2006 Interreg IIIC West

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

European citizens travel much further to work and leisure facilities today than in the past. Despite bringing benefits, this huge increase in mobility has led to traffic congestion and pollution, holding back efforts to achieve sustainable development. Public transport can form the basis of more sustainable approaches to mobility. However, the mismatch between older public transport networks and much more modern patterns of city development make trains, trams and buses impractical for many commuters. Decision-makers must integrate transport policy and urban planning into comprehensive strategies for sustainable mobility if they wish to provide genuine alternatives to the car. Connected Cities seeks to develop an overall framework for regional and local sustainable mobility policies. The project aims to use experience gained from existing successes in some partner regions to provide cities and towns with superior public transport networks and high quality, safe urban spaces accessible to the disabled.

Achievements (EN):

Achievements so far The Connected Cities (CC) network organised showcase workshops on the links between sustainable mobility and urban/regional development in the Netherlands, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, UK and France: 1) Transport Development in Zuid-Holland (Stedenbaan), 2) a sustainable connections within the Eindhoven, Leuven, Aachen Triangle, 3) para-transit in Philippi providing mobility in remote areas, 4) the Dipole Volos-Larissa in Thessaly aimed at building a new urban system in Thessaly, 5) Harbour (re)development in Volos, 6) Urban developments in Patras, 7) Mobility in Covilhã, a mountain town, 8) Cybercar as alternative transport in cities, 9) Mobility issues in La Sagra caused by the metropolitan growth of the Madrid region 10) the Freight Village in Jesi, 11) Axis Ancona-Jesi-Fabriano, part of a Strategic Territorial Platform in Italy, 12/13) Business Travel Plans, Travel Demand Management in London. 14/15/16) Sustainable mobility for Sénart and the Carré in Sénart. Seven interregional events were organised in Brussels (Dec 2005), Portaria/Volos (June 2006), Covilhã (Oct 2006), Toledo (Jan 2007), Ancona (Apr 2007), London (Sept 2007) and Sénart/Paris (Nov 2007). The events combined steering group meetings, conferences, showcase workshops and field trips. Activities included participants from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and Kosovo. The conferences highlighted important background perspectives of the Stedenbaan concept, the Free Public Transport policy, the use of underground space, sustainable mobility in the Eindhoven, Leuven, Aachen triangle, national spatial planning policies in Greece, paratransit, harbour development and dipoles, mobility in mountainous cities, car clubs, e-bikes and cybercars, mobility issues in La Sagra, the Toledo Light Rail, aspects of the Italian strategic territorial platforms, Travel Demand management and the issues that New Towns like Sénart face. The conferences were combined with field trips to the Phileas BRT in Eindhoven, Perugia’s parking policy, its MiniMetro-project and to the Thames Gateway with its Fastrack BRT. In Covilhã CC a cybercar road show was organised. CC published a special magazine: the Nova Terra. Five issues have been published, each including six articles reporting on the issues and practices exchanged in the network. A web-site (connectedcities.eu) offers still digital copies of reports, presentations, the magazines and even videos. A guide to good practice is developed. Over 15 fact sheets are communicated through the web-site. The events in Brussels, Portaria/Volos, Covilhã, Toledo, Italy, the United Kingdom and France were communicated through press releases resulting in web- and newspaper articles throughout Europe. A Quality Team consisting of prominent members of the European Council of Spatial Planners (ECTP) took actively part in the activities and continue to monitor the project as a whole.

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Urban development Transport and mobility Rural and peripheral development

Partners (25)

Lead Partner: Delft University of Technology

Address: Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, Netherlands

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Hafen City Universität Hamburg (HCU)

Name: Hafen City Universität Hamburg (HCU)

Address: Schwarzenbergstrasse 95, D21071 Hamburg, Germany

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ANAPTYXIAKI ETAIREIA MAGNESIAS (ANEM)

Name: ANAPTYXIAKI ETAIREIA MAGNESIAS (ANEM)

Address: Larissis, @ Volos, Greece

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Centrum Ondergronds Bouwen

Name: Centrum Ondergronds Bouwen

Address: Büchnerweg 1 / PO BOX 420, 2800 AK Gouda, Netherlands

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Município da Covilhã

Name: Município da Covilhã

Address: Praça do Município, 6200-151 Covilh, Portugal

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DIMOS PHILIPON

Name: DIMOS PHILIPON

Address: 28th October str. 50, GR640 03 Krinides, Greece

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PERIFEREIA THESSALIAS

Name: PERIFEREIA THESSALIAS

Address: SOKRATOUS 111, @ LARISSA, Greece

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Ecole des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris (EIVP)

Name: Ecole des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris (EIVP)

Address: 57 Boulevard Saint Germain, 75 005 Paris, France

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Comune di Ferrara

Name: Comune di Ferrara

Address: Via Boccalone 19, @ Ferrara, Italy

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Comune di Ancona

Name: Comune di Ancona

Address: P.za XXIV Maggio, 1, @ Ancona, Italy

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Samenwerkingsverband regio Eindhoven (SRE)

Name: Samenwerkingsverband regio Eindhoven (SRE)

Address: Keizer Karel V singel 8, 5615 PE Eindhoven, Netherlands

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Anaptyxiaki dimotiki epixeirisi Patras-ADEP

Name: Anaptyxiaki dimotiki epixeirisi Patras-ADEP

Address: El.Venizelou 38 & Solomou str., GR-26333 Patras, Greece

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Instituto Pedro Nunes - Ass. P/ Inov. E Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia

Name: Instituto Pedro Nunes - Ass. P/ Inov. E Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia

Address: R. Pedro Nunes, 3030 199 Coimbra, Portugal

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STUVA - Studiengesellschaft für unterirdische Verkehrsanlagen e.V

Name: STUVA - Studiengesellschaft für unterirdische Verkehrsanlagen e.V

Address: Mathias-Brüggen-Str. 41, 50827 Köln, Germany

Legal status: public

PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS

Name: PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS

Address: Pedion Areos, @ Volos, Greece

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TNO Ruimte en Infrastructuur

Name: TNO Ruimte en Infrastructuur

Address: Van Mourik Broekmanweg 6 / PO Box 49, 2600 AA Delft, Netherlands

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AYUNTAMIENTO DE TOLEDO

Name: AYUNTAMIENTO DE TOLEDO

Address: PLAZA DEL CONSISTORIO 1, @ TOLEDO, Spain

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OBSCINA KARDJALI

Name: OBSCINA KARDJALI

Address: 41 Bulgaria blvd, @ Kardjali, Bulgaria

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European New Towns Platform (ENTP)

Name: European New Towns Platform (ENTP)

Address: Rue des Comédiens 16/22, @ Brussels, Belgium

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Universiteit Gent / Fac. Toegepaste Wetenschappen / Architectuur en Stedenbouw

Name: Universiteit Gent / Fac. Toegepaste Wetenschappen / Architectuur en Stedenbouw

Address: Jozef Plateaustraat 22, @ Gent, Belgium

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South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)

Name: South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)

Address: Cross Lanes, GU1 1YA Guildford, United Kingdom

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FEDERACIÓN DE MUNICIPIOS Y PROVINCIAS DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA

Name: FEDERACIÓN DE MUNICIPIOS Y PROVINCIAS DE CASTILLA-LA MANCHA

Address: PLAZA DEL CONSISTORIO 1, @ TOLEDO, Spain

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San de Sénart

Name: San de Sénart

Address: 100 rue de Paris, 77567 Lieu Lieusaint, France

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Bristol City Council

Name: Bristol City Council

Address: Wilder House, Wilder Street, BS2 8PH Bristol, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Transport for London (left the project on 30.06.2021)

Name: Transport for London (left the project on 30.06.2021)

Address: 42-50 Victoria Street, SW1H 0TL London, United Kingdom

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