Mobility Culture in the Baltic Sea Area -MoCuBa-

Programme 2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

All BSR cities and regions suffer from severe transport problems. Most of existing strategies to tackle congestion, environmental problems and as well the question of energy supply focus on mainly technical solutions. ‘Mobility Culture’ describes the rather non-technical aspects for the necessary behavioural change: The image of certain transport modes is at least as important for the choice of transport modes as the technical infrastructure – not yet sufficiently subject of transport planning and urban development. Especially in the new member states of the EU the role of the car as a symbol should not be underestimated. Many strategic plans and also political papers address the behavioural aspects of modal choice in the analysis as a need for further actions. There are many emotional aspects to be considered - also to strengthen walking, cycling and Public Transport. Car-Sharing is very successfully developed as a key supplement to Public Transport in Germany, etc. – still difficult to transfer due to rather emotional barriers and lack of information. In MoCuBa 16 partners from eight cities in six countries were involved: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Lithuania and Germany. Many of the partners are part of city administrations but there are also Public Transport (PT) companies and authorities, a health insurance, a cycling association (NGO) and a foundation (NGO). Intermodal co-operation within environmentally friendly modes requires overcoming “old” understanding of the (competitive) role of transport operators. Many decision-makers / stakeholders are not fully aware of ‘mobility culture’ and therefore do not integrate sufficiently these aspects into strategic planning decisions. Problems like congestion, air quality, accidents, costs of transport infrastructure, urban sprawl, dependence on mineral oil, CO2 emissions etc. require a new mobility culture.

Achievements (EN):

MoCuBa has delivered pilot actions in the field of strategic planning, healthy city plans, regional PT integration, intermodal co-operation and electronic ticketing, Car-Sharing services, cycling and walking – in order to start a process of supporting the sustainable modes more efficiently based on a better understanding of emotional factors and to start a public and political debate. Awareness and dissemination actions accompanied the pilot measures of the three MoCuBa WPs (strategic planning, public transport, soft modes) in all sites. A behavioural change and a reduction on car-dependence through highly efficient services and structures – maintaining a high level of mobility - is not yet main-stream but will lead to more social inclusion, less consumption of resources and a more stable economy.

Thematic information

Multimodal transport Transport and mobility Community integration and common identity

Partners (18)

Lead Partner: City of Bremen

Address: Ansgaritorstr. 2, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Weser Ems Bus Company

Name: Weser Ems Bus Company

Address: 28195 Bremen, Germany

Legal status: n/a

ZVBN - Regional Authority for Public Transport Bremen-Lower Saxony

Name: ZVBN - Regional Authority for Public Transport Bremen-Lower Saxony

Address: 28199 Bremen, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Klaipeda city municipality

Name: Klaipeda city municipality

Address: 93252 Klaipeda, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

City of Vilnius / Vilnius Healthy City Bureau

Name: City of Vilnius / Vilnius Healthy City Bureau

Address: 09601 Vilnius, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Foundation for Civil Engineenring Development

Name: Foundation for Civil Engineenring Development

Address: 80-952 Gdasnk, Poland

Legal status: n/a

City of Gdansk

Name: City of Gdansk

Address: 80-803 Gdansk, Poland

Legal status: n/a

Lunds kommun

Name: Lunds kommun

Address: 22100 Lund, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Kaunas city municipality

Name: Kaunas city municipality

Address: 44251 Kaunas, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Klaipeda Public Transport Authority

Name: Klaipeda Public Transport Authority

Address: LT-93252 Klaipeda, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV)

Name: Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV)

Address: 00521 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: n/a

Odense University Hospital

Name: Odense University Hospital

Address: 5000 Odense C, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

City of Odense

Name: City of Odense

Address: 5100 Odense C, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

Odense Turist Agency

Name: Odense Turist Agency

Address: 5000 Odense, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

The Foundation Fyntour

Name: The Foundation Fyntour

Address: 5260 Odense S, Denmark

Legal status: n/a

BSAG / Bremen Public Transport Company

Name: BSAG / Bremen Public Transport Company

Address: 28199 Bremen, Germany

Legal status: n/a

ADFC German Cyclist Federation Bremen Branch

Name: ADFC German Cyclist Federation Bremen Branch

Address: 28195 Bremen, Germany

Legal status: n/a

AOK Health Insurance / Bremen

Name: AOK Health Insurance / Bremen

Address: 28079 Bremen, Germany

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): Mobility Culture in the Baltic Sea Area -MoCuBa-

Project acronym: MoCuBa

Project start date: 2005-12-10

Project end date: 2007-12-09

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 539 414.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 840 109.59

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Financing programme

2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2019-07-08

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

136 / 136 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

3 143 / 3 143 (100%)

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Mobility Culture in the Baltic Sea Area -MoCuBa-

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