Project idea for the 15mC Topic 2 - Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors

Keywords:

1. Digitalization of public transport

2. Perceived accessibility and modal behaviour

3. GTFS / GTFS-Realtime data

The project proposal starts from a testable question: to what extent does digitalizing the public transport service — by increasing the visibility of the service offer, without modifying the physical infrastructure — measurably increase the usage rate in a small-to-medium-sized Functional Urban Area (FUA)?

General objective

Exploring the contribution of reducing informational barriers to creating the conditions necessary for more informed and more sustainable mobility choices, through the development and evaluation of an integrated metropolitan public transport information ecosystem, leveraging existing investments in mobility infrastructure.

Specific objectives

SO1. Identifying and characterizing the informational barriers that limit the perceived accessibility and attractiveness of public transport in the Baia Mare Functional Urban Area, through the development and application of a before-and-after evaluation tool for the intervention.

SO2. Developing an interoperable mobility data infrastructure, based on integrating existing GPS/AVL data flows and publishing them under the GTFS and GTFS-Realtime standards.

SO3. Developing a single metropolitan public transport information platform, offering updated and integrated information for the entire territory of the Functional Urban Area.

SO4. Evaluating the effects of the intervention on the perceived accessibility of information and on the attractiveness of public transport, through a comparative baseline–endline analysis.

SO5. Developing a replicable mobility data governance model, intended for authorities responsible for organizing public transport in other European Functional Urban Areas.

We are looking for:

1. Main applicant

2. Academic partner

3. Technical institute.