Dear READER,Welcome to the second electronic newsletter of the ATTAC Project. Through this method, the project partners intend to dissemi-nate the interim results and share information on project activities as well as experiences with local stakeholders from the ATTAC cities. The ATTAC Newsletter will be issued regularly, but it might not give a complete picture of the project. For more informa-tion please visit our website at www.attacproject.eu.We hope to stir your interest in our activities.

With kind regards,

ATTAC Team

In this issue:

• Overview-EUMobilityWeekinallpartnerlocations

• DetailedreportsaboutautumnEuropeanMobilityWeekevents:o MiskolcHoldingPlc.participatedinEMW,Hungaryo 2ndMobilityForum-PalazzoLiMadou,RegionalGovernmentpalace,Anconao EventfuldaysinOradea o Successful campaign in Burgaso EMW2012inMariboro Thessaloniki,Greece

EU Mobility Week in all partner locationsTheEuropeanMobilityWeek(EMW)campaignrepresentedtheperfectopportunitytopresentsustainablealternativestociti-zens,toexplainthechallengesthatcitiesandtownsarefacinginordertoinducebehavioralchangeandmakeprogresstowardscreatingamoresustainabletransportstrategyforEurope.Theeventwasanexcellentoccasionforembeddingintheterritoryand in the local stakeholders a way of thinking about sustainable travelling showcasing the ATTAC results. In this context, several ATTACpartners(BurgasMunicipality,MarcheRegion,MiskolcHolding,OradeaLocalTransportCompany,ThessalonikiPublicTransportAuthority,UniversityofMaribor)introducedprojectresultsrelatedtosustainableurbantravellingtodecision-makers,transport operators and other relevant stakeholders.Duringthis importantevent,severalactivitiessupportedbytheATTACprojectwerecarriedoutbythepartnersinvolved:theMobilityForumswiththeaimtopresenttotherelevantstakeholderssustainablepublictransportsideas,differentmediaappear-ance, press conferences, questionnaires on public transport, short movies, awareness campaigns, handover of ATTAC gadgets, etc.

Miskolc Holding Plc. participated in EMW, HungaryItwasthefirsttimethatMiskolcHoldingPlc.hadeverparticipatedinthepreparationandorganisationoflocalEMWactivitiesincooperationwiththelocalauthorityandthecivilsoci-ety.EuropeanMobilityWeekhaslongstandingtraditioninMiskolc,sothenATTACLPTeamdecided to cooperate with local organisers from the very beginning. Accordingly, we have managedtoefficientlyintegrateATTACideasintothemainstreamoflocalanddailyopera-tions.Miskolc Mobility Week began with a competition be-tween various methods of transportation to reach a givendestination(drivingacarversuscyclingandtheus-

ingofpublictransport)followedbybreakfastforcitizenstravellingbybicycletotheCityHallSquare.Astheattachedpictureshows,traditionallycyclistshavearrivedfirsttothefinish.FromDaytwotodayfour,Mobilitydayshavebeenorganisedineachcitydistrictinordertoreachmorecitizen’sattention.Ineverydistrictmobilityday,ahealthybreakfastwasofferedto people travelling by bicycle to school or their workplace. In one of the districts the number

ofparticipantsreached600atatimeandingeneralelectricbikestandswerethemostvisited.The„InTownwithoutMyCar”DaytookplaceonSaturday22ndSeptemberandwasagreatsuccess, many families came to enjoy the special activities that took place during the day, such asthesightseeingontheveteranbus(IKARUS620)thatwasrunningtravellingaroundthecityonce every hour.Street Forum introducing/showcasing running of PT projects within the city took place in the afternoon,duringwhichATTACprojectsand its localoutcomes(MobilityForumsandSUMPprocess,DRTpilotproject)werealsopresented.Theinteractionbetweenthespeakersandthe

attendees at the lectures were thought provoking and generated a very lively Q&A session.Thedaywasrounded-offbythetraditionalCriticalMassbikeparadewithnearly700participantsliftingtheirbikeattheend.

Main activities of the European Mobility Week 2012 in Miskolc were:

• IntroductionofMiskolcEMWactivitiesthroughmassmedia

oAdvertisinginMiskolcJournal

oPublicationintheVideotextofMiskolcTelevision

oPublicationonMINAPnewsportal

oSpotadvertisinginMiskolcTelevision

o1PRinterview,1radiogameshowand20advertisementsinFMRadioMiskolc

• TwopressconferencesEnsuringpublicityfortheone-weekevent

oPressBreakfast,informaldiscussionaboutATTACprojectanditssupportprovidedforlocalEMWorganisers

oOfficialEMWconference,presentationofATTACprojectanditslocaloutcomes

• Popularisationofalternativetransportmodes

oHostingastandduringthecitydistrict-MobilityDays

o„InTownwithoutMyCar”Daywithtransportationtestsanddrawnonthestreet“whatsustainablemobilitydoes meanforyou”

o Further programs in the city districtmobility days: breakfast for cyclers; scoringgames (for nursery-, elemen-tary-andhighschoolstudents);exhibitionoftransportationhistoryCriticalMassforchildren,exhibitionofthe electricbicycle;ecologicalfootprintcalculation.

oInthecitycentre:Siteseeingbyhybridbus;CriticalMass;StreetForum,introductionofrunningprojects.

oOfferingBreakfastforcyclersondifferentlocations

• IntroductionofATTACprojecttocitizensfocusingonlocaloutcomes

oOpenDayatlocalPToperator(ExhibitionofATTACpostersintheveteranbus,Veteranbusservice,Vehicleand photo exhibition, Tests, Competition.

oMobilityForum:introductionofrunningprojectsaimedatthesustainabledevelopmentofpublictransportin Miskolc

• Communicationmaterials:Brochure,Posters,Molino,Balloons,T-shirts,Reflectivebands,Memorysticksandpens with ATTAC logo.

2nd Mobility Forum - Palazzo Li Madou, Regional Government palace, AnconaMarcheRegionand theRegionalTransportDepartmentorganized the2ndMobilityForumon theoccasionof theEuropeanMobilityWeek,inordertoensureawidedisseminationoftheATTACprojectanditsdeliverables.Themeetinghasbeenheldby

Mr.SergioStrali(headofTransportServiceDepartmentoftheMarcheRegion),whogavethe input to start a discussion with national and local authorities in order to disseminate theimportantresultsoftheEuropeanprograms.MrStralihasfacedtheissuesregardingtheinfomobilitysystemsandelectronicticketing.Hehighlightedwhattoexpectinthenearfutureregardingthetransportsector:itwillbenecessarytofullyoptimizethenet-work amidst the global decline in economic resources. The large numbers of participants weremainlyrepresentativesoflocalpublicauthorities(ProvincesandMunicipalities),LPtransport operators, voluntary associations, external expert consultants and other pri-vate consultants.

TheATTACprojectgavetoitspartnerthechanceoforganisingtheevent“Trasportiamoci”andtheMobilityForumwiththelocalstakeholdersandlocalpublicbodies’representatives.Theforum focused on the subjects related to the integrated ticketing and the monitoring system ofLPTfleetsintheMarcheRegion.Ithasillustratedtheimpactsthattheimplementationofsuchsystemswillhaveontheterritory.Startingfromtheidentifiedcasestudiesanalysedinthe ATTAC project, the advantages that a smart ticketing system may bring for both the public administration and users of the transport service have been illustrated. Corresponding at the expectationsoftheATTACpilot,duringthedevelopmentphaseinMarcheRegion,thecapa-bilitiesofanintegratedticketingsystemforthebenefitofmanyserviceshavebeenpresented.The2ndMobilityForumwasaimedatdisseminatingATTAC’sresultsandMarcheRegion’sbestpracticesamonglocalstakehold-ers.MarcheRegiondelivereddocuments relatedtoATTACprojectandfreegifts to theparticipantsandseveralexamplesofsustainablemobilitywereprovidedtotheconferencemembers.MarcheRegion7representativesexplainedsomeissuesrelatingto the ATTAC project and its coherence with regional transport policies.

The following material has been broken down for project dissemination:

• MarcheRegionandthelocalpresscontributedtothedisseminationandcirculationofthenewsworthyeventofthe MobilityForum.ThiswasmadepossiblethroughthepublicationofanarticleontheMarcheRegion’swebsiteofthe EuropeanMobilityWeek.

• SmartcardswithQRcodeandlinktotheATTAC’swebpage

• Notebooksandfoldershavebeenprintedandwheredistributedattheforum

Eventful days in OradeaWithin the EMW the following activities were implemented: ConferenceofEuropeanMobilityWeek -At theeventparticipatingwereallof the lo-calmediaformsthatrepresentedthecityandotherparticipants.Duringtheeventtheimportance of mobility week was presented by the project ATTAC, and the list of the ac-tivities during mobility week. After the event many newspapers published articles about mobility week. AspecialbiketrialeventwasorganizedonedaybeforetheEuropeanMobilityWeek,asan introductiondaynamed“0”whatdemonstratedthe importanceofusingabicycle.PeopleparticipatedfromthewholeofRomaniaandHungary.Communicationsessionsonpublictransport-TheeventwasorganizedinthelibraryoftheUniversityofOradea.Threepresenta-tionspopularizedthemobilitybylocaltransportandtheATTACproject.Duringtheeventunderlinedwerethedifficultiesrelatedto urban mobility and the importance of public transport services.OpenDayattheOradeaLocalTransportCompany-Thecompanywasopenalldayforvisitorgroups.Duringtheopendaythebuild-ings were visited mostly by groups of children. The visitors could look around guided by company workers. They could visit the storage facilities, look at the vehicles, the reparation hall, the administrative buildings, and they were also informed about the ATTAC project. MobilityForum-The3rd.Mobilityforumwasorganized.Participantsweremostlyfromtheuniversity,localstakeholdersandrepresentativesofthecountycouncil,theRomaniaRoadAuthority,thePrefectureofBiharCounty,andmanyotherparticipants.Competitionamongmobilitybycycling,publictransportandcar-Acompetitionwasorganizedbetweenabicycle,variousformsofpublictransportandacar.TheyhadtousethesamerouteandOTLRAcalculatedthetravelingtime.Thetravelingtimeandtravelingcostswerecomparedandwerechosenbythemostefficienttransportmethod.Carwasthefastest,bicyclewasthecheapest,andpublictransportwasthemostefficienttakinginconsiderationthetravelingtimeandcosts.Citytourbybike-AttheendoftheEMWwasorganizedacommontourofthecitybybike.Attheeventmorethan400peopletook part with a bicycle in all age categories. Participants got promotional materials with ATTAC logo and made a tour of the city. TheMunicipalityofOradea,OradeaMetropolitanArea,OTLRAandotherinstitutionsalsoparticipatedatthesamebicycleride.

• ThefollowingcommunicationmaterialswithATTAClogoweredisseminated: o Flyers o Conference maps o PensoReflectivevestsoMemorysticks o Banners o Information board

Successful campaign in BurgasThe campaign started with a mass marathon from the most popular and visiblepointofthecity-thecentralsquare“Troikata”.Itpassedthroughthemajorpedestrianstreets“Alexandrovska”and“Bogoridi”ensuringthehighestvisibilityandvoluntarycitizenparticipation.AllparticipantsgotpromotionalT-shirtswiththecampaign’slogoandcouldusethere-laxationgreenzonewithfreewi-fiaccess.

Participants alsogot theopportunity to see aRetrobus exhibit posi-tionedinanoldgraffitidesignedbusshowingthehistoryofPublictrans-portinBurgas.TheyfilledoutaquestionnaireonPTservicesplannedasallweekactivities.Aninteractivecitymapcollectingcitizens’commentsandvisionsofcityzoneswillbeusedlaterintheprocessofdevelopingalocalSUMP.ApromotionalEMWcardforPTwasavailableforpurchase

atasignificantdiscount.ThePToperatorBurgasbusalsoprovidedafreeofcharge“Callandgetaride”transportserviceforpeoplewithdisabilitiestotheEMWactivities.

Theallmobilityweekeventincludedrollerbladesforrent,EMWbannersforslowingdowntrafficandreducingspeedinschooland kindergarten areas which ensure higher safety to students and children. A demonstration show on wheels included skaters andbikerswastheclosingperformanceoftheEMW.

A3rdmobilityforumgatheringlocalstakeholdersaroundtheprocessofdevelopingthelocalSUMPwasheld.FestivalstreetsthelivingcitystartedthenightofFridaywithclosedtrafficintersectionsofthepedestrianstreet“Bogoridi”whichbroughtalotoffestiveatmospherewith music performances by a brass band and street performances from the national puppet theatre.

OnSaturdayanexpositionofelectricbicycles,bikemarketandbikerepairzoneswereavail-able to cyclists promoting the alternative modes of transport and also the opportunity for amasspicnicintheMaritimegarden.Thiswasthenfollowedbyademonstrationshowonwheels which later went into a disco night on wheels which brought to a close the mobility week of events. A city bike was awarded to the winner of the photo reportage competition which was a competition that showed all the best pictures depicting the week events.

Most important activities and outputs of European Mobility Week 2012 in Burgas for popularisation of the SUMP were:

• PromotionalEMWcardforthepublictransportatsignificantdiscount

• Questionnaireonpublictransportservices(morethan200peoplefilledthequestionnaire)

• Interactivecitymapforsustainableurbanmobility“Markthespotandchangethecity”(about150peoplelefttheirrec ommendationsandsuggestionsonhowtoimproveurbanmobilityandzonesinthecity)

• Freeofcharge“Callandgetaride”transportservice

• Openmobilityforum,festivalstreetpromotingalternativemodesoftransport

• Exhibitionofelectricbicycles

• Communicationmaterials:

ospecialgraffitidesignedbusthatwasturnedintoretroexhibitduringtheEuropeanMobilityWeek

o banners were situated in schools, centre of the city and sport events

o pens, memory sticks with ATTAC logo,

oT-shirts,balloonsandposterswithEMWlogo

EMW 2012 in MariborTheUniversity ofMaribor, Faculty of civil engineering organised several activitiesandpromotioneventsduringEMW2012inMaribor.Activitiesfocusedonraisingtheawareness of travelling with environmental friendly transport modes, mutual com-munication between local professionals in transport planning, introduction of ATTAC project activities in local media and organising presentation of local public transport operatorsandon-goingandfinishedEUprojects,relatingtosoftmobilityandPublictransport.

TheredlineofAwarenesscampaignwastopresentthebenefitsanddrawbacksofpublic transport, walking, cycling and travelling with individual motorised vehicles. A

broaderaudiencewasreachedwithEMWbrochures,whichweredistrib-utedalongwith localnewspaperVečerandCity lightposters inseverallocations in and around the city centre.

The3rdmobilityforumwasorganizedduringEMW.TheaimoftheMobil-ity forum was to bring together key transport planners in the city and re-gion, to present on-going transport ideas, projects, strategies and meas-ures.ExpertlypresentedlessonslearnedduringSUMPimplementationsinLjubljanaandLjutomercities.

DuringthepressconferenceforEMWinMaribor,journalistsexpressedabiginterestforanATTACpilotinMaribor–introductionofRealtimepas-senger information. An article of the ATTAC pilot was presented on the firstpageoftheVečer(localnewspaper)Annex.

OnthesquareTrgsvobode,whereduringEMWdifferentactivitiestookplace,TheUniversityofMariborenrichedthetraditionalpresentations with public transport section. Beside Slovenian railways, local and regional PT operators presented their self for thefirsttime.Additionallyon-goingandfinishedEUprojectsonmobilityandpublictransporttopicwerepresented,toinformplanners on alternative approaches.

Main activities and outputs were:

• EMWbrochureswithprogrammeforpromoteEMW

oInvitationanddetailedinformationaboutEMWofficialprogramme,distributedto20000homes

o Additionally awareness introduction text, with helpful tool for calculating real costs of car transport

oPreferenceexampleforMariborrevealedthatitis10timescheapertotravelwithPT,thanwithcar

• CitylightpostersforPromotethebenefits(safety,environmentalfriendliness,lowercostsandsocializing)ofpublic transport

oThreedifferentCitylightpostersweredesignedtopromotebenefitsofPT.AnEMWpropagationmaterialwas used for the background.

• ArticleinlocalmediaforPromoteprojectATTACandpilotprojectinMaribor

• Mobilityforum

oWorkshopwithpresentationofon-goingEUprojectconcerningmobilityinMaribor,presentationofexperience learnedduringSUMPinLjubljanaandLjutomer,discussiononotherrelevanttransportprojectsandstrategiesinMaribor.

• PromotingPTandPTresearchwithorganiseofanewPTsectionduringEMW

Thessaloniki, GreeceThessalonikiPublicTransportAuthority (THEPTA)participated in theEuropeanMobilityWeek2012organisingaweekofactivities,takingintoconsiderationthefocaltheme.

The2ndMobilityForumoftheATTACProjecttookplaceintheCityHallwiththeotherstakehold-ersthatparticipatedinthisinitiativesuchastheMunicipalityofThessaloniki,RegionalAuthority,PedestrianAssociation,BicyclistAssociationandthePublicTransportOperator.

AftertheopeningtheprogressoftheATTACprojectwaspresentedforthefirsttimesincethelastmobilityforumandmadeextensivereferencetotheEuropeanMobilityWeek,highlightinghowsignificantthisinitiativeisforEurope.AnoptimisticSUMPscenariowasalsopresentedwithspecialattentiondrawntotheElectronicTicket,theTramwayandFlexibleTransportSystems.

Next several lectures were presented about developing and implementing a sustainable urban mobility plan and investigation and introduction of a smart and integrated ticketing and fare collection system as well as Thessaloniki tram lines. The speakers presented the progress of the SUMPfortheareaofThessaloniki,includingSWOTanalysisconcluded3+1futuremobilitysce-

nariosdevelopedandtheproposedmeasuresoftheSUMP.

The event was closed by a round the table discussion.

The most important actions implemented in EMW 2012 were:

• TVspotonSUMPpreparationandSmart&IntegratedTicketingsystem.Thefollowing12mainmeasuresofSUMP werebroadcastedtothecitizensofThessaloniki:

oIntegratedandSmartElectronicFareTicketSystemsinPublicTransportandparkingfee

oBusRapidTransit,priorityattrafficlights

oInformationandAwarenessofcitizensfordiscouragingtheuseofprivatecarandusingthe Public Transport Systems

oPromotionofTRAMsystem,complementarytotheMetrowithnewwaysoffinancing,restructuringbusroutes and accompanying urban regeneration facilities

oInterfaceTram/Metro/buswiththecreationofappropriatespacesforinterchangesandrestructuringofbusstops

oMaritimePublicTransportSystemintheThermaikosGulf

o Flexible Transit Systems

oIntegratedParkingPolicy(ParkandRide,controlparkingsystem)

oPedestrianizationandpublicspaceregeneration

o Cycle lines

o Bike Sharing System

o Congestion Charge.

• SocialMediaChannelsonSUMPproposedmeasures.AGrouphasbeencreatedonFacebooktopromotetheactions oftheATTACproject,approximately400membersjoined.

• SymposiumonSUMPforThessalonikiMetropolitanArea,asaMobilityForumofATTACSEEProjectinvolvingallstake- holders(Municipalities,RegionalAuthority,TransportOperators,Users,ResearchInstitutes).

• ExhibitionofmeasuresproposedbyourSUMP.ThisexhibitiontookplaceontheCityHalloftheMunicipalityofThessa lonikionthe18thofSeptembertillthe21stofSeptember.Onthe22ndofSeptember,the“CarFreeDay”theexhibi- tionlocatedoutdoorsinthecitycentreinordertobeaccessiblebymorecitizens.DuringthisexhibitionRoll–UpBan- nerspresentedthemeasuresthatproposedontheSUMPandapproximately1500leafletsaboutSUMPandMobility WeekdistributedtothecitizensofThessaloniki.Inallthecommunicationmaterial(Banner,Leaflet)thelogosofthe ATTAC project displayed according to the communication rules of the project. Furthermore, a number of TV spot dis- played in a TV, which is located in the exhibition. Finally, in cooperation with the Pedestrian Association of Thessa- loniki,acampaigntookplace,inwhich500busticketsofferedtocitizenswhoexchange3batteriesfor1ticket.

• ProductionofSUMPGuidelinesinGreeklanguage.

• LaunchofpublicconsultationonSmart&IntegratedTicketingproposals.Duringthe2ndMobilityForumthePublic Consultation on Smart and Integrated Ticketing System Proposals announced to the participants. The Consultation pa- perhavealreadysenttothemainstakeholdersofthecity(municipalities,regionalauthority),ministries,banks,mobile phonecompanies,mobilecommunicationcompanies,etc.Approximately,thepapersentto90stakeholdersanditis hostedintheTHEPTA’swebsite.Additionally,thestartofconsultationannouncedintheFacebookGroup,soastoat- tract more members.

• Videocompetitionon“AvisionforThessaloniki:transport,mobilityandacityimage20yearsfromnow”.Themainaim ofthecompetitionistoraisespublicawarenessofsustainablemobilitythroughtheuseofPublicTransport(OASTH), priorityforbuses,newmeansoftransport(metro,tram,marinetransportation,etc.),todiscourageprivatecaruseand cycling, to facilitate pedestrian urban facilities and reconstructions and to improve the city aesthetic.

• Theofferingof500busticketstothecitizensofThessalonikiincooperationwiththePedestrianAssociationinacam- paignofexchanging1ticketwith3batteries,mentioningtoallparticipantsthatthisisaninitiativeofTHEPTAinthe framework of the ATTAC project.

• Communicationmaterials:

oRoll-upbannersandleafletsforindicatingthemostimportantmeasuresproposedontheSUMP(locatedinCity Hallandoutdoors)

oTVspotinthechannelTV100duringEMW2012

oTwoPressReleasesdistributedtothelocalpressabouttheactionsoftheTHEPTAduringtheEMW2012

Project Partners:

LeadPartner:MiskolcHoldingPlc.,HU

P1: Modena Mobility and Local Public Transport AgencyS.p.a., IT

P2:MarcheRegionalGovernment,IT

P3:OradeaLocalTransportCompanyLtd.,RO

P4:MunicipalityofBurgas,BG

P5:CityofKosice,SK

P6:UniversityofMaribor,SI

P7:ThessalonikiPublicTransportAuthority,GR

P8:CentralEuropeanInitiative–ExecutiveSecretariat,IT

EUASP1:MunicipalityofMaribor,SI

EUASP2:TheRomanianUnionofPublicTransport,RO

EUASP3:PublicTransportCompanyKosice,SK

OP1:ICLEILocalGovernmentsforSustainability,EuropeanSecretariatLtd.,DE

OP2:EPIVATIS–GreekPublicTransportUsersAssociation,GR

OP3:BurgasbusLtd.,BG

OP4:Federmobilitá,IT

OP5: Municipality of Miskolc (dept. of Building Environ-mentandCityoperation),HU

OP6:MunicipalityofAncona,IT

The ATTAC Newsletter is produced by the ATTAC project partners,co-fundedbytheEuropeanCommissionthroughtheSEEProgramme.Thesoleresponsibilityofthispublica-tionlieswiththeauthor.MiskolcHoldingPlc.TheEuropeanUnion isnotresponsibleforanyusethatmaybemadeofthe information contained therein.

Contact:

The ATTAC international team is eager to exchange expe-riences with other projects/organisations focusing on the sustainabledevelopmentofUrbanPublicTransportationinSouthEastEuropeandbeyond.Shouldyouhaveanyenquiries regarding our project, please do not hesitate tocontacttheLeadPartnerbelow.Yourfeedbackwillbegreatly appreciated.

LeadPartner

MiskolcHoldingPlc.

ProjectManager:BeatrixSurányi

suranyi.beatrix@miskolcholding.hu

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