CIVINET DEUTSCHER SPRACHRAUM

TABLE OF CONTENT

1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NETWORK 3 2.1. Terms of reference 3 2.2. Support funding 3 2.3. Fee structure 3 2.4. Membership 4 2.5. Financial administration 5 2.6. Management Board 5 2.7. Political Committee 5 2.8. Links with other bodies 5 3 DISSEMINATION AND OUTREACH 7 3.1. Sustainable mobility events programme 7 3.2. Third party events 10 3.3. Website and social media 11 3.4. Newsletters 11 3.5. Communications materials 12 3.6. Media relations and advertising 13 4 SUMMARY OF 2014 ACTIVITIES 13 4.1. Impact 13 4.2. Challenge 13 5 NEW ANNUAL ACTIVITY AND BUSINESS PLAN 13

LIST OF FIGURES Table 1: Network events 8 Table 2: Third party events 10 Table 3: Newsletters 11 Table 4: Leaflets 12 Table 5: Postcards 12 Table 6: Banners and exhibition stands 12

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1 INTRODUCTION

This report summarises the activities carried out by the Management Board and the Technical Secretariat, Austrian Mobility Research, FGM-AMOR GmbH and Rupprecht Consult Forschung & Beratung GmbH, for the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum (CIVINET German language area) Network over 1 January to 31 December 2014. It has been prepared by the Technical Secretariat on behalf of the Management Board.

2 GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NETWORK

2.1 Terms of reference The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum were revised in December 2013, based on a template provided via the CAPITAL project. They were formally approved by the European Commission in June 2014. The constitution of the non-profit association CIVITAS Netzwerk für den deutschsprachigen Raum e.V. has been officially registered on 7 March 2014.

2.2 Support funding Initially launched in November 2013, the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum receives support funding from the European Commission, via the CIVITAS CAPITAL project from 1 September 2013 to 31 August 2016. The CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum Network is currently one of 10 national networks. There are nine other complementary national networks: Francophone, Italy, Netherlands & Flanders, Spain & Portugal, and UK & Ireland, Czech Republic & Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia & Croatia.

2.3 Fee structure The membership is free of charge until August 2016. The General Assembly in the year 2015 will decide about a possible membership fee for the future.

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2.4 Membership Full membership (with full voting rights) is available to all legal persons (local and national authorities, universities, public transport operators, etc) and individual persons (well-known experts in the field of urban mobility and other testimonials) from the German language area (Austria, Germany, Switzerland) having an interest in CIVITAS and the aims of the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum. As per December 2014 the 38 full members are the following:

Stadt Aachen (DE) Stadt Bielefeld (DE) Freie Hansestadt Bremen (DE) Stadt Graz (AT) Stadt Klagenfurt (AT) Stadt Köln (DE) Stadt Landshut (DE) Stadt Leoben (AT) Stadt München (DE) Stadt Wien (AT) Österreichischer Städtebund (AT) Umweltbundesamt Deutschland (DE) Bergische Universität Wuppertal (DE) FH Frankfurt am Main (DE) Leibniz Universität Hannover (DE) TU Dresden (DE) TU Kaiserlautern (DE) Wuppertal Institut (DE) AustriaTech, Vienna (AT) Chargepartner GmbH, Walldorf (DE) EcoLibro GmbH, Troisdorf (DE) Forschungsgesellschaft Mobilität gGmbH, Graz (AT) Frank Tristram Unternehmensberatung, HOLM, Frankfurt am Main (DE) Braunschweig (DE) H.Zeiser – Consultants & Engineers for ILS gGmbH, Dortmund (DE) Transport Technology, Berlin (DE) MRK GmbH, Munich (DE) NiMo e.V., Troisdorf (DE) Rupprecht Consult GmbH, Cologne SSP Consult GmbH, Stuttgart (DE) (DE) Steria Mummert Consulting GmbH, synergo, Zürich (CH) Hamburg (DE) team red – Mobilitätsmanagement, TCP International, Stuttgart (DE) Berlin (DE) Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg GmbH, Wirtschaft in Bewegung, Wiesloch (DE) Cologne (DE) Wolfsburg AG | Wolfsburg | (DE) Dr.-Ing. Wulf-Holger Arndt, Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik und TU Berlin (DE)

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2.5 Financial administration Both, FGM-AMOR and Rupprecht Consult carried out administrative activities and the Technical Secretariat from January 2014 to December 2014. Both organisations reported all costs during the Periodic Report. The Technical Secretariat is responsible for the daily financial management of the network. An elected Rechnungsprüfer (Auditor) controls all financial obligations of the association. The Auditor, who cannot be a member of the Management Board, reports to the General Assembly. The Auditor and his deputy have been selected by the General Assembly 2014 for two years:  Mr. Rainer Storch, City of Cologne  Mr. Johannes Theißen, team-red Frankfurt am Main (deputy).

2.6 Management Board The Vorstand (Management Board) consists of four people, currently coming from Austria and Germany, and is supported by a Technical Secretariat and receives advice by an Advisory Board of experts. Any member of the Network may be nominated for election to the Management Board. Nominations must carry a statement from the nominee confirming his or her willingness to serve.

The following persons have been elected at the first Annual General Assembly by all members to act as Management Board for the association for 2014 – 2015:

 Mr. Michael Glotz-Richter, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (chairman)  Mr. Gerhard Ablasser, City of Graz  Mr. Gregor Moss, City of Bielefeld  Mr. Georg Werdermann, City of Aachen The Management Board meets at least twice a year physically and keeps each other updated by e-mail and a monthly phone-conference, organised and chaired by the Technical Secretariat. Physical meetings in 2014 took place on 16 January (Cologne), 19 May (Bielefeld) and 23 October (Munich).

2.7 Political Committee In 2014 no Political Committee has been established.

2.8 Links with other bodies The CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum is established as a platform for cities in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, as well as for German-speaking towns, cities and 5

organisations of European neighbouring countries, to share experience and best practice in developing and implementing sustainable mobility strategies, policies and measures.

In liaison with other national and regional bodies, the network aims:

 To provide a focus for dialogue between local authorities, government departments and the European Commission on sustainable mobility issues with a focus on issues specific to the geographical region covered by the Network;  To enhance the knowledge-transfer and cooperation beyond country-borders in the same language;  To give funding programmes a better visibility;  To connect existing, national, regional and local networks and cooperation with those of other countries in this language area;  To build up a platform for designing the future mobility culture in Europe;  To provide the possibility to build on the knowledge of other cities and to develop an EU-profile; and  To open the discussion with all related actors.

2.8.1 National government No links to national governments were established in 2014.

2.8.2 Other national networks and regional bodies Some members of the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum are also members of other networks, such as the Österreichischer Städtebund (Austrian Association of Cities and Towns) or the Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik - DifU (German Institute for Urban Studies).

2.8.3 CIVITAS and other European initiatives Polis, which is not a member, also actively supports the activities of the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum. Furthermore, partners, such as FGM-AMOR assuming the role of coordinator of EPOMM – European Platform on Mobility Management, ensure different networks support each other. Furthermore, as most of the member-cities of the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum are a CIVITAS Forum Network member, the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum was able to better involve them in a pan-European discussion on the topic of sustainable urban mobility.

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3 DISSEMINATION AND OUTREACH

3.1 Sustainable mobility events programme The German Speaking Network organised three events within the year 2014. First one was in Graz in March, it was a conference about how politicians view their role in promoting sustainable mobility, what key challenges they encounter, and how being a member of CIVITAS has helped them both influence and exchange information between cities, and realize their visions. The second event was also a conference, organised in Bielefeld in May, the topic was the tramway implementation in cities. Finally, a workshop on EU-funding programmes was organised in October in Munich. The two conferences gathered 50 participants, and the workshop 25.

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Table 1: Network events

Type of Feedback Locatio Description of the Covering Main sessions / audience + Event Date Themes Format on success n event host contributors No. of of event delegates Participants discovered how politicians view Mr Gerhard Ablasser, their role in promoting City of Graz sustainable mobility, Mr Bertram Werle, City what key challenges of Graz, Austria they Mr Vincent Leiner, encounter, and how European Commission being a member of Mr Sándor Nagy, City of CIVITAS has helped Szeged, Hungary them both influence Mr Gerhard Rüsch, City and exchange of Graz, Austria information between Mr Ian Davey, Brighton cities, and realize their and Hove City Council, Politicians, visions. Politicians UK Technicians, shared their own Mr Steen Moller, City of Mobility Open eyes - thoughts and Odense, Denmark Experts open mind - experiences, revealing Ms Gisela Nacken, City open space: valuable insights into of Aachen, Germany 50 CIVITAS attaining clean and Ms Helena Hecimovic, participants politicians 12 better transport in City of Mobility Conference City of Koprivnica, (17 cities, 11 speak out Graz Mar cities. Graz Management Croatia countries) None

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Mr Gregor Moss, City of Bielefeld Mr Vincent Leiner, European Commission General Mr Gerhard Ablasser, public, Mobility City of Graz Politicians, Management Prof Felix Huber, Mobility Collective Bergische Universität Experts Stadtbahn – Passenger Wuppertal ein 20 Discussion on City of Transport Mr Martin Uekmann, 50 Evergreen Bielefeld May tramways in cities Bielefeld Conference mobile participants None Ms Henriette Wägerle, City of Munich Mr Michael Glotz- Richter, City of Bremenn Mr Fred Dotter, FGM- AMOR Mr Georg Werdermann, City of Aachen Mr Gerhard Ablasser, City of Graz Ms Dorothea Palenberg, Vom Antrag NCP INTERREG zur Ms Doris Wiederwald, Umsetzung FGM-AMOR – Mr Siegfried Rupprecht, EU- CIVINET Rupprecht Consult Förderprogr Deutscher Dr Susanne Böhler- CIVINET amme im 24 EU-funding Sprachra EU funding Workshop Baedeker, Rupprecht Members; 25 Überblick Munich Oct programmes um opportunities Consult participants None

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3.2 Third party events Table 2: Third party events

Period 2014 Communication Name of the event Location Date Description of the event Themes Participation material distributed The conference addressed four questions: •How to best develop and present a business case for smarter travel? •Which types of smarter travel initiatives are likely to provide the greatest economic benefit? •How does sustainable travel stack up economically compared to private motorised transport? ACT TravelWise •How to set economic objectives and The economics of annual conference Birmingham 9 Dec monitor performance against them? sustainable travel. Speaker Leaflets Roundtable, CIVINET Poland - Car-independent debate Carsharing Workshop Warsaw 6 May - lifestyles participation Leaflets, Postcards Annual conference of the Austrian Association of Cities and Towns Graz 4-6 Jun - - Speaker Leaflets, Postcards CIVITAS CIVINET SI-HR - integrated SUMP Workshop Zagreb 4 Nov Best practice examples on SUMP approach Speaker Leaflets, Postcards Last Mile Logistics Frankfurt am Stakeholder conference on sustainable Urban Freight Conference Main 9 Dec urban logistics logistics Speaker Leaflets, Postcards

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3.3 Website and social media

3.3.1 CIVITAS website Since 9 January 2014 a webpage in German language for the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum is available via www.civitas.eu/civinet/civinet-german and www.civitas.eu/civinet/civinet-deutscher-sprachraum. This webpage is technically hosted by CIVITAS WIKI and maintained, regarding content, by the Technical Secretariat of the CIVINET German language area, mainly by FGM-AMOR. The website includes mainly information about the Network itself, its members and how to apply for membership. Furthermore, dissemination material (leaflet, newsletter, etc) and administrative documents (constitution, application form, etc) are provided for download. The webpage is completed by online news and event announcements. In 2014, the Network’s page on civitas.eu was viewed 5474 times.

3.3.2 Social media In 2014, no social media tools were used.

3.4 Newsletters Table 3: Newsletters

Period 2014 Method of Date of Number of N° Comments distribution issue recipients Introduction to the CIVINET Deutscher 1 E-Mail 1 Jul 160+ Sprachraum Overall information on CIVINET 2 E-Mail 19 Dec 190+ Deutscher Sprachraum

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3.5 Communications materials Table 4: Leaflets Leaflet How many copies have been distributed within the following period:

M"-2"-M4 M17-M22

Jul-Dec13 Jan-Jun 15 M5-M10 M23-M28

Jan-Jun 14 200 Jul-Dec 15 M11-M16 M29-M36 200 Jul-Dec 14 Jan-Aug 16

400 leaflets were distributed in 2014.

Table 5: Postcards Postcard How many copies have been distributed within the following period:

M"-2"-M4 M17-M22

Jul-Dec13 Jan-Jun 15 M5-M10 M23-M28

Jan-Jun 14 200 Jul-Dec 15 M11-M16 M29-M36 200 Jul-Dec 14 Jan-Aug 16

The German speaking network distributed 400 postcards in 2014.

Table 6: Banners and exhibitions stands Banners and exhibition stands On how many occasions did you use banners and stands within the following period: M"-2"-M4 M17-M22

Jul-Dec13 Jan-Jun 15 M5-M10 M23-M28

Jan-Jun 14 3 Jul-Dec 15 M11-M16 M29-M36 5 Jul-Dec 14 Jan-Aug 16

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3.6 Media relations and advertising No media relations or advertising activities took place in 2014.

4 SUMMARY OF 2014 ACTIVITIES

4.1 Impact By organising events on urban mobility issues in German language, by bringing together the members on issues of European transport policy and the CIVITAS initiative, and by promoting a European discourse, the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum was able to meet its targets for the Year 2014. By December 2014, the association CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum had 38 members, coming from cities, public associations and federal institutions, universities and research organisations, as well as private companies. With this range of actors an excellent interdisciplinary discourse on the future of urban mobility can be performed.

4.2 Challenge The main challenge identified was to motivate cities from Switzerland to become a member of the CIVINET Deutscher Sprachraum. Therefore a new strategy will be applied in 2015 by way of sending them personalised letters with the invitation to become a member.

5 NEW ANNUAL ACTIVITY AND BUSINESS PLAN

An Annual Activity and Business Plan was prepared for 2015, based on a template provided via the CAPITAL project. This was approved by the Management Committee on 12 December 2014, updated according to evaluation feedback on 29 January 2015 and amended on 15 April 2015.

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