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Real time on-demand shared transport means in Region of Thessaly, Greece
Workshop : Transport on demand in rural areas
Podkarpackie 5th of December 2012 Presentation by Region of Thessaly
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Greece, Region of Thessaly
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Origin: existing problem The region of Thessaly is a mostly agriculture region where urban areas are connected by train & other means of PT: • Main cities connected by train & private bus lines • Rural areas connected by private bus ONLY • Rural areas in need of intermodality connections from train to private buses, taxis, municipality buses and bicycles
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The Good Practice implemented is…
The Contribution of the proposed Paratransit Application INMOSION is that it can be used as a tool, in order to : 1. Develop an innovative (on demand) bus transportation system quite different than the older ones. 2. Integrate and cooperate with other transportation means, such as fast electrical trains on progress in Larissa-Volos train connection 3. Redefine multimodality with different criteria, i.e. cost,
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Key data of Good Practice´s scope
• Coverage area of the GP: 14036km2
• Nº of municipalities in the area: 25
• Nº of inhabitants in the area: 753888
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Stakeholders • Public/private stakeholders involved: Trains(OSE, TRAINOSE), Private Buses(KTEL), Private Taxi Drivers, Municipalities • Target groups of users: elderly, workers, students, tourists, low mobility persons • Volume of train users(2011): Larissa-Volos: 371000 users/year Athens-Kalampaka: 175000 users/year Kalampaka-Thessaloniki: 110000 users/year Kalampaka’s Local Lines: 46000 users/year 6 Your logo Here
Intermodality Network
Larissa Volos
TAXI: connecting hubs with BICYCLE: connecting hubs BUS: connecting hubs other rural areas or in close with close in proximity with other rural areas proximity transportation areas
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Timing & stepwise process • Region of Thessaly consulting with all the Private (Buses, Taxis) & Public (Train) Means Stakeholders and the Municipalities • Determining a testing area, i.e. Larissa-Volos • Determining the areas that could become intermodality hubs • Creation of a webpage • Application of the best practice • Overall assesment of the practice • Deciding new transportation network (updating existing train network to eletctrical, connection with other means) 8
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Legal aspects
• Private and Public Stakeholders have to conclude an aggrement concerning: -Testing Area -New fixed routes for Buses (TRAINOSE, KTEL) -Supply of mini-buses, bicycles (municipality) -Agreement with TAXIs, already servicing many rural areas -The % of the tickets’ incomes to be divided 9
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Cost & Financing • Money invested/ stakeholder: Rail Company: Updating Current Rail Line Private Buses: Running Costs of New Routes Municipality: -Supply of Mini-Buses -Running Costs -Supply of bicycles • Cost for the user: single ticket policy • Days of operation: weekdays & weekends (less frequency)
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Cost-efficiency assessment… • Faster trains resulting to faster connections • Lower trip budget, single-ticket • Efficient network, reaching many rural areas • Better interconnections • Web based users system, providing easier and faster access • Higher quality transportation
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Results • Environmental impacts:
Decrease of CO2 emissions • Socio-Economic impacts: -Low Budget everyday access to work -Access of restricted mobility people to transportation -Access of elderly to transportation, i.e. to reach a hospital -Students having better access to education with intermodality connection established -Easier tourist access to the region
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Thank you!
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