Intermodality Promotion and Rail Renaissance in Adriatic - Ionian Region

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DISCLAIMER 2 Foreword

Neither the Managing Authority of the Interreg Adrion 4 The Inter-Connect partners’ team Programme, nor the project partners, nor any of their officers, employees, agents, contractors shall be respon- sible or liable in negligence or otherwise howsoever in 6 Who we are respect of any inaccuracy or omission herein. Without 8 GREECE - Municipality of Igoumenitsa derogating from the generality of the information of this 9 ITALY - Emilia-Romagna Region document, the Managing Authority, the project partners, their officers, employees, agents and contractors shall not 10 SLOVENIA - Ljubljana Urban Region be liable for any direct or indirect or consequential loss 11 ITALY - Trieste or damage caused by or arising from any information or 12 CROATIA - Zagreb inaccuracy or omission herein and shall be not liable for any use of the information contained in this document. 13 MONTENEGRO - Port of Bar The Managing Authority of the programme is not liable for 14 ALBANIA - Durrës any use of the information contained in this publication. 15 SERBIA - Belgrade

16 Scientific partners 16 Centre for Research & Technology Hellas 17 Institute for Transport and Logistics

18 CASE STUDIES SOLUTIONS 18 GREECE - Igoumenitsa 20 ITALY - Emilia-Romagna Region (CASE STUDY A) 22 ITALY - Emilia-Romagna Region (CASE STUDY B) 24 SLOVENIA - Ljubljana Urban Region 26 ITALY - Trieste 28 CROATIA - Zagreb and Adriatic coasts 30 MONTENEGRO - Port of Bar 32 ALBANIA - Durrës-Tirana

Authors: 34 SERBIA - Belgrade urban area Denis Grasso, Giuseppe Luppino, Telis Karapiperis, Maria Morfoulaki, Glykeria Myrovali, Paolo Dileno, 36 Infographic Alice Pappas, Irene Sabbadini et al. 38 Inter-Connect tools Publisher: Institute for Transport and Logistics – ITL 40 Final Words Co-publisher: Inter-Connect project

Publication date: July 2020 41 Project partners

© 2020 Inter-Connect project 43 Acknowledgements

ISBN 9788890671029 44 Contacts Foreword

Lagging behind Central & Northern Eu- The Inter-Connect project built on the port Ltd. For Croatia, the Port of Bar enhancing intermodality in the area rope in terms of growth and econom- knowledge from previous projects and for Montenegro, the Ministry of Infra- and the respective authorities train- ic development, ADRION’s countries sought new solutions tailored on ADRI- structure and Energy of Albania and ing on how to implement and finance should stimulate the take up of inno- ON’s specificities for the promotion the Chamber of Commerce and Indus- measures able to add on ADRION vative strategies and smart solutions of intermodal transport, guiding the try of Serbia - Chamber of Commerce sustainability (Inter-Connect Strate- so as to reach sustainability goals. respective actors on how to turn con- and Industry of Belgrade. gy-Roadmap with measures in a hier- Improving Region’s accessibility as in- nectivity plans into reality. Main aim archical order). dicated in EUSAIR strategy can be a of the project was to improve the in- Together, the Inter-Connect partners decisive drive towards this objective. tegrated transport capacity, mobility, aimed at boosting the intermodal With the target of helping organiza- What is mainly missing, as proven by and multimodal services in the ADRI- public urban transport (rail-sea con- tions to plan intermodal passenger the failure past stories, is the capaci- Ioannis Lolos ON Region. The project’s approach nections in particular) through the Telis Karapiperis transport, the project realized the Mayor of Igoumenitsa Inter-Connect lead partner ty of key players & different decision consisted of hubs clustering, the iden- following activities: open online platform “Inter-Connect making levels (local, national, transna- tification of current and future trip Toolkit”, which helps understanding tional) to establish strong cooperation schemes able generating poles, users’ surveys for understanding 1 The identification of key players in mobility intermodality by providing access to EU, national, to enable the desired growth in a territory consist- mobility needs and expectations, the mapping of planning and the creation of a cooperation en- regional and local policies and strategies related ing of countries presenting great differentiations. drivers, the establishment of cooperation schemes, vironment (Inter-Connect Transnational coop- to sustainable passenger mobility. Moreover, the Based on the principles of smart specialization, that the application of soft mobility measures (e.g. in- eration network) where experience and knowl- toolkit gives information on potential funding tools/ is built on regional strengths, competitive advan- tegrated ticketing, harmonized timetables and pro- edge exchange will take place. sources for mobility solutions, and provides insights tages and cooperation, and following a well-defined cedures) and the examination of funding opportuni- 2 The development of common understanding on cooperation schemes for showing the most effec- forward-looking agenda towards passengers’ inter- ties as well as roadmap formulation. of area’s needs, challenges, opportunities and tive interfaces for stakeholders to define intermodal modality promotion and rail revitalization, transpor- The project brought together ten partners from the treats and the reaching of an agreement among transport policies and measures. Concrete solutions tation negative effects can be handled and environ- ADRION Region countries: the Municipality of Igou- stakeholders for the direction towards which of new public transport services for residents and mental performance in the Region can be improved. menitsa (lead partner) and the Centre for Research mobility planning should focus (Action Plan on for tourists were also tested in eight case studies ADRION should invest on passengers’ intermodality and Technology Hellas for Greece, the Institute for ADRION intermodality arising from real needs realized in each country involved in the project. to revitalise itself; the unrelenting strong compe- transport and Logistics, the Emilia-Romagna Region understanding and flows analysis, Detailed Ac- Thanks to Inter-Connect and the active cooperation tition from the road sector should be balanced by and the Central European Initiative for Italy, the tion Plan based on Inter-Connect cases exami- of the ten partners, public transport services saw the respective promotion of combined sea - rail Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Ur- nation outputs). a significant improvement and will soon enhance alternatives. ban Region for Slovenia, the HZ Passenger Trans- 3 The formulation of a strategic framework for international connectivity in the ADRION Region.

2 3 The Inter-Connect partners’ team

MUNICIPALITY OF IGOUMENITSA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE LJUBLJANA URBAN REGION PORT OF BAR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF SERBIA

Telis Karapiperis Klemen Gostič Alenka Vrečko Špela Kranjc Rade Stanišić Isadora Bulatović Milica Dubljević Nebojša Jevtić Inter-Connect lead partner Project manager Legal officer Financial and communication Project manager Project officer Project Manager Project coordinator officer

EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION HZ PASSENGER TRANSPORT LTD. MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY ALBANIA

Andrea Normanno Cesare Sgarzi Mr. Renato Humić Mrs. Helena Luketić Majlinda Lila Elda Cenkaj Eneida Elezi Project manager Project manager Project and financial manager Communication manager Financial and communication Technical staff Technical staff manager

CENTRAL EUROPEAN INITIATIVE INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS FOUNDATION CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS (CERTH)

Alice Pappas Ana Aligrudic Paolo Dileno Riccardo Maratini Denis Grasso Giuseppe Luppino Glykeria Myrovali Maria Morfoulaki Communication officer Project officer Project manager External expert Project manager Project coordinator Project manager Project coordinator 4 5 Who we are

7 countries (Italy, Greece, Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Sebia)

ITALY ITALY SLOVENIA CROATIA Start-end date Emilia-Romagna Trieste Ljubljana Zagreb Total budget 1.6 million euros 01.01.2018 2 Scientific partners 31.12.2020

SERBIA MONTENEGRO ALBANIA GREECE Belgrade Port of Bar Durrës Igoumenitsa 10 Project partners 5 associated partners 8 Case studies

6 7 GREECE ITALY Municipality of Igoumenitsa Emilia-Romagna Region

“Building a successful partnership is one of the key features of a good transnational cooperation project”

Mr. Pantelis Karapiperis Project Manager of European Programmes and Project at the Municipality of Igoumenitsa

Municipality of Igoumenitsa presents a long expe- modal port connectivity to the hinterland). Those Emilia Romagna is one of the 20 Italian regions. sibility to contribute and learn from the several rience in transport related projects (national and schemes are estimated to lay strong foundations in It is characterized by a consistent touristic flow technical studies and tools developed throughout transnational). Serving Igoumenitsa’s vision of be- the development of reliable intermodal transport through all the year, reaching peaks in the sum- the project. It was also very helpful seeing how coming a modern, operational, citizens’ friendly networks for passengers in Igoumenitsa and in the mer time mainly in the coastal area. The main the other pilots addressed the promotion of in- hub in Greece, able to fruitfully cooperate with whole ADRION area. challenges addressed in the two pilots developed termodality at national and transnational levels. the rest ADRION cities so as to promote area’s The capacity building of the Igoumenitsa Munici- within Inter-Connect in Emilia Romagna are to im- These are only some of the most important bene- development and socioeconomic cohesion, as ex- pality as regards necessary soft interventions (not prove the attractiveness and the reliability of the fits of being an active partner of the Interreg ADRI- plicitly stated in its Operational Programme 2014- infrastructures oriented) for the seamless connec- regional train service both for residents and tour- ON community. 2020, the Municipality of Igoumenitsa joined the tion of Igoumenitsa’s Port to the city centre as well ists and to continue in the integration of the fares project aiming to tackle relative identified chal- as to other destinations at Igoumenitsa’s regional and ticketing systems. lenges from the mobility perspective and under and national catchment area is be the output of Inter-Connect contributes in a fundamental way in “Inter-Connect a transnational spectrum. Being a local authority the Greek case to be studied. the development of these pilots. In particular, the represented another in ADRION area acting as main gateway of Greece local dissemination events and the roundtables important step in serving flows from/to ADRION Region thanks to held throughout the project were crucial for col- the Emilia-Romagna the operational upgrade of its port (Igoumenitsa’s lecting opinions and suggestions from users, and long and fruitful Port), is aware of the daily problems faced in ADRI- “Inter-Connect’s main the survey conducted in Rimini allowed knowing participation to the Adrion programme” ON area and commits itself to be fully on board for contribution was to more in details the needs of tourists in relation to answer to current providing sustainable intermodal solutions. integrated ticketing. Alessandro Meggiato needs and challenges General Manager on Public The case of Igoumenitsa examined cooperation in local, national, and The added value for the Emilia-Romagna Region in Transport and Sustainable schemes for the promotion of intermodality main- transnational level” participating to Inter-Connect was related to the Mobility Department of the Emilia-Romagna Region, General ly at national and at a second level, transnation- exchange of technical information and opinions Mr. Ioannis Lolos Directorate for territorial and ally (in line with EUSAIR objective towards inter- Mayor of Igoumenitsa - LP with the others project’s partners and the pos- enviromental care

8 9 SLOVENIA ITALY Ljubljana Urban Region Trieste

“Innovativeness “Cycle-tourism is the is a crucial element theme of the future. for developing smart We have to transform door-to-door the needs of the users intermodal in opportunities for the transport” growth of our territory”

Luisa Polli Jernej Zajec Councillor for the City, Territory, NOMAGO, Head of Business Urban Planning and Environment Development (Municipality of Trieste)

The Ljubljana Urban Region (LUR) unites 26 mu- was to further encourage communication among In spite of being the capital city of Friuli Venezia More specifically the case study has allowed to nicipalities and it is the region with the highest the key stakeholders on local, national and trans- Giulia, Trieste is a “border city” located towards the identify shared and effective (soft) measures al- daily migration rates in Slovenia. Besides 550,000 national level. A memorandum of understanding end of a narrow strip of Italian territory (lying be- lowing to exploit existing potentials and synergies of LUR residents, there are 28,000 students and among the five transport operators, four regional tween the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia), in correspond- through the subsequent development of ICT solu- 142,500 daily workers commuting to Ljubljana development agencies and a national ministry re- ence of the south-eastern corner of the region. tions efficiently providing information to users, im- from other municipalities and regions. Data in- sponsible for PT operation was signed to recog- Hence, in the case of Trieste, attaining the full role proved integration of transport services as well as dicates that 90% of LUR inhabitants have access nise and agree on long-term strategic priorities of transport hub implies, almost inevitably, dealing the upgrade of facilities and terminal accessibility. to public transport (1 km distance to first PT sta- for road and rail public transport on the defined with the cross-border dimension in a context with tion), while two thirds of daily trips are still by case study area. a high transnational vocation and where maritime private vehicles (SUMP LUR, 2018). As LUR is sit- transport plays a key role. uated at the crossroads of the Baltic-Adriatic and Among other things, the role of waterborne trans- “The Memorandum Mediterranean Corridors, the main aim of the In- port in supporting intermodal connectivity be- of Understanding ter-Connect project pilot is to improve and pro- tween the relevant touristic centres along the coast signed thanks to Inter- mote public transport and further enhance the use “Effective public should be noted, considering the fact that the main Connect has reaffirmed of railways in the wider catchment area of LUR. transport is essential rail station (Trieste Centrale) is a terminus station the involvement for sustainable State-of-the art analysis within Inter-Connect LUR of the Italian railway network. and commitment of regional development. stakeholders to support pilot addressed the necessary sets of measures It is in this context that the case study addressed Inter-Connect helped measures improving to improve public transport given the needs of us to reach this goal” the smooth integration and further development of intermodal public daily migration and sustainable tourism on the waterborne services through cooperation with the transport with maritime Matej Gojčič selected “Koper-Postojna-Ljubljana-Ljubljana Regional development agency Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region as well as lines” Jože Pučnik Airport” transport corridor. The main of Ljubljana urban region, with other local actors involved in sustainable pas- Deputy Director for Development Roberto Antonione benefit for LUR to participate in Inter-Connect and General Affairs senger transport and tourism. CEI Secretary General

10 11 CROATIA MONTENEGRO Zagreb Port of Bar

“The importance of the Port of Bar will rise in “Inter-Connect the near future, thanks to provides an the connections that shall opportunity to achieve be improved in the city service expansion and of Bar, thus providing service quality in line new opportunities for with best practices” the port” Alen Tursunović Mag.ing.traffic, Deda Đelović expert for transport planning Deputy Executive Director – Port of Bar

Croatia is located along the Adriatic Sea and its growth potential, HŽPP aims to focus on the Bar is a town located on the coastal western bor- modality development in the port. The aim of the Zagreb, as the capital of administrative, politi- offer development by identifying new opportuni- der of Montenegro on the shore of the Adriatic infrastructure investment is increasing the volume cal, economic, traffic, educational and cultural ties and considering market trends and challeng- Sea. It occupies an area of 505 km2, with 4m up to of passengers and, at the same time, improving in- centre, is the most important traffic crossing in es. The correlation between tourism and traffic 1593m above the sea level. It is approximately 53 termodal passenger transport, protecting the envi- the Republic of Croatia. The second largest city activities derives from their overlapping in space, km away from Podgorica, the capital of Montene- ronment and reducing overall costs. is Split, which is the oldest city in the country, and mutual interdependencies occur in the phase gro. The municipality of Bar is the fourth largest in dating back to the 4th century, and an important when it’s needed to overcome spatial and time Montenegro. Besides having access to the Adriatic transport centre for Dalmatia as well as the south- dimensions for tourism purposes. Due to all that, Sea, it should also be noted that Bar has access ernmost integrated point of the Croatian Railway with the task of improving the tourist connection to the national park Skadar Lake, the largest lake “New methodologies network. Croatia has a rich historical and cultural between continental area of Croatia (primarily in the Balkans. Bar is the only intermodal centre and schemes heritage, and natural beauty. Its greatest advan- Zagreb) and the Adriatic coast, HŽPP has devel- in Montenegro with all three modes of transport, developed through tage in terms of tourism is the Adriatic Sea coast. oped a study with the aim of identifying optimal namely, rail, road and maritime transport. How- Inter-Connect project Traffic in the Republic of Croatia is mostly devel- transport modes or optimal offer expand and the ever, the main mobility challenges Bar is facing will create the basis for future promising oped in the road segment, while there are some profitability of the investment in view of the po- are poor connections between mentioned various projects related to deficiencies in rail transport. For this reason, tential demand for new forms of transport offer. modes of transport. In our case, more exactly, the urban mobility in exploring the ways on how to change the struc- Study shows services in accordance to the needs port docks are not sufficiently connected to the rail the city of Bar” ture of traffic usage in favour of public transport of passengers who expect fast, efficient and on- and road network by public transport, and there is Isidora Bulatović becomes the point of interest for HŽPP. Due to time services. a lack of infrastructure that would support inter- Project Officer – Port of Bar

12 13 ALBANIA SERBIA Durrës Belgrade

“Inter-Connect project “The revitalization reveals the new of railways in Albania possibilities of intermodal and the whole passenger transport region increases our in the City of Belgrade, credibility to the optimisation and European countries soft measures could and to our citizens” be the key” Eneida Elezi Foreign Affairs HSH Responsible Mr. Nebojša Jevtić and EU State representative Inter-Connect CCIS project coordinator

Durres is the second most populous city in the Re- necks are yet to be removed in the central axes City of Belgrade is the capital of Serbia and the dality and the use of railway. Combining the needs public of Albania. Located on the Adriatic Sea, it is for Albania. The very advantageous geographical biggest city in the country, located at the con- of international travellers and local commuters, the countrys most ancient city and the economic location makes the port of Durres the greatest fluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the as well as changes in passenger’s behaviour and centre. Durres is served by the Port of Durres, one port of Albania and a key location for transit net- crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan habits in the light of the latest construction pro- of the largest on the Adriatic Sea, which connects works and passenger ferries, giving Durres a stra- Peninsula. Besides being a central administrative jects in the city centre and the relocation of the city to Italy and other neighbouring countries. tegic position. and business point in Serbia, Belgrade is also a central and bus stations, the Belgrade case study Durres is an important link to Western Europe due The rail station of Durres is connected to other touristic destination, recording a strong increase investigates the impact of the movement of the to its port and its proximity to the Italian port cit- cities in Albania, including Vlorë and Tirana. The of travels from year to year. Belgrade attracts a main railway and bus station to new locations, at- ies, notably Bari, to which daily ferries run. Major area considered for the pilot is between Tirana numerous daily travels reaching a huge daily mi- tempting to provide guidelines and proposals for roads and railways pass through the city given its and Durres, including the international airport Ri- gration of population, which together with the the further development of Belgrade’s transport significant location and connect the northern part nas. The digital solution that will be developed permanent migration from the country side, cre- system, highlighting the new opportunities for in- of the country to the south and the west with the will be more focused on the area between Durres ates increasing trend of transport demands and termodal and railway transport development. east. It is the starting point of Pan-European Corri- ferry terminal and the Central train station. The consequently more dense traffic flows. Being part of Interreg ADRION community through dor VIII, national roads SH2 and SH4, and serves as area between Tirana and Durres is dominated by The vast majority of all passenger domestic or Inter-Connect project, gave us the opportunity to the main railway station of the Albanian Railways. road transport and has a big number of ports on international movements, is being realized by share best practices and experiences, showing The City-port of Durres is located in the Adriat- the coast. The connections to the hinterland are road transport with a small share of railway and that the contribution to common issues such are ic Region, and it is in the Metropolitan area of poor and with many bottlenecks, coordination is air transport. network development, service level and quality, Durres-Tirana capital (DURANA logistic and trans- also inadequate. This is evident by the maritime One of the main – key messages of Inter-Connect could be done through the transfer of solutions port cluster), in the core network corridor (CNC). traffic congestion at ports and the waiting times project we learned and try to explore, is focusing for better planning and organization and the im- Smart and resilient solutions of sustainable mobil- at the border, as the number of visitors and the on passenger needs, connecting the long distance plementation of innovative transport solutions ity must yet be found, since the transport bottle- volume of containers increase. and last mile transport services through intermo- from the regional experience.

14 15 Scientific partners

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY HELLAS INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS

CERTH/HIT, being the technical coordinator of In- forums and committees (CIVITAS, POLIS, UITP, EC- The Institute for Transport and Logistics (ITL) is The Institute for Transport and Logistics (ITL) is a no ter-Connect project, had the following role during TRI, ERTICO, ALICE, AVERE, EPOSS, HUMANIST etc.). responsible of several technical activities during profit body funded on 17th December 2003. Its pur- project’s lifecycle: the project life cycle and in particular: pose is to contribute to the development and pro- The Institute is also technical consultant for many motion of the logistics and transport systems in the • Responsible for the technical management and Greek Municipalities in the process of SUMP develop- • Assessment of the 8 Inter-Connect case studies Region Emilia-Romagna through research, consultan- coordination of the testing activities – support- ment. Furthermore, CERTH/HIT is the consultant of in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the cy and training. ITL strategic vision is about trigger- ing pilot cities for successfully undertaking pilot “Greek Fund” (www.prasinotameio.gr) for the fund- proposed measures and the potential replica- ing network relationship among public authorities activities and managing risks; ing procedure (methodology) of Greek Municipalities bility in other EU and Adrion cities and terri- (Emilia-Romagna Region, Provinces and municipali- to implement SUMPs as well as participates in the tories; ties, Ravenna Port and related authorities), private • Envisioner and developer of the Intermodal « SUMP » Task Force of Ministry of Infrastructure, companies (logistics providers, manufacturing com- Transport Capacity Building Toolkit; Transport and Networks. Recently a new department • Definition of the policy recommendations in panies, transport operators, etc.) and educational was added in its structure linking the Transport with relation to the promotion of the intermodality institutions (business schools, universities, profes- • Coordinator and leader of Inter-Connect’s the Tourism Sector, ‘Transport and Tourism’. policies and measures at EU and Adrion level. sional educational programme providers, etc.). Roadmap, a prioritization of interventions based on the analysis of the current and fu- ture connectivity, stakeholders’ and passenger’ feedback and the key messages derived from cases’ examination, therefore of a useful tool in the hands of authorities so as to prepare their future efficient and realistic agendas;

• Coordinator of the ADRION Thematic Cluster “Urban and interurban low carbon intermodal Inter-Connect project “Inter-Connect project “It is not easy mobility for passengers”. gave CERTH/HIT the was another important to promote the opportunity to examine step in the long tradition intermodality in the CERTH/HIT is a is a highly recognized research body ADRION connectivity at of ITL participation to EU Adriatic Ionian Region, local and transnational level and Adrion projects but thanks to Inter- in the field of Transport. Since its establishment in and opened the path for on sustainable mobility. Connect it was possible 2000 it has been a leading research institution in capitalizing this knowledge The synergies with to develop and test Greece offering specialized basic and applied re- at wider scale through the other EU projects and innovative and effective search and highly technical services in all fields of participation and leadership the different concrete solutions. The Adrion transport. It has taken part in many EU and national of ADRION Thematic Cluster actions developed countries are now ‘Urban And Interurban Low demonstrate the closer for sustainable projects with the aim to support sustainable trans- Carbon Intermodal Mobility importance travellers” portation. Going further back in time, CERTH/HIT For Passengers’ of these EU projects” has participated in many projects that aimed at de- Andrea Bardi General Manager of ITL creasing congestion and facilitating passengers’ mo- Maria Morfoulaki Giuseppe Luppino Transport Engineer Senior project manager bility while having an active role in various relevant Application Scientist A and Responsible of EU projects, ITL

16 17 CASE STUDIES SOLUTIONS GREECE Igoumenitsa City accessibility

PROMOTING PUBLIC TRANSPORT The proposed new PT service includes two bus OPERATIONS FOR THE CITY lines, the blue one being a regular line accommo- OF IGOUMENITSA dating everyday residents’ needs all year round with an average frequency of 40min and ten (10) bus stops. The brown line is a DRT line mainly The city of Igoumenitsa, being a small coastal city, “Inter-Connect will did not pose any threats to the wellbeing of its cit- targeted to the cruise ship and international SSS enhance the city’s vision izens and visitors. It was the mapping of its mo- passengers, but at the same time improving the for making Igoumenitsa bility patterns that have been recently discussed bus frequency along the main route for 7 months a a final destination as opposed to a mere and analysed within the SUMP study that fertilised year (between April 1 and Oct. 31). port city serving Greek the public consultation about the future of the city. islands and international Obviously, the high private car ridership for such freight and passenger short commuter trips in terms of time and distance flows to Italy” is something to take immediate actions about. Igoumenitsa Mrs. Giannoula Tzovara Unfortunately, this perception of the car as the pre- Civil Engineer, Responsible for the ferred mode seems to be deep-seated in the Greek SUMP of the City of Igoumenitsa, Member of the Project’s Team society, and is almost fixed and determined in the young generations, as well. As soon as these have LESSONS LEARNT the possibility to use and get access to a car, they do so. For example, cycling does not seem to be an The scope of this pilot activity is to promote 2 option for students to access their schools as it is the establishment of a new public transport service able to: Round tables between the case in many other European countries with far the stakeholders less favourable climatic conditions for cycling. • Serve regular connection between termi- This pilot case is seeking to establish the widely nals (e.g. the International Port of Igou- acknowledged sustainability concept of using ac- menitsa and the Inter City Bus Station Dissemination tive modes of transport (walking and cycling) and events Public Transport services for longer distance trips. • Allow international travelers to visit the for the promotion of the goals This has been furthered through the city’s vision city by Bus, having the chance to learn and scopes of the project KEY WORDS: of making Igoumenitsa a final destination instead about its local offers and important ar- • Regional Mobility Analysis of a mere port city serving Greek islands and inter- cheological sites national freight and passenger flows to Italy. This Educational • Intermodality new public transport service will cover both needs • To design, prepare and finally kick start • Strategic Mobility Planning at once. Last but not least, the new bus lines will a new synergetic Public Transport ser- campaigns enable the direct and seamless interconnection vice with a regular line operating all year • Stakeholder’s Engagement through the European between two important terminals of the city, the round and a DRT service for the summer Mobility Week to raise awareness • Public Participation Ro-Ro Port and the inter-urban bus station. period (7 months /year) of the citizens about the project

18 19 CASE STUDIES SOLUTIONS ITALY Emilia-Romagna Region Integrated Trains time ticket tables

CASE STUDY A LESSONS LEARNT

IMPROVING THE PASSENGER RAIL The effectiveness of soft measures in improv- SERVICE BETWEEN RAVENNA, RIMINI ing the regional train service attractiveness is the key lesson learned in this pilot. There has AND BOLOGNA REDUCING THE TIME “The Region is TO REACH THE FINAL DESTINATIONS been a relevant reduction of travelling time strongly interested in between Bologna and the main Italian cities the enhancement of since the development of the high-speed ser- intermodal passenger transport in the Emilia- The Emilia-Romagna case study A refers to the vice activated in the last decade. However, Romagna region, in this travelling time reductions did not hap- improvement of passengers’ rail service between particular to better Ravenna, Rimini and Bologna reducing the time to pen between the Emilia-Romagna main cities connect the coastal reach the final destinations. As the infrastructur- as the train infrastructures remain the same. areas of the Adriatic to al improvements of these lines require big invest- Thanks to the soft solutions, it is possible to the first level hub of Bologna” Emilia Romagna ments and long times, the Inter-Connect project improve the train offer without major infra- focuses more on defining and testing soft solutions structure investments. Cesare Sgarzi able to reduce the regional trains travel times. Technical Officer, Public Transport and Sustainable Mobility The key objective was to reduce the travel time Department of the Emilia-Romagna between Bologna, Ravenna and Rimini from 81’-83’ Region, General Directorate for territorial and enviromental care to 69’ in both directions and to reduce the travel time between Ravenna and Rimini, serving all the Romagna coastal cities in a best way. The objective was to reduce to less than 1 hour the travel time between these cities in both directions, increasing by at least 3% the direct trains traveling on this line. The main aim of the pilot is to revitalize the rail- 18% way line along the Emilia-Romagna Adriatic coast and the connection between the key regional travelling time reduction between Bologna-Ravenna transport hub (Bologna, with the main regional and Ravenna-Rimini (12’-14’) high-speed train station and the international air- in both directions port) with the coastal area, in order to increase KEY WORDS: the attractiveness of the service for both resi- • Soft measures dents and tourists. The pilot was possible thanks to the cooperation 3% • Train Optimization of the Emilia-Romagna Region and Trenitalia, the Increase of direct trains • Emilia-Romagna Region national train operator. traveling on the line

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CASE STUDY B LESSONS LEARNT

EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT The tourists are very interested in this kind of “ROMAGNA SMART PASS” TOURISTS’ integrated public transport ticketing services for two main reasons: convenience of the fares BUS TICKETS TO THE RAIL ALONG “Inter-Connect THE ROMAGNA ATTRACTIVE CITIES, and simplicity of the system and tickets use. provides an important TO PROMOTE INTERMODALITY AND It is not easy to launch such an integrated opportunity to discuss PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN ROMAGNA ticketing system. In particular, there are dif- with other EU partners ferent technical and governance barriers to how to improve rail and bus services in the overcome. This requires strong cooperation Adriatic-Ionian area and The Emilia-Romagna Inter-Connect case study B is schemes among the key stakeholders and the in the Emilia-Romagna referring to the extension of the current “Romagna political support of the regional and local Region” smart pass” tourists’ bus flat rate tickets to the rail public authorities. Despite the high interest on this integrated Emilia Romagna along the Romagna main cities, to promote intermo- Andrea Normanno dality and public transport in Romagna among tourists. bus-train flat rate tickets, only few tour- Project Manager, Public Transport and Sustainable Mobility The definition, planning and implementation of ists have got to know this opportunity yet. Department of the Emilia-Romagna For this reason, promotional communication Region, General Directorate for this pilot has been realized through the work and territorial and enviromental care the cooperation schemes developed among the lo- campaigns are fundamental. cal public transport operator (Start Romagna, In- ter-Connect associated partners) and the nation- al rail operator (Trenitalia) with the political and technical support of the Emilia-Romagna Region. Thanks to this collaboration in the framework of In- 5.000 ter-Connect, the launch of the Rail Smart Pass was contactless tickets possible, a special and integrated travel ticket that in testing phase enables tourists to discover the whole Romagna re- gion using all the public transport solutions (buses and trains). Two kind of tickets have been released: 20 3 and 7 days tickets. With these tickets, it is possi- billion potential ble to travel without limits on all the train and bus- tourist users KEY WORDS: es circulating around Romagna. The Rail Smart Pass • Integrated ticketing was defined from another important and successful integrated ticket launched by Start Romagna some 80 • Train and bus integration years ago and integrating all the local buses operat- municipalities • Emilia-Romagna Region ing within Romagna: the Romagna Smart Pass. involved

22 23 CASE STUDIES SOLUTIONS SLOVENIA Ljubljana Urban Region Port – city PuT connectivity enhancement

ANALYSIS AND MEASURES seamless and efficient PT operation, complemen- FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC tary services and intermodality in the Inter-Con- TRANSPORT AND INTERMODALITY nect LUR corridor. The main aim of next project ON THE PILOT CORRIDOR steps will be to address various sectoral policies and interdependencies to further improve inter- “KOPER-POSTOJNA-LJUBLJANA- “Communication among LJUBLJANA JOŽE PUČNIK AIRPORT” modal operations across countries. the main stakeholders, established also within the Inter-Connect project, is crucial for Despite all small-step improvements in the re- LESSONS LEARNT further development of gional sustainable mobility, recent macroscopic rail passengers transport trends continue to indicate growth of private cars The case study indicated that the main im- as a back-bone for in both segments, daily and touristic mobility. To provements could be reached in further de- efficient intermodality Ljubljana mitigate this trend, the main scope of Ljublja- veloping inter-connectivity of PT offers along on a regional and national level” na urban region (LUR) case study was to analyse the case study corridor, and an effective rail- the current situation of intermodality and define way services as a “back-bone” for intermod- Darja Kocjan, Bsc Slovenian railways - Passenger short- and long-term measures for the improve- al long-distance PT. The implementation of Transport, director ment of touristic public transport within the se- a “Memorandum of understanding” demon- lected project corridor: Koper-Postojna-Ljublja- strated that the empowerment of stake- na-Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport. holders is the most efficient participatory In order to allocate public transport passengers processes to involve them in the decisions experiences and preferences, 700 on-field sur- making and up-take of responsibilities within veys were conducted in the selected main trans- the PT sector. The signed MoU within LUR will national hubs along the Ljubljana project cor- further encourage communication among the ridor. Moreover, Inter-Connect transport study parties involved and thus support the long- addressed the main sets of measures to improve term improvement of PT in the ADRION area. PT operation along the project corridor and il- lustrated main mobility-related bottlenecks and KEY WORDS: its solutions for the improvement of PT at the • Regional mobility analysis regional and national level. Following many consultancies and roundtables, 10 72 700 • Intermodality the main result of Inter-Connect project in LUR main Slovenian active stakeholders public participants • Strategic mobility planning was a signature of a “Memorandum of Under- stakeholders along involved within within on-field standing (MoU)” signed among ten stakeholders • Stakeholder’s engagement the case study participatory processes consultation for PT operating along the case study corridor. Stake- corridor signed of Inter-Connect project improvement on • Public participation holders agreed to support the development of the MoU in Ljubljana Urban Region LUR case study corridor

24 25 CASE STUDIES SOLUTIONS ITALY Trieste Regional Projects accessibility Synergies

PROMOTING MARITIME AND CROSS-BOARDERS PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE PROVINCE OF TRIESTE

The pilot is framed within a strategic approach “The MoU signed “Citizens shouldn’t “Honestly, I can’t wait pursued by the Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous between Trieste, be constrained to to see the activation of Region for enhancing cross-border connectivity in Muggia and Koper use the car to reach the service promoted by should not be Koper when you the Inter-Connect case general, thus promoting multimodal services link- considered as an could arrive faster study in the FVG region, ing to Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. endpoint but rather by the sea, as it I don’t see why we the beginning; already happens shouldn’t use the sea for Within this framework, the goal of the INTER-CON- we are starting from with Trieste” local public transport” NECT case study is to support further improve- here to develop new innovative Laura Marzi Aleš Bržan ments of intermodal connections and accessibility Mayor of Muggia Mayor of Koper Trieste ways to improve pivoting on the existing maritime services connec- the connectivity tions in Trieste. In particular, the pilot is made-up of cross-border by the following two sub-cases: public transport” • SUB CASE A – focused on the existing cross-bor- Graziano Pizzimenti der maritime service and aiming to enhance its Regional Minister for 15.181 accessibility and (land-side) interconnection Infrastructure and Territory Passengers of transnational with public transport services as well as its us- maritime service in the 2019 ability; season (+44% increase • SUB CASE B – addressing the assessment of the LESSONS LEARNT with respect to 2018 Season) potential and development of a new maritime service linking (Trieste-)Muggia-Koper. The pilot allowed to confirm the importance of a comprehensive vision and systemic ap- 7 To this purpose, following the preliminary analy- proach. On a strategic level, it implies co- stakeholders sharing sis carried out, the case was developed through a ordinating different initiatives on local, a common commitment KEY WORDS: process encompassing an interactive and contin- cross-border and transnational mobility. through the MoU signed • Cross-border connectivity uous dialogue with relevant stakeholders as well At operational level, it implies tackling joint- in December 2019 as on-the-field surveys allowing ascertaining us- ly all the different aspects called-in for a • Maritime passenger services ers’ perception and needs. The key outcome of smooth multimodal transport solution. • PT services integration this process is the identification of a list of shared Furthermore, it underlined limited though 6 measures to which the stakeholders have commit- impacting gaps in cross-border accessibility • PT user information provision Identified end measures ted themselves by signing a Memorandum of Un- which need to be addressed to answer to the- (4 for Sub case A, 2 • Sustainable tourism derstanding in December 2019. mobility needs of both residents and tourists. for Sub case B)

26 27 CASE STUDIES SOLUTIONS CROATIA Zagreb and Adriatic coasts Smart & integrated services

FEASIBILITY STUDY - DEFINING LESSONS LEARNT METHODOLOGY FOR PASSENGER FLOWS BETWEEN RAILWAY NODE Creating intermodal passenger transport modes ZAGREB AND ADRIATIC COAST - introduction of new services that would in- crease the demand of rail transport services. “The use of modern Pilot activity of HŽPP is a Feasibility study that will Establishing cooperation with maritime carri- promotion tools will show the necessary steps for improvements of the rail- ers to identify measures for removing obstacles enable a significantly way service. The main task of this study is to enable a when introducing new services. greater coverage of potential users” tourist’s adequate connectivity between the continen- Cooperation with stakeholders that have an tal part of Croatia and the Adriatic coast and continu- impact on designing national strategies and Alen Tursunović ation of the journey to Greece. Study task arises from action plans to adequately weight the priority Mag.ing.traffic, expert for transport planning the need of higher quality and efficiency planning of of improving existing or building new railway Zagreb public transport solutions, which is necessary for sus- infrastructure that would facilitate the imple- tainable mobility. The aim is to determine reliable sys- mentation of new intermodal travel modes. tems and railway time schedules, their accuracy and Cooperation with tourist boards that would ad- the connectivity with cities on the Adriatic Coast such dress potential users by adequately promoting as Split. By identifying the main weaknesses of the messages and communication strategies. Croatian transport system, the country’s policy mak- 600 ers need recommendations to influence the identified passengers surveyed deficiencies and create comparative advantages for the Republic of Croatia in the connection of Pan-Eu- ropean transport corridors with the Adriatic ports. By 74.28% exploring the ways on how to change the structure considered a single of traffic usage in favour of public transport, this be- ticket for rail and sea comes the point of interest of many traffic-planning transport a good experts such as HŽPP national railway company, and idea that would make the development of quality integrated transport sys- the travel easier tems is becoming a global trend and need. HŽPP has developed this study with the aim of identifying opti- mal transport modes, optimal offer expands and the 224,340 KEY WORDS: profitability of the investment in view of the potential total travels are • Rail transport demand for new forms of transport offer. Study ex- journeys of Croatian plores the conditions that would stimulate a change • Tourist offers tourists from Zagreb of potential railway user’s decision on transport mode and Zagreb County • Service development on the routes between Zagreb and Split. to the sea

28 29 CASE STUDIES SOLUTIONS MONTENEGRO Port of Bar

Rolling stock Infrastructure

INTERMODAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT LESSONS LEARNT IN BAR (SEA-BUS-RAIL) Pilot action of the Inter-Connect project con- Port of Bar’s case study tackled and analysed all tributes to the promotion of intermodality in Bar, namely through introducing measures to transport modes currently operating in the city of “The development of Bar. More particularly, the study has examined the provide integrated transport modes (ferry- intermodal transport feasibility of the infrastructure project related to rail-bus), providing new transport services to in the city of Bar will a Passenger terminal located in Port of Bar (finan- passengers and tourists including info boards, be further promoted by involving different cial and economic analyses were included in the transport web and mobile apps, single inte- stakeholders who would grated tickets for all modes, promoting the study). The focus of the financial analysis was on contribute to increasing financial effects of the project for the owner/user benefits of using public transport etc. In ad- the volume of transport, of the project infrastructure (future extension dition, it contributes to the environmental environmental Port of Bar of the quay in 430 m), whereas the focus of the protection through traffic and pollution re- protection and cost economic analysis was on the economic analysis duction. reduction”

estimates of the project to the overall wellbeing Rade Stanišić of society. Being an important transport link, Port Head of International project management unit – Port of Bar of Bar must invest in its infrastructure in order to overcome current bottlenecks related to the ac- commodation of middle and large size ships (fer- ries and cruise ships), as well as the cost-effec- tiveness of this project. In order to do so, it must perform overall and comprehensive studies to sup- port its investments. In addition, the pilot project focuses also on implementation of new possibili- 13,3 ties to connect maritime, rail and bus transport. million of euro infrastructure upgrade

KEY WORDS: 500.000 • Intermodal transport passengers per year • Sea • Bus 264 • Railway cruise ships

30 31 CASE STUDIES SOLUTIONS ALBANIA Durrës-Tirana Smart & integrated Information services provision

STUDY ON DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION FOR INTERMODAL TRANSPORT “The purpose of “Digital platforms play The objective of this case study is to enhance inter- different transport a significant role in modal transport between rail +maritime +air trans- modes is to facilitate bringing together end port (and possibly other modes of transports) espe- the connections and to users and transport provide opportunities providers, using the cially between Tirana and Durrës. This technological for both work and power of digitalization solution will be developed primarily to reflect the leisure” to enable new user travel information about ferries, trains and flights, experiences and create Majlinda Lila networked mobility.” Durrës with the option of expanding the range of travel and Head of sector for IPA projects locations at a later point. All travellers will be in- preparation and feasibility, Directorate of Conception and Elda Cenkaj formed of all timetables of rail, maritime and air Feasibility of Transport and Expert, Directorate of Conception transport in real-time throw digital billboards . Infrastructure Projects, Ministry and Feasibility of Transport of Infrastructure and Energy and Infrastructure Projects, Ministry The location of the technological digital solution will of Infrastructure and Energy be more focused on the area between Durrës ferry terminal and the Central train station of Durrës. The priority is to explore and analyse the needs of LESSONS LEARNT travellers and to develop a technical solution for intermodal transport aimed at sharing the informa- Sharing the best experience among the re- tion in real-time. gional partners with the aim of improving the service for a better connection to the region. This project will allow the MIE to better pro- mote sustainable transport and remove bot- tlenecks in the key network infrastructures. 900.000 KEY WORDS: The pilot will help preventing time losses in passengers per year • Information in real-time; the planning of multimodal routes. Through the digitalization and innovation of • Technological solutions; transport systems, passengers will have all data collection • Integrated timetable for information regarding the timetables in re- of traffic flow intermodal transport; al-time, and info points will be more effec- tive when serving the passengers. • Sustainability; This pilot will serve as a good example that study • Collecting real data systems could be replicated in the future in other ports. for technological solution

32 33 CASE STUDIES SOLUTIONS SERBIA Belgrade urban area Cooperation Funds schemes

EFFECTS OF THE RELOCATION LESSONS LEARNT OF CENTRAL BUS AND RAILWAY STATIONS IN THE CITY OF BELGRADE The main outcomes of the Belgrade Case Study conducted within the Inter-Connect project are: Due to construction works on the right bank of riv- “Inter-Connect “We should keep er “Sava” in the city Centre, the railway central • Proposed Concept for further develop- project shows what we started station is moved, and bus station will be moved ment and following phases that connectivity here, we need true after completing the new central bus station in • Proposed Concept for future reorganiza- is not only about cooperation among the infrastructure, different stakeholders the next 12 to 18 months. Before this construc- tion and optimization of existing Belgrade but joint work from public and Public Transport system and lines tion works, central railway and bus stations were and cooperation” private sector” next to each other. Planned new locations are dis- • Proposed route changes of bus line A1, connecting central bus and railway sta- Ms. Milica Dubljevićù Ms. Gordana Marković tant. Passengers who need to transfer must use Inter-Connect CCIS City of Belgrade Secretariat Belgrado city public transport in order to transfer from the tions to Belgrade airport project manager for Transport - Head of the planning documentation railway to the intercity or international bus lines department and vice versa. The Belgrade Case study objective was to inves- tigate the impact of the relocation of the main railway and bus station, with a special attention given to the possibility of using intermodal passen- ger transport and promoting the use of the local Over 1.6 and long distance railway lines. million inhabitants in the City The main purpose of the Belgrade case study is to of Belgrade get inputs and create the concept for further de- tailed analysis of effects of movement of the two main transport nodes and to highlight elements for further activities of implementation in the fol- lowing phases. Over 5 million inhabitants in catchment area KEY WORDS: Over 30% • Railway and Bus station of stops in relocation 300.000 Belgrade (Public visitors annually Transport) Over 400 • Public Transport lines coming to Belgrade is used by 80% passengers optimization from ADRION region of passengers surveyed

34 35 Infographic

• Central European Initiative - • HŽ PP - HŽ Passenger Transport Executive secretariat Limited Liability Company • Regional Development • Belgrade Railway Junction Center Koper Construction Company Ltd Regional Port – city PuT Smart & integrated Cooperation • “TRANSPORTLOG” - Transport and • “Railway Transport of accessibility connectivity enhancement services schemes Logistic Managers Association, SB Montenegro” JSC Podgorica • Interlog Bar, ME • “Railway Infrastructure of Montenegro” JSC Podgorica, ME • Trieste Trasporti S.p.A. • Slovenian railways - Passenger • Traffic Company “Lasta” transport, Ltd. • Javno podjetje Ljubljanski Funds Rolling stock Infrastructure • Trenitalia Projects potniški promet, d.o.o. • Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) Synergies • Arriva Slovenija • Nomago d.o.o. Integrated • Start Romagna ticket

• Trieste Municipality Information • Koper Municipality provision • Muggia Municipality • CERTH/HIT • Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia • Mobilita Evolva • City Administration of the city • Institute of Transport Albania of Belgrade - Secretariat for public transport Trains time University of Tirana • City Administration of the city tables RAILWAYS • Institute for Transport of Belgrade - Secretariat for transport OTHER LOCAL Smart & integrated & REGIONAL and Logistic (ITL) • Ministry of Transport and Maritime MOBILITY PUT OPERATORS • Intico daa services Affairs, ME RELATED BODIES & MANAGERS • Center for Sustainable Rural • Municipality of Bar, ME Development Kranj • BSC, Business Suport Centre, Ltd, Kranj, LOCAL, • IPoP - Institutefor Spatial RDA of Gorenjska ‘‘INTEREST BY’’ REGIONAL ACADEMIA Policies • Development Centre Novo mesto Ltd. MATRIX & TRANSPORT & NATIONAL • Focus Association for Sustinable • The Municipality of Kamnik AUTHORITIES (Inter-Connect EXPERTS intelligence) Development • Municipality Dobrova-Polhov Gradec • University of Ljubljana / • Municipality of Brezovica Faculty of Civil and Geodetic • Municipality Ivančna Gorica PORTS TOURISM Engineering • Tegional Development Agency Posavje & MARITIME • CIPRA Slovenia, Association • Municipality Logatec AIRPORTS for protection of the Alps • Inter-Municipal Development Centre • Ljubljana urban institute of the municipalities of Grosuplje, • Research Centre Ivančna Gorica and Trebnje of the Slovenian Academy City • Emilia-Romagna Region of Sciences and Arts accessibility • RDA Green Karst, Ltd.

• Tourist Board Split • “AIrport of Montenegro” JSC • Samer & Co. Shipping Company National Transnational Inter-Connect 8 1 • Tourism Organization of Town of Bar • “Port of Bar” H.Co., ME 1 Memorandum of Memorandum of • Ljubljana Tourism • “Barska plovidba” JSC, ME Roadmap Understanding signed Understanding signed

16 local 1 toolkit integrating 2500 surveys 8 Case studies 16 round tables dissemination events 4 webinars knowledge gained to tourists

36 37 Inter-Connect tools

Inter-Connect Toolkit Memorandum of Understanding Inter-Connect Roadmap

The “Intermodal Transport Capacity Building The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a The analysis of the current situation, the feed- Toolkit”, developed in the form of an open plat- type of agreement between two or more parties. back from stakeholders’ plans and passengers’ form by CERTH/HIT while incorporating the whole It expresses a convergence of will between the needs along with the identification of future knowledge gained through the project and the parties, indicating an intended common line of trends and opportunities formulated the roadmap experience exchange with partners, serves In- action. It is not a legal commitment but an im- for ADRION’s intermodal transport development. ter-Connect’s principle goal of training of inter- portant agreement among different public and The roadmap is a prioritization of interventions modal transport planning and promotion. private stakeholders in launching and promoting for reaching a good connectivity level at ADRION. measures and policies aimed to improving better Among the proposed interventions of the roadmap Toolkit’s services are: intermodal and sustainable transport solutions at are found integrated solutions, new cooperation • Intermodality understanding tool, providing Adrion level. schemes, services’ optimization, new services, access to EU, national, regional and local pol- Eight Memorandum of Understanding, one per harmonized procedure/management structures icies and strategies on sustainable passengers’ case among Inter-Connect responsible partner and and funding enablers’ mobilization. mobility; local stakeholders for the promotion of Inter-Con- • Seed money tool, providing information for po- nect case specific context as well as one trans- tential funding instruments/sources for mobil- national MoU among project partners and other ity solutions; supporting bodies are prepared and signed during up to 2030 Inter-Connect • Cooperation schemes insight tool, providing the the project. These MoUs are one of the most im- Urgent steps towards a recovery plan – Advanced (harmonized, Roadmap PuT and sustainable modes of integrated, of high quality) TEN-T core network liaison with key engaged actors ; portant result of the Inter-Connect project and transport centered services provision at local level

• Overview of significant actions for building a the base for the survival of the Inter-Connect ob- C2

strong ADRION connectivity profile (Roadmap). jectives beyond the end of the project. C1 Advanced (harmonized, Awareness raising accomplishment of TEN-T for sustainable integrated, of high quality) services provision at comprehensive network Stakeholders’ engagement & mobility transnational level The Inter-Connect toolkit are available at this actions/ initiatives synergies link: https://interconnect.imet.gr/ C1 C2 up to 2050

C2 2020 C4 Hard ‘rail’ measures’ – ICT / apps infrastructures

C3 High level cooperation / agreements Measures clusters Average measures prioritization European Green Deal C1: engagement of first priority C2: operational/ICT C3: policy Programming Period 2021−2027 C1 The role of transport in the new period! C4: infrastructure Sustainable tourism promotional campaigns

of last priority

38 39 Final Words Project partners

Over the past two and a half years, that could help competent authori- Urban Region with top knowledge, innovative projects Inter-Connect partners cooperated ties in improving passengers’ trans- and high added value services. Trough preparation of in a very fruitful way both among port systems efficiency. Through development programmes agency supports long-term each other as well as with a wide the examination of 8 local/regional regional progress, coordinates regional structural pol- group of experts, stakeholders and case studies and the conduction of IGOUMENITSA icies and implements transnational projects. key players in passengers’ transport a transferability analysis, key meas- Municipality of Igoumenitsa is the largest Municipal- sector. This work set the foundations ures for enhancing the intermodal ity in the Region of Thesprotia in Epirus. It consists of the Inter-Connect Transnational transport profiles of ADRION cities of 4 Directorates and has a significant experience cooperation network, a network of were elicited. The consultation and in the implementation of European Projects. Igou- active and engaged stakeholders in the participation of key stakeholders menitsa’s SUMP, with a 20-year horizon, focuses on the areas of sustainable mobility and Dr. Maria Morfoulaki in prioritizing the measures result- passengers providing a long-term vision and a clear TRIESTE Inter-Connect project of Public Transport based intermod- Technical Coordinator & ed in the development of a signifi- implementation plan that takes into account the Acting as a platform for political dialogue since al transport. We are fully convinced Thematic Cluster Coordinator cant output of the project; the for- principles of integration, participation and contin- 1989, the Central European Initiative – Executive Centre for Research that the efforts we have started mak- &Technology Hellas (CERTH) mulation of a strategic framework uous evaluation-monitoring-feedback cycle meets Secretariat (CEI-ES) is a regional intergovernmental ing in the context of the project for for enhancing intermodality in the real needs by providing a long-term vision and a forum committed to supporting European integra- the promotion of passengers’ inter- area, the Inter-Connect Roadmap for clear step by-step implementation plan. tion and sustainable development through cooper- modal transport at local scales will continue also which we are very proud of! Beyond expressing ation between and among its Member States with after the closure of the project since we have my sincere thanks to all Inter-Connect partners the European Union, international and regional or- this active support from our network – 8 MoUs for for the work done, I would like to close with a ganisations as well as with other public or private the continuation of the efforts at local level and final reference on the opportunity that ADRION institutions and non-governmental organisations. 1 transnational MoU among Inter-Connect part- Programme gave to its projects with the call for EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION ners and strongly engaged stakeholders are there participation in Thematic (capitalization) Clus- Emilia-Romagna Region, General Directorate for to keep alive our vision! The vision for achieving ters – Inter-Connect belongs in the Cluster of Territorial and Environmental Safeguard has an in- ADRION Region’s sustainability via entering a low ‘Urban and Interurban Low Carbon Intermodal stitutional governing role in Emilia-Romagna territo- carbon transport linked era! Mobility for Passengers’. It was a unique wider ry. It has territorial competence concerning mobil- ZAGREB The technical work done within project’s lifecy- collaboration initiative for rethinking and en- ity and transport and in particular in rail transport HŽ Putnički prijevoz d.o.o. (Croatian Railways Pas- cle allowed us to develop a really good level of hancing the outputs of our projects and for cre- planning, development, financing and investment. senger Transport) is a Croatian national rail passen- understanding of area’s needs, challenges, op- ating a solid base for cross-fertilization and ideas ger carrier, fully owned by the Republic of Croa- portunities and treats and helped us to identi- generation. Concluding, yes… Inter-Connect was tia. The primary activity of HŽPP is the provision fy consultation, planning and regulation actions a great joint experience! of public passenger transport in the national and international railway traffic. HŽPP is committed to realization transport services according to EU LJUBLJANA regulations and the Railway Law of the Republic of The Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Croatia. In line with this effort are also the HŽPP´s Urban Region is an internationally recognized agency activities and team working on realization of the EU that increases the competitiveness of the Ljubljana projects. Read more on www.hzpp.hr

40 41 Acknowledgements

classified by economic sectors in 19 business asso- This work would not have been possible without a ciations and by regions in 17 regional chambers, in- strong cooperation within the Inter-Connect part- cluding the City of Belgrade. nership, and particularly the work package lead- PORT OF BAR ers. Inter-connect is a project co-funded by the The Port of Bar is the largest and the main Montene- Interreg ADRION Programme, to which we are very grin port. The port is located in the south of the city grateful for the opportunity given to realise all the of Bar. Port of Bar is integrated with the Bar (MNE) work described in this publication. Particularly, - Belgrade (SRB) railway and road traffic network, we would like to thank our Project Officer for the which makes it an important link in the intermodal CERTH support in this journey transport chain and provides the port with great po- The Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas tentials to develop as a port of regional importance. (CERTH) founded in 2000 is one of the leading research centres in Greece and listed among the TOP-20 E.U. research institutions with the highest participation in competitive research grants. The Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT) is the CERTH’s DURRËS institute working on Land, Sea and Air Transporta- The Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy is respon- tion as well as Sustainable Mobility services. The sible of the formulation, application and monitor- promotion of intermodal transport concepts as well ing of the policies, programs and national standards as the support of sustainable mobility schemes is of road, air, rail and maritime transport infrastruc- among HIT’s main interests. HIT has taken part in tures, contributing to the safety, security and effi- many EU and national projects that aim to support ciency of all modes of transport and the protection intermodal and sustainable transportation. of the environment, designing and implementing the policies and strategies having in mind the na- tional and EUSAIR priorities.

ITL The Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation is CCIS a no-profit public research body established in 2003 The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia is by the Emilia-Romagna Region and other Public Insti- an independent, modern and responsible non-budg- tutions of the region. Its mission is to contribute to etary institution, a national association of all Serbi- the development and promotion of the transport and an businesspeople, which serves the best interests logistics system in Emilia-Romagna Region through re- of its members and the Serbian economy, owing search, consultancy and training activities. ITL is fully to its tradition, experience and knowledge. Link- committed to support the mindshift towards sustain- ing the entire Serbia’s economy in a single system, able transport solutions.

42 43 Contacts

Telis Karapiperis Inter-Connect Lead Partner [email protected]

@InterConnect_EU

@InterConnectEU

@Inter-Connect project

interconnect.adrioninterreg.eu

44 Project partner

Municipality of Igoumenitsa Centre for Research (Greece) and Technology Hellas Lead partner (Greece)

Institute for Transport Emilia-Romagna Region and Logistics Foundation General Directorate (Italy) for Territorial and Environmental safeguard (Italy)

Central European Initiative Regional Development Executive Secretariat Agency of the (Italy) Ljubljana Urban Region (Slovenia)

HZ Passenger Transport Ltd. Port of Bar Holding (Croatia) company (Montenegro)

Ministry of Infrastructure Chamber of Commerce and Energy and Industry of Serbia (Albania) Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Belgrade (Serbia)

Contacts

Municipality of Igoumenitsa (Greece) ISBN 978-88-906710-2-9 twitter.com/InterConnect_EU Pantelis Karapiperis r [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/inter-connect www.adrioninterreg.eu interconnect.adrioninterreg.eu www.fb.me/InterConnectEU 9 788890 671029