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PILOT PROJECT: Car-Pooling in the District of : Network of Hitchhiking Benches

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Name of organization: Energieagentur Ebersberg-München gGmbH Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.energieagentur-ebe-m.de Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/energieagenturebem/

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Melinda Zloženka DE_ENG.indd 1 9. 03. 2021 10:16:17 ABOUT OUR PILOT TARGET GROUPS AND STAKEHOLDERS (WHO?) PILOT PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS: Energieagentur Ebersberg project partner PILOT AREA DATA (WHERE?) Klimaschutzmanagement Landkreis Ebersberg Ebersberg is a district in the East of the greater area. It is a transition area between the urban and more rural climate protection management of the district surroundings of Munich. It has a population of around 140.000 inhabitants and is among the fastest growing regions in . As a part of the region of the public transport service provider MVV, Ebersberg has a decent public transport Mobilitätsforum Landkreis Ebersberg network, but also areas with weaker coverage. well established forum of mobility stakeholders with different thematic working groups

Aktionskreis Energiewende PILOT CHALLENGES (WHY?) first movers in the district when it comes to setting up hitchhiking benches

In front of this background, the pilot project aims at improving intermodal mobility options with a focus on the more rural Transition Town areas of the region. Hitchhiking as a form of transportation and alternative to public transport is not yet established in the first movers in the district when it comes to setting up hitchhiking benches population and a good connection of the hitchhiking benches to other mobility services (information system of the public transport provider; car sharing) is not available yet. MVV München public transport provider with very effective communication channels in everyday work.

PILOT GOALS & KEY ACTIVITIES (WHAT?) Target groups: The hitchhiking bench network with its analogue and planned digitalized offers should be an enhancement of the public transport system and thus a service for the wide public. There are certain groups of people, which are more The main activity deals with the existing and growing network of hitchhiking benches as infrastructure promoting organ- involved in this transport system and will presumably be addressed specifically: senior citizens; people, who are not mobile ized car-pooling. (e.g. because they don’t own vehicle); commuters; people using the public transport system. KEY GOALS: Analysis and expansion of the hitchhiking bench network in the district and in the region TIMELINE OF PILOT PROJECT ACTIVITIES (WHEN?) • Connection of the analogue bench network to a digital ride sharing platform (existing or in development) START OF TESTING PHASE: OCTOBER 2019 and to the car sharing associations of the district ACTIVITY 1 KEY ACTIVITIES/STEPS: Analysis of the hitchhiking bench network and evaluation of its potential for expansion OCTOBER 2019 – DECEMBER 2020 Analysis of the network coverage • ACTIVITY 2 Concept for improving/expanding the network Analysis of the synergy between the analogue bench infrastructure and ride sharing/car sharing offers • as well as the public transport service DECEMBER 2019 – AUGUST 2021 Analysis of synergy between analogue bench infrastructure and digital ride sharing platforms/apps • ACTIVITY 3 Analysis of connection to public transport offers and (if applicable) test of improvements Citizen survey NOVEMBER 2020 – MARCH 2021 • Analysis of connection to car sharing offers and (if applicable) test of improvements END OF TESTING PHASE AUGUST 2021

Melinda Zloženka DE_ENG.indd 2 9. 03. 2021 10:16:17