INTEGRATED URBAN TRANSPORT OF VARNA AND

The aim of the projects: Modern and energy efficient urban public transport by the development of sustainable and integrated urban transport system, that contributes to improving the living and environmental conditions

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. INTEGRATED URBAN TRANSPORT OF VARNA AND PLEVEN

Process and detailed content of the practice: Development of: •Effective and rapid urban public transport with less energy consumption; •More accessible secondary infrastructure of public transport networks; •Implementation of environment-friendly modes of urban transport; •Increasing of the attractiveness and utilization of urban public transport; •Improving the functionality of the city and population mobility; • Reducing of congestion and improving the urban public transport; •Social inclusion and equal access for disadvantaged groups.

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. INTEGRATED URBAN TRANSPORT OF VARNA AND PLEVEN

Financial Framework: 70 000 000 euro

Target group addressed by the practice: Population of Varna and Pleven; Tourists and guests of Varna and Pleven; Companies and organizations operating in Varna and Pleven.

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. INTEGRATED URBAN TRANSPORT OF VARNA AND PLEVEN

Short overview of the cities: Varna. Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and the third-largest city in after and with a population of 334,870 inhabitants as of February, 2011. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous province and Varna Municipality. It is the eleventh largest city in the after Istanbul, Athens, Bucharest, Sofia, Belgrade, , Zagreb, Skopje, Tirana and Plovdiv. Commonly referred to as the marine (or summer) capital of Bulgaria, Varna is a major tourist destination, business and university centre, seaport, and headquarters of the Bulgarian Navy and merchant marine, as well as the centre of and Bulgaria's North-Eastern planning region (NUTS II).

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. INTEGRATED URBAN TRANSPORT OF VARNA AND PLEVEN

Short overview of the cities: Pleven. Pleven is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate . As of February 2011, the city has a population of 106,011 inhabitants. It is today a major economic centre of the Bulgarian Northwest and Central North and the third largest city of after Varna and Rousse. Pleven is located in an agricultural region in the very heart of the Danubian Plain. The city's central location in Northern Bulgaria defines its importance as a big administrative, economic, political, cultural and transport centre. Pleven is located 170 km away from the capital city of Sofia, 320 km west of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 50 km south of the .

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. National Information Platform Elektromobili.bg

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. Issue tackled by the practice: Reducing the number of polluting vehicles through the development of sustainable electric mobility in all regions of Bulgaria. Reduce the cost of unrealized power by using it to charge electric vehicles at night. Nationwide suppress the dependence of the transport sector in the Republic of Bulgaria on imported oil supplies, through the deployment of electric vehicles powered by produced within the country's electricity. How the idea was born At the end of 2009 their green ideas have already been overwhelmed to the point that they decided to find a place in the network. Another year has passed, however, before they begin work on their first website dedicated to electric mobility, green technology, and everything useful and effective in this direction - eCars.bg. Only half a year, she became the updates source the electric car news, but why stops there? Daily updates are important resource info, but they had to do more. So they decided to create an information platform for electric mobility with detailed information on all of its dimensions - place that has everything for the electric vehicles. In order for everyone to be informed effectively, about resurgent trend in the automotive industry, which brings the spirit of new, efficient and environmentally friendly technologies. Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. Objectives of the practice: - To produce, organize and conduct national campaigns to promote electric mobility as a key element of sustainable urban mobility. - To prepare and implement programs and projects to promote and implement sustainable practices for urban and interurban mobility by increasing the number of electric vehicles for personal and business needs. - To stimulate the production of local raw materials, systems and applications to electric vehicles and help to create new jobs in developing the electric sector. - To organize events to promote electric mobility nationally and assist regions to exchange best practices and successful implementation of projects in the field of sustainable urban mobility and smart grids - To support the development of Bulgarian specialists in development and product development the electric products - To work continuously to provide a high level of awareness of the public and businesses about the benefits of the introduction of electric mobility in Bulgaria as part of sustainable urban mobility and finding new effective and appropriate transport solutions.

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. Mission, vision, goals Here begins their commitment. And because we are in an age of emerging Marketing 3.0 of the human spirit, that such us the electric mobility is now beginning to enter in our lives, we will build it gradually - a development platform with new contacts and projects, and working relationships and their main emphasis will always be a customer. They have however vision and mission from the beginning. How exactly see things with electric mobility? First, a very conscious and responsible approach that is informed and perception, because the last thing they want is to 'wire' of what might someday transform into new energy monopoly. Do not under any circumstances allow electricity to be fiercely sought-binding necessary and 'confrontational' energy source. So there are many alternative technologies necessary to ensure independence and substitutability, to meet the energy needs of mobile and humanity. With the establishment of national information platform, it is their mission to provide much needed information resources, while supporting the development of electric mobility project management, campaigning and participation in various initiatives. They invite you to share the road with us. Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. Target group addressed by the practice: The organization's goals include reaching out to all users at the national level, with emphasis to the age group age 10-65.

Communication and awareness campaigns: GET TO KNOW electric vehicle!

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. With free Plugsurfing application and website can not only find public and commercial charging points, but private electric pumps and devices installed in the homes of friends of Plugsurfer and what they share with other members of the community. With PlugSurfing, who we called in Bulgaria “Share the charge!” you can plan your route to find the nearest charging points and even chat with people who share them, to use them whenever possible. Whether you have electrical car, van, scooter, bike or motorcycle, the PlugSurfer always be assured that there is a place to charge away from home.

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. Financial Framework :

Public: National Information Platform Elektromobili.bg Amount: Invested Euro 20,000 - Euro 500,000 to upgrade to the set in a programmatic functionality. Private. Entity: Dedicated blog for electric mobility www.eCars.bg Amount: Invested Euro 40,000 - Euro 150,000 by the addition of functions and features.

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. Name of the contact person: Martin Hadzhistoykov, tel +359 888 919329, [email protected]

Position of the contact person: Founder and Project Coordinator

More info at: www.ecars.bg www.elektromobili.bg http://bg.plugsurfing.org

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Municipality of Vratsa

3000 Vratsa, 6 Stefanaki Savov str.