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Project description

Mobility solutions for attractive, sustainable Mediterranean tourism

While European economies in the Mediterranean increasingly rely on tourism, many towns lack the necessary resources and tailored services to effectively deliver sustainable mobility solutions to both residents and tourists. Transportation poses crucial and challenging problems in most tourist destinations. To address this issue, the EU-funded DESTINATIONS project aims to provide green, smart, and flexible transportation proposals, as well as establish effective private-public collaboration schemes and business models. The project will implement integrated innovative mobility solutions in Madeira, Limassol, Rethymno, Valletta, Elba, and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, targeting the mobility demands of residents and tourists. It will deliver sustainable mobility tools and strategies while also demonstrating and evaluating the effectiveness of each of the six proposed solutions.

Objective

Within the EU, and particularly following the economic crisis; tourism will be, the ‘engine for economic growth’, particularly in the underperforming Mediterranean economies; where tourism has traditionally been a dominant economic sector. The world market of tourists continues to grow and Europe has unique selling points for further tourist growth from within and outside the EU (including China). The competitive market for tourism means that cities have to provide the high quality, sustainable environments desired by tourists, while providing local sustainable employment opportunities that overcome the seasonal and sometimes informal nature of tourist economies. Achieving sustainable mobility is a vital part of the growth equation for Europe’s tourist cities.DESTINATIONS will develop an innovative holistic approach to building sustainable urban mobility systems for both residents and tourists. The project impacts will make a positive contribution to demonstrating how this can achieve growth and therefore provide a benchmark for other EU tourist cities.

DESTINATIONS will demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of innovative sustainable mobility solutions in 6 tourist cities with different characteristics but sharing common challenges. The solutions will address:
• Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning for residents and visitors
• Safe, attractive and accessible public spaces for all generations
• Shared mobility and e-infrastructures towards zero emissions transport
• Smart & clean urban freight logistics at tourist destinations
• Mobility management & awareness for sustainable mobility
• Attractive, clean, accessible and efficient public transport

Achieving the objectives will increase the attractiveness of the city, both for tourists and for businesses in the sector and multiplier impacts in the economy for goods and services. All of these will contribute to better social cohesion (which attracts further investment). So sustainable mobility grows the economy.

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IA - Innovation action

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(opens in new window) H2020-MG-2014-2015

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Coordinator

HORARIOS DO FUNCHAL-TRANSPORTES PUBLICOS SA
Net EU contribution

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€ 1 532 725,92
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FUNDOA DE BAIXO SAO ROQUE
9020 242 Funchal
Portugal

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Region
Região Autónoma da Madeira Região Autónoma da Madeira Região Autónoma da Madeira
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost

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€ 2 189 608,45

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