Objective NICHES+ aims to network actors engaged in developing innovative urban transport concepts. This proposal relates to the successful previous NICHES project, with similar objectives, but different topics. Both share the mission to stimulate a debate on innovative urban transport between stakeholders from different sectors, to promote the most promising new concepts from their current niche position to a mainstream urban transport application. NICHES+ will explore innovative urban transport concepts, which are high on the European & local agenda, while also looking into the needs of its potential users and implementers, i.e. concepts to increase accessibility to urban mobility options; concepts to increase the use & efficiency of infrastructure & interchanges; concepts to exploit functionalities of urban traffic management centres; concepts for automated & space efficient transport. These topics add to the work started under NICHES, which already examined a set of innovative concepts and successfully promoted them. NICHES+ will collect information & encourage networking by gathering urban transport experts in Working Group meetings. Selected concepts will be looked at in terms of their transferability to ensure wider replication. The project will develop policy notes for decision makers, implementation scenarios for selected cities and site visit programmes to promote the concepts. Recommendations for further research on urban transport innovation will be formulated. The project will work directly with cities, developing implementation scenarios for integrating innovative concepts in urban policies and move from the development of innovative mobility solutions to practical implementation. The added value of funding NICHES+, which can build on the basis of its predecessor project NICHES, is that a substantial coordination platform for innovative urban transport will continue to expand. Synergies between the 2 projects will help to achieve results in a very efficient way. Keywords accessibility automated vehicles good practice infrastructure interchanges sustainable mobility transferability urban traffic management urban transport innovation user needs Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) SST-2007-3.1-01 - New mobility concepts for passengers ensuring accessibility for all SST-2007-3.1-02 - Intelligent mobility systems and multi-modal interfaces for transport of passengers Call for proposal FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator POLIS Address Rue du trone 98 1050 Brussels / bruxelles Belgium See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Other Administrative Contact Gabriela Barrera (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 521 783,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all RUPPRECHT CONSULT-FORSCHUNG & BERATUNG GMBH Germany EU contribution € 258 298,00 Address Erftstrasse 15-17 50672 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Angéla Rupprecht (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EUROCITIES ASBL Belgium EU contribution € 118 556,00 Address Square de meeus 1 1000 Bruxelles / brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Other Administrative Contact Silke Moschitz (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE United Kingdom EU contribution € 131 610,00 Address Kings gate NE1 7RU Newcastle upon tyne See on map Region North East (England) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear Tyneside Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nicola Place (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TRANSMAN Consulting for Transport System Management Ltd Hungary EU contribution € 80 036,00 Address Hercegprimas u 10 H-1051 Budapest See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Janos Monigl (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom EU contribution € 126 795,00 Address Highfield SO17 1BJ Southampton See on map Region South East (England) Hampshire and Isle of Wight Southampton Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Amanda Coe (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
