All five cities have finalised their local measures in the living laboratories. The governance initiatives led to the approval of the SUMPs in Aberdeen, Trieste and Klaipeda, and to the upgrade of the SUMP to a regional level in Antwerp. Constanta and Klaipeda established a structured dialogue with citizens and stakeholders, never before seen in Romania and Lithuania, while Trieste has set up a project office to redevelop the Old Port area together with citizens and other stakeholders (WP1). In addition, the five cities have taken steps to improve public transport and encourage cycling, thereby providing mobility apps and guides to facilitate getting around the city/port area for citizens and tourists. Reallocation of road space to pedestrians, cycling and PT has been implemented in Antwerp and Constanta, supported by awareness-raising campaigns, which was a core activity in all cities (WP2). The cities have also implemented solutions to manage traffic flows and parking, improved signage and boosted the uptake of e-mobility, finding innovative ways to reduce pollution and make transport more efficient. A new system for the prioritisation of public transport has been developed in Klaipeda and an access control system is now in use in Trieste based on camera and sensor technology while Antwerp move to the NXTMobility, a data-driven mobility policy (WP3). Given the importance of freight transport in port cities, improvement of interconnectivity and traffic flows in order to reduce environmental impacts has been pursued. Freight routing backed by smart technology and cooperation with industry has been developed in Aberdeen, while real-time tracking of vehicles and cargoes to and inside the port is being developed in Trieste. A market place for logistic solutions is active in Antwerp, with continuous calls for projects (WP4).
The project has also devised the CIVITAS PORTIS Innovation Process, created electronic innovation brochures, and established the Thematic Innovation Platform (WP5). Moreover, evaluation activities have been carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of the PORTIS measures in terms of impacts and process (WP6). Actions to understand the potential market for CIVITAS PORTIS innovations have been finalised and the transferability potential of local measures has been assessed and disseminated for the benefit of port cities across Europe and beyond. Exchanges with EU cities, China and third countries have been enhanced via webinars, training sessions and workshops (WP7). Regarding the project’s visibility, the cities have set up their national websites and have used their selected ambassadors to increase citizen engagement and promote sustainable mobility. PORTIS days have been held in all cities over the years. A successful final conference was jointly organised with the other CIVITAS IAs with a remarkable attendance of participants (WP8). The Policy Group met annually all along the project lifetime and discussed mobility themes of common interest (WP9).