TWIST

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Berlin, 26th March 2007
TRANSFERABILITY OF TWIST PROJECT
Dott.ssa Maria Antonietta Picardi President of
the Steering Committee
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TWISTTransport With a Social Target INTERREG
III B - CADSES code 3B091
Experimentation of an innovative transport system
to improve mobility of disadvantaged people
taking into account the efficacy and the economy
of the service
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PARTNERS INVOLVED
LEAD PARTNER
Abruzzo Region (IT)
PARTNERS
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SPECIFIC OBJECTS
The TWIST project aims at reducing social
exclusion from transport

• acting from a geographic standpoint, as to
  marginalization and scarce accessibility in
  internal, mountain areas and in urban area
  suburbs.
• acting from a social standpoint, as to the
  exclusion of disadvantaged people from the right
  to move, due to reduced motor capacity or to
  social and economic reasons.

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PROJECT TARGETS

• Internal areas
• Urban area suburbs
• Mountain areas
• Elderly people
• Disabled
• Minors
• Emigrants
• Low income people

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ACTIONS

• Assessing social and economic conditions as well
  as transport demand and supply in the
  implementation areas
• Planning the system to implement with the
  technical assistance support
• Implementing the system
• Monitoring the implemented system
• Referring the testing results to the competent
  assessing bodies
• Turning the project into guidelines to convey to
  EU authorities so as to provide the basis for new
  sector strategies

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LOCATIONS - IMPLEMENTATION AREAS -

• MARCHE REGION Mountain Communities of Camerino,
  San Genisio and San Severino Marche.
• ABRUZZO REGION Mountain Community of Medio
  Sangro Zone R
• MOLISE REGION Area of the Seismic Crater
  between the lower and central Frentani Mountain
  area in the Province of Campobasso
• PUGLIA REGION Sub Apennine Mountain Community
  Northern-Dauno.
• OBERHAVEL LANDKREIS District of Oberhavel
  (Berlin-Brandenburg Region).
• PROVINCE OF IOANNINA Province of Ioannina

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LOCATIONS - MUNICIPALITIES INVOLVED-

• MARCHE REGION Acquacanina, Bolognola, Camerino,
  Camporotondo di Fiastrone, Castelraimondo,
  Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Cessapalombo, Fiastra,
  Fiordimonte, Monte Cavallo, Muccia,
  Pievebovigliana, Pieve Torina, San Severino
  Marche, Serravalle di Chienti, Ussita, Visso.
• ABRUZZO REGION Borrello, Civitaluparella, Fallo,
  Gamberale, Montenerodomo, Pizzoferrato, Quadri,
  Roio del Sangro, Rosello.
• MOLISE REGION Bonefro, Casacalenda, Colletorto,
  Larino, Montelongo, Montorio dei Frentani,
  Provvidenti, Rotello, S. Giuliano di puglia,
  Santa Croce di Magliano, Ururi.
• PUGLIA REGION Alberona, Biccari, Carlantino,
  Casalnuovo, Monterotaro, Casalvecchio di Puglia,
  Castelnuovo della Daunia, Celenza Valfortore,
  Motta Montecorvino, Pietra Montecorvino, Roseto
  Valfortore, San Marco La Catola, Volturara
  Appula, Volturino.
• OBERHAVEL LANDKREIS Birkenwerder,
  Fürstenberg/Havel, Glienicke/Nordbahn, Gransee
  und Gemeinden, Hennigsdorf, Hohen Neuendorf,
  Kremmen, Leegebruch, Liebenwalde, Gemeinde
  Löwenberger Land, Mühlenbecker Land, Gemeinde
  Oberkrämer, Oranienburg, Velten, Zehdenick.
• PROVINCE OF IOANNINA Entire province

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fixed timetable on request mixed othe
r solution
TYPE OF SERVICE OFFERED
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• MARCHE REGION
• ABRUZZO REGION
• MOLISE REGION
• PUGLIA REGION
• OBERHAVEL LANDKREIS
• PROVINCE OF IOANNINA

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METHOD OF REQUESTING THE SERVICE

• MARCHE REGION Call Centre with toll-free number
  and specific operator
• ABRUZZO REGION Call Centre with toll-free number
  and specific operator
• MOLISE REGION Call Centre with toll-free number
  and specific operator and telephone number of the
  transport company
• PUGLIA REGION Call Centre with toll-free number
  and specific operator
• OBERHAVEL LANDKREIS
• Northern Oberhavel - Call Centre with common
  telephone access, 24 hours available
• Southern Oberhavel and Hohen Neuendorf - Call
  Centre with common telephone access, 24 hours
  available for passenger information purposes
  only, no trip booking required
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• PROVINCE OF IOANNINA
• For intra-prefecture service, during the days
  Monday Wednesday Friday, the passenger can
  call directly to Ioannina KTEL station and the
  bus passes from passengers village
• For the lines Ioannina Kastoria and Ioannina
  Kozani, there are predefined stops in Konitsa
  Village and Metsovo village respectively.
  Passengers inform dedicated KTEL agents at the
  Konitsa/Metsovo villages and the agents inform
  the central KTEL station for executing the
  intermediate stop along the routes Ioannina
  Kastoria and Ioannina Kozani

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COMMUNICATION- ON MEANS OF TRANSPORT -

• MARCHE REGION Printed stickers on bus/shuttle
  and illustrated brochures with timetables.
• ABRUZZO REGION Printed stickers on bus/shuttle.
• MOLISE REGION Printed stickers on bus/shuttle
  and distribution of advertising leaflets to
  users.
• PUGLIA REGION Stickers with the logo and
  toll-free number on the sides of the bus.
• OBERHAVEL LANDKREIS Special TWIST signage
  publication of TWIST Newsletter
• PROVINCE OF IOANNINA Specify Demand Request
  stops with prior information notice to KTEL SA or
  fixed routes at predefined timetable

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COMMUNICATION- IN THE AREA OF IMPLEMENTATION -

• MARCHE REGION Letters from the Regional
  Councilor for Transport illustrating the service
  and how it runs sent to the homes of users in the
  localities involved in the project
• ABRUZZO REGION Advertising posters and pocket
  timetables in offices and public concerns
  throughout the Mountain Community advertising to
  make the public aware of the service at public
  events in the Summer.
• MOLISE REGION Press releases, advertising
  campaign with advertising leaflets and posters
  aimed at the users and local authorities.
• PUGLIA REGION Advertising posters, leaflets and
  TV commercials.
• OBERHAVEL LANDKREIS Publication of TWIST
  Newsletter
• PROVINCE OF IOANNINA

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SOLUTIONS FOR THE SERVICE

• PLANNING
• Registration of the users of the service, service
  planning, communication to the on-board equipment
  and reporting through specific software.
• RUNNING
• On-board computer aided by specific software,
  system of localization and communication with the
  operations centre
• Onboard GPRS/UMTS system that converses with the
  centre

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Updating of the results of the call service to
28th February 2007
Number of requests received
Number of requests satisfied
Kilometres of service covered
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Updating of the results of the fixed hours
service to 28th February 2007
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STEPS

• Analysing present transport systems and the
  current passenger demand -REALISED-
• Testing new models leading local disadvantaged
  systems towards a European quality standard -
  REALISED-
• Monitoring the new transport system through the
  systems agreed upon -TO BE REALISED-
• Reproducing the programming, managing and control
  system identified in all similar areas in EU - TO
  BE REALISED-

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Through Twist project, Abruzzo Region intends to

• Repeat a highly technological project
• Validate a draft programme plan system of
  analysis-technical design for transport adaptable
  to the requirements of the areas-use of advanced
  technology-cost of monitoring results
• Assessing together with the local authorities the
  inclusion of call services in mountainous areas
  where high technology DRT systems may provide
  better performance, including direct services to
  school/work
• Replace traditional LPT services in timeframes
  with lesser demand with a call system to the main
  railway lines/road systems ensuring simultaneous
  circulation inside the area in question and
  direct connections to health-cultural-social
  structures within short distances of each other.

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OUR CURRENT AIMS

• Actions 4, 5 and 6 are important for transferring
  the TWIST model to all areas of transport in the
  EU with similar characteristics.
• The transferability of the model is the strong
  point of the project to realise this, all
  responsible partners must complete the following
  activities by 30th June 2007.
• WP 4.8 Reporting the use of the service (through
  the control parameters) RIO KTEL
• WP 4.9 Analysis of experimentation data and
  finalisation of the theoretical model. RIO
  TRANSDANUBIAN
• WP 4.10 Analysis of experimentation data and
  hypothesis of transferability. RIO
  TRANSDANUBIAN
• WP 6 Monitoring. TECHNOSTART

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TRANSFERABLE MODEL
TWIST aims at implementing a common transnational
strategy for territory development in order to
optimise transport organisation in disadvantaged
and marginalized areas from both a geographic and
environmental standpoint, according to local
requirements and with the object of comparing and
eliminating regional differences and
disadvantages. This specific object may be
achieved through the possibility to reiterate the
project in all European regions and to develop
further actions at a EU level by the spreading of
best-practices. Testing results will provide a
new way to organise and manage transport services
in weak areas, granting the mobility and the
circulation of people and goods, both within the
weak areas and towards national and international
transport systems, thus promoting economic
activities and reducing migrant phenomena.
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From TWIST to the local planning of DRT
systemsAction required

• Identify the EU-National-Regional sector
  regulations covering DRT-Demand Responsive
  Transport- Services
• Identify the definition and classification of
  DRT services in the regulations in force
• Introduce the necessary modifications to the
  regulations in force for the application of TWIST
• Establish the objectives to be pursued through
  DRT according to the choices of TWIST
• Choose the competent bodies for implementation
  on the basis of the principle of subsidies
• Choose the areas of transport for implementation
  through the system of indicators constructed from
  analysis of TWIST

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From TWIST to the local planning of DRT
systemsAction required

• Design the DRT services according to the TWIST
  transport design model
• Introduce procedures authorising the exercise of
  DRT services compatibly with ordinary Local
  Public Transport (LPT) and provided in the same
  areas
• Improve the regulations governing safety in
  exercising LPT services
• Planning the forms of coordination provided for
  integration between DRT and ordinary LPT
• Provide for forms of financing the DRT services
  re-planning the part of existing LPT services
  with lowest demand and transforming it into DRT
  services serving and circulating in the areas
  chosen

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Work in progress starting with the Twist
projectthe Abruzzo Region intends to

• Replicate a highly technological project
• Validate a planning scheme system of technical
  analysis-design of transport services adaptable
  to the needs of different areas use of advanced
  technology cost of monitoring results
• Assess together with local authorities the
  insertion of call services in mountainous areas
  where high technology DRT systems may provide the
  best performance, including direct services to
  school/work
• Replace the traditional LPT services during the
  hours of less demand with a call system serving
  the main rail/road lines, ensuring internal area
  circulation at the same time and also a direct
  link to the main health, cultural and social
  structures within a short distance.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION