Remote regions in central Europe share the same risks and issues related to being at the periphery of main transport networks. Inadequate and under-used services, excessive costs, lack of last-mile services and proper intermodality, poor communication and information to users and car commuting are the challenges that many central European regions face.
The SMACKER project will address those disparities to promote public transport and mobility services that are demand-responsive and that connect local and regional systems to main corridors and transport nodes.
The SMACKER partners will assess main barriers and address them by providing solutions that draw on the best international know-how.
Soft measures (e.g. behaviour change campaigns) and hard measures (e.g. mobility service pilots) will be used to identify and promote eco-friendly solutions for public transport in rural and peripheral areas to achieve more liveable and sustainable environments, better integration of the population to main corridors and better services feeding main public transport. SMACKER will help local communities to re-design their transport services according to user needs and encourage people to use them.
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mar 2022
Fondazione Istituto sui Trasporti e la Logistica
15.01.2021
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The online DRT service of BKK is available since 14 December through https://telebusz.bkk.hu/. Passengers can send their request through PC or smartphone, the platform is available in Hungarian and English. Despite COVID, more than 200 participants registered in December and currently there are 6 (partly) demand responsive lines operated by BKK in Budapest!
19.11.2020
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On November 10, the first SMACKER scientific event on "DRT in low population density areas" was held and more than 80 participants took part from Europe, Australia and the Caribbeans!
By clicking here you will find all the presentations as well as the link to the video of the event! Here you can read our Mid-Term press release with further information.
30.10.2020
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Join us at our online scientific event on Demand Responsive Transport! The webinar will take place on 10 November 2020, you can learn about DRT and its potential role as feeder for high-capacity transport services, experiences from Australia and touristic areas in Europe, DRT’s role in SUMPs and SMACKER pilot regions plans for DRT implementation. Read the Agenda and REGISTER today!
15.10.2020
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SMACKER findings on policy levels and legislation resulted in scientific article “Demand responsive transport policies for rural areas of six Central European countries” published and presented at 19th International Conference on Transport Science (ICTS) that took place in September in Portorož (SI). Find out more at ICTS homepage.
04.09.2020
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The call is extended until September 30! Several cities and organizations already joined SMACKER and shared experiences and technical knowledge in developing DRT solutions in peripheral and rural areas! We offer to more participants the free assistance of an expert and dedicated training events both online and in-person: look at the presentation letter and the technical notes. Apply now at this link!
24.07.2020
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The call is open! We want to share SMACKER experience with other organizations interested in developing DRT solutions in peripheral and rural areas and help them in writing an Action Plan! We offer to participants the free assistance of an expert and dedicated training events both online and in-person. Look at the presentation letter and the technical notes. Deadline is on September 8, apply now at this link!
29.05.2020
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The presentation on the SMACKER approach of nudging initiatives for triggering behaviour change towards sustainable mobility is included in the conference proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Urban Planning and Regional Development in the Information Society, available at this link.
13.02.2020
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For the implementation of SMACKER pilot actions, the understanding of political and legal framework is essential. This report provides an overview of political and legal framework related to public transport of the EU and into legislation of six partner countries – Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Slovenia. Insight in regions’ specifics delineates different basic conditions in which SMACKER pilot actions will be implemented.