Title: HARMONY-Holistic Approach for Providing Spatial & Transport Planning Tools and Evidence to Metropolitan and Regional Authorities to Lead a Sustainable Transition to a New Mobility Era
EU funds to the project: 7,430,894.50 €, out of which 127,50.00 € to the City of Torino (100%)
Partners: University College London (UK), Technische Universiteit Delft (NL), Panepistimio Aigaiou (EL), University of Wolverhampton (UK), Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (EL), Aimsun SL (ES), Trt Trasporti e Territorio Srl (IT), Enide Solutions SL (ES), Significance BV (NL), Airbus Defence and Space GmbH (DE), Arrival Ltd (UK), Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO (NL), MOBY X SOFTWARE LIMITED (CY), Associazione Urban Lab (IT), Griff Aviation AS (NO), Oxfordshire County Council (UK), Anaptyxiaki Etaireia Dimou Trikkaion Anaptyxiaki Anonymi Etaireia Ota - E-Trikala Ae (EL), City of Torino (IT),. Gemeente Rotterdam (NL), Organismos Astikon Sygkoinonion Athinon Ae (EL), Gornoslasko-Zaglebiowska Metropolia (PL)
Period: 42 months (June 2019-November 2022)
Contact: Infrastructures and Mobility Division
Description: The project envisages developing a new generation of harmonised spatial and multimodal transport planning tools which comprehensively model the dynamics of the changing transport sector and spatial organisation, enabling metropolitan area authorities to lead the transition to a low carbon new mobility era in a sustainable manner. Cocreation labs are established in order for citizens, authorities and industry to design together new mobility and spatial organisation concepts. At the same time, demonstrations with electric AVs and drones take place to understand in real-life their requirements. Market surveys are organised to elicit people and freight actors' preferences and reactions towards the co-created concepts and the demonstrated new mobility technologies. The model suite is designed to assess the multidimensional impacts of the new mobility concepts and technologies. It integrates: 1. land-use models (strategic/long-term), 2. people and freight activity based models (tactical/mid-term), and 3. multimodal network (operational/short-term) models allowing for vertical planning. This integrated approach is necessary for authorities to understand if policies are sustainable, while also contribute to meeting COP22 targets, social equality and wellbeing. The model suite is also linked to an EU-wide model to further identify the impact of the concepts and technologies on the TEN-T level. The project's concepts and the model suite are applied and validated on six EU metropolitan areas on six TEN-T corridors: 1. Rotterdam (NL), 2. Oxfordshire (UK), 3. Torino (IT), 4. Athens (EL), 5. Trikala (EL), 6. Upper Silesian-Zaglebie Metropolis (PL). By having six different areas as pilots, we will be able to propose to authorities, spatial and transport planners, concepts and technologies for different types of areas/cities.
Website: http://harmony-h2020.eu