CARAVEL Final Project Report EN - CIVITAS

Statistics on hits,
files, pages
total hits
total files
total pages
900 000
800 000
700 000
600 000
500 000
400 000
300 000
200 000
100 000
Innovative features of car pooling
»
»
»
»
»
»
Geographical referenced maps
Route planning from door to door
Automatically generated response
via email or SMS if a matching partner
is found
Data transfer to public transport
timetable
Free of charge service for users
Event data pool
0
2005 2006
2007
2008
Usage statistics of stuttgart.pendlernetz.de 2005 – 2008
“Pendlernetz Stuttgart” is one of
the most innovative car pooling systems
in the EU. Especially designed
for commuters, it incorporates
many innovative features as can be
seen in the box above.
The service was improved and
enlarged during CARAVEL to
include new features and encourage
event-oriented car pooling
(e.g. football matches, concerts
etc.). Activities concentrated on
integrating and administering an
event data pool into the car pooling
system, integrating inter-modal
information (information on public
transport) and finally integrating
regional access to the “Pendlernetz
Stuttgart” online system. The
Stuttgart Pendlernetz website has
been continuously upgraded to
provide new features and services,
increased user-friendliness, and
a function enabling users to feedback
their (technical and servicerelated)
criticism of the system.
Addressing specific
user groups
Expansion of the car pooling
scheme from commuter traffic to
also include event traffic.
“Let’s drive to the football match
together!” This environmentally
friendly attitude to mobility was
promoted in the Stuttgart region
in 2007 and was relaunched in
mid-2008; it is an Internet-based
car pooling platform with a special
added feature for major events.
This new event-oriented car
pooling feature makes it much
easier to organise car pools for
big events. The new service is
especially aimed at visitors to
the home games of VfB Stuttgart
football club. Since around 50,000
visitors are expected at each
match, there is a high demand
for travel to the same destination
at the same time. The event car
pooling scheme was relaunched in
2008 together with VfB Stuttgart
and was accompanied by promotion
in the stadium newsletter and
on the stadium screen. The new
event-oriented car pooling feature
provided by Pendlernetz Stuttgart
on the Internet gives visitors an
opportunity to reach the stadium
quickly, cheaply and in an environmentally
friendly way.
New economic
instrument
There has been growing interest
in car pools in the face of constantly
rising fuel prices, and this
trend is set to continue.
Soft policy instrument
A car pooling portal available to
everybody free of charge.
The level of awareness among
private companies in Stuttgart
and the Stuttgart region has been
raised considerably during the
CARAVEL Project. For example,
large companies such as Daimler,
Bosch, SONY Deutschland and
Hewlett Packard, all located in
Stuttgart, have integrated the
system straight into their Intranets
and supported promotional campaigns
with flyers, presentations,
posters etc. in their companies.
Currently around 35 companies
in Stuttgart and the region have
added a link to Stuttgart Pendlernetz
on their websites.
The level of awareness at public
institutions has also increased
considerably: around 30 cities
and communities have now created
a Pendlernetz link on their
websites. A car pooling system
across the whole of Baden-Wurttemberg
is envisaged as a next
step in the near future.
63