CARAVEL Final Project Report EN - CIVITAS

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Number of registered car pooling users in Stuttgart
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DATE
09.08
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Krakow, Burgos and Genoa
benefited from these experiences
while preparing and implementing
their own car pooling
services: the innovative service
attracted many people and will
most likely become bigger in the
future.
cles circulating on the road and
users passing the word. Moreover,
a flexible service is usually
perceived by users as having
a very high quality level service,
and it has an appeal to citizens
that is higher than traditional
public transport services.
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weekends
working days
Clients transported
by the Tele-Bus (DRT) in Krakow
Demand responsive transport
(DRT) services shaped up very
well in Genoa and Krakow (see
page 42-43). The number of users
of the DrinBus in Genoa as well
as of the Tele-Bus in Krakow,
as seen in the graph below, increased
considerably while these
measures were implemented in
CARAVEL.
In general, public transport
operators show a very high
interest in flexible services as
they can provide an efficient
solution where traditional bus
services are not able to respond
to citizens’ needs. Local media
support and specific promotional
material delivered in the whole
target area are the best instruments
to increase the awareness
level of a flexible service in the
launch stage. Over the years,
the awareness level continues to
grow thanks to decorated vehi-
The introduction of biking
schemes and services was
another huge success: the use
of bikes as an alternative means
of transport has proven to be
successful in Burgos (see pages
14-15) and Krakow (page 53). In
the past, bikes were only used
for leisure activities in these two
cities, while after CARAVEL it has
been proved that people started
using bicycles as a means of
every day transport. In Krakow,
this is the first public bike system
of its kind in Poland. These two
measures were flanked by an
improvement in the cycle path
infrastructure and marketing
campaigns that promoted biking
for all user groups and also
in particular for the less likely
target groups of businessmen,
for example. This has resulted in
a distinct rise in the use of the
bicycle in a car-oriented society.