Acronym: TERRAIN
Project Title: Twinning and Engagement in net-zero tRanport tRAnsItioN
Duration: 36 months (1/9/2024 – 31/8/2027)
Description: The TERRAIN project is funded by the Interreg IPA Adrion 2021-2027 Programme (https://www.interreg-ipa-adrion.eu/). Based on experience exchange and co-design, it aims to properly guide and facilitate the cities of the Adriatic-Ionian Macro-region in their transition to sustainable smart urban mobility. With the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas/Hellenic Institute of Transport (CERTH / HIT) as horizontal mentor of the project, 9 cities of the Programme area are involved in a three-year collaboration for experience and knowledge exchange, helping them to design zero-emission cities in terms of mobility according to EU directions. The partnership includes entities representing 4 cities from the ERDF European countries of the program, which are part of the "Climate-neutral and smart cities" (Ioannina - Greece, Bologna - Italy, Ljubljana - Slovenia, Zagreb - Croatia) and 5 of the largest cities from the IPA countries of the Programme (Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Berane - Montenegro, Pancevo - Serbia, Skopje - North Macedonia, Durres - Albania), with expected high benefits.
As part of the project, living labs will be created in each participating area, whose members will co-analyze, co-decide, co-implement, and co-monitor the results of pilot actions promoting sustainable mobility. In the context of transnational experience exchange and collaboration, the ERDF cities of the project will act as mentors for the IPA cities, conducting on-site inspections, proposing measures and interventions, and supporting them in the desired transition to zero-carbon transport:
- The city of Ioannina will act as the mentor for electromobility.
- Bologna will be public transportation mentor.
- Zagreb will be active mobility (walking, cycling) mentor.
- Ljubljana will be smart transport mentor.
- CERTH/HIT will serve as the horizontal mentor for governance, co-design in the transport sector, and policy development.
Objectives:
- Promoting sustainable mobility solutions to reduce traffic congestion, air pollution, and uncontrolled movement by motorized means.
- Creating Living Labs for co-design of sustainable mobility measures.
- Promoting transnational cooperation in the field of sustainable transport.
- Implementing pilot actions that will help cities transition to a more sustainable and climate-neutral transport future.
- Promoting innovation and applying smart technologies in sustainable mobility.
- Creating a "TERRAIN" center of excellence that will act as a collaboration platform for knowledge exchange on sustainable mobility in the Adriatic-Ionian Macro-Region.
HIT key role and responsibilities: As lead partner, CERTH/HIT undertakes overall responsibility for the coordination, management, and implementation of the TERRAIN project. It is responsible for:
- Providing strategic guidance to the project partners/cities.
- Ensuring effective collaboration and internal communication among all partners.
- Setting the vision and achieving the project objectives.
- Mediating the establishment of Self-Sustained Living Labs.
- Coordinating and guiding the 9 sustainable mobility living labs.
- Providing guidance for the development of acceptable and sustainable urban mobility plans for the project in the participating areas.
- Managing capitalization activities.
Project's website: https://terrain.interreg-ipa-adrion.eu/
Contact person:
Dr. Maria Morfoulaki
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Dr. Glykeria Myrovali
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