THEPEP - Tools & projects

Links to tools and projects developing methods

Ecopassenger is a tool to calculate energy consumption and emissions from different passenger transport modes (car, plane and train) in Europe. It gives the user the possibility to compare and make informed transport decisions.

EcotransIT

EcotransIT is the first global online multimodal emissions calculator for international freight and logistics services. The innovative EcoTransIT World provides carbon- footprints of logistical chains including all transport modes - rail, road, ship and airplane - on a world level in order to create smart systems where sustainability advantages of the different transport modes are exploited and combined in one joint system.

Online guide to health in spatial planning

The online guide to health in spatial planning is an interactive guide used to assess health impacts in spatial planning, including transport. It provides insight into environmental, social, care-related and lifestyle factors that can impact the health of the affected citizens. The health impact assessment is developed by the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and the commission for the environmental impact assessment.

Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for walking and cycling

The Health Economic Assessment Tool for walking and cycling is a practical tool that allows the economic quantification of the health effects from physical activity due to walking and cycling.

INTARESE
INTARESE (Integrated Assessment of Health Risks of Environmental Stressors in Europe) is a collaborative platform where a team of international scientists in the areas of epidemiology, environmental science and biosciences can work on the development and application of new, integrated approaches to and tools for the assessment of environmental health risks in support of European policy on environmental health. The tools will be applied and tested in a number of specific policy areas, including transport

HEPA Europe
Case studies have been collected on ‘Collaboration between Physical Activity Promotion and the Transport Sector: Examples from European Countries’. This collection of 48 practical examples from 11 countries aims to support member states in the intersectoral promotion of physical activity on the form of cycling and walking.

Economic assessment of transport infrastructure and policies
Methodological guidance for practitioners on the economic appraisal of health effects related to walking and cycling. It can be used as part of a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of transport interventions or infrastructure projects, or to complement existing tools for economic valuations of transport interventions on emissions or congestion.

Links to networks and collaborations

HEPA Europe

The European network for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA Europe) is a collaborative project that aims to improve health through physical activity across the WHO European region. Case studies have been collected on ‘Collaboration between Physical Activity Promotion and the Transport Sector’.

WHO healthy cities and urban environments

The WHO Healthy Cities programme engages local governments in health development. Over 1,200 cities and towns from over 30 countries in the WHO European region are healthy cities and are currently involved in three core themes: healthy ageing, healthy urban planning and health impact assessment

CIVITAS

CIVITAS, the CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability initiative, helps cities achieve a more sustainable, clean and energy-efficient urban transport system by implementing and evaluating an ambitious, integrated set of technology and policy-based measures

Eurocities

EUROCITIES members are committed to promoting more sustainable and integrated urban transport systems, providing citizens with convenient and accessible public transport, and protecting the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.

ICLEI

ICLEI, the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, is an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.

POLIS

Polis is a network of European cities and regions across Europe that promotes, supports and advocates innovation in local transport.

VIA NOVA

VIA NOVA, which includes partners from all seven Alpine countries, is a project that aims to reduce car traffic and motivate people towards non-motorised and sustainable modes of transport involving physical activity (cycling and walking).

EPOMM

The European Platform on Mobility Management is a network of governments in European countries that are engaged in mobility management (MM). They are represented by the ministries responsible for MM in their countries

Links to initiatives and European-wide campaigns

Links to sites disseminating good practices

CEHAPE

CEHAPE (Children's Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe) is a document for policymakers that contains examples of successful experiences with mobility and transport for children and the elderly in Europe.

ELTIS

The European Local Transport Information Service is a portal that provides information on local transport such as news and events, transport measures, policies and case studies that have been implemented in cities and regions across Europe.

EPOMM

The European Platform on Mobility Management is a network of governments in European countries that are engaged in Mobility Management. They are represented by the ministries that are responsible for mobility management in their countries.

PRONET

The main objective of the PRONET (Pollution reduction options network) project is to facilitate exchange and evaluation of interventions on environment and health exposure reduction measures on a regional level and promote implementation of successful initiatives in other regions of Europe.

ADD HOME

ADD HOME transfers the means to manage mobility into an area that has so far been ignored: the home. Eighty per cent of transport decisions are made at home, where the car-in-front-of the-house limits people’s choice more then anywhere else!

OSMOSE

OSMOSE, Open Source for MObile and Sustainable city, is a new portal that aims to provide comprehensive information to people interested in innovative urban transport and mobility concepts.

SMILE

Sustainable Mobility aims to reconcile citizens' mobility needs with quality of life and the environment. SMILE aims to help local authorities cope with this challenge by presenting good practices and introducing innovative approaches on a permanent basis.

Sustenergy

The Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign showcases activities dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions. The site informs about more than 300 sustainable projects.

EST goes EAST

The EST goes EAST Clearing House (EgE) seeks to promote Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) in Central and Eastern Europe by acting as a portal and platform where interested parties can exchange information, knowledge, news and experience.

HEPA Europe
Case studies have been collected on ‘Collaboration between Physical Activity Promotion and the Transport Sector: Examples from European Countries’. This collection of 48 practical examples from 11 countries aims to support member states in the intersectoral promotion of physical activity on the form of cycling and walking.

Links to organisations

WHO regional office for Europe

Promoting healthy and sustainable transport alternatives helps prevent the negative effects of transport patterns on human health. Intersectoral cooperation and high-level political commitment are hence crucial to ensuring that health issues are considered when transport policies are formulated.

European Commission-DG Transport

With growing freight and passenger transport, pollution and congestion risk aggravating.The European Commission is working towards a form of mobility that is sustainable, energy-efficient and respectful of the environment.

European Commission-DG Environment

The Commission has been working in cooperation with the Council to prepare the ground for making European transport policy sustainable. In doing so, it has used an expert group made up of experts from transport ministries and environment ministries in the Member States.

REC

The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe is an international non-partisan, non-advocacy, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to help solve environmental problems in Central and Eastern Europe.

SLoCaT

The SLoCaT Partnership activities improve the knowledge on sustainable low carbon transport, help develop better policies and catalyze their implementation. Over 50 organizations have joined the Partnership, including UN organizations, multilateral development banks, technical cooperation agencies, NGOs, research organizations and other organizations.

SUSTRANS

Sustrans is the UK's leading sustainable transport charity,that aims to transform the UK’s transport system and culture in such a way that the environmental impact of transport is significantly reduced and people can choose more often to travel in ways that benefit their health.

Transport Research Knowledge Center

The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC) provides an overview of research activities at the European and national level. For in-depth information, consult our programme and project profiles. For a wider view, consult our thematic reports and policy brochures. Share your own experience with others by submitting project reports, relevant web links or event announcements.

EEA

The European Environmental Agency is an agency of the European Union. In the area of transport, the EEA's key activity is TERM, the transport and environment reporting mechanism. The annual TERM reports help track the environmental performance of transport in the EEA member countries. The reports use a set of indicators that are regularly updated. The EEA also works to improve emission inventories and investigates transport's contribution to climate change, air pollution and noise.

Links to documents and handbooks

Handbook for transport campaigns

These guidelines highlight numerous points that are directly related to the promotion of sustainable travel initiatives. They are sourced from practical experiences and best practices in Britain and abroad.

Handbook for successful transport decision-making

This handbook provides a practical overview of good practices in stakeholders’ engagement, public participation and the project management of local and regional transport projects.

Summary report of the Aphekom project 2008-2011

This report describes key findings of the work over the years 2008-2011.
The findings show that life expectancy and monetary benefits increase significantly when levels of fine particles are reduced further in European cities. They reveal that living near busy roads substantially increases the total burden of disease attributable to air pollution. And they underscore the benefits from regulating pollution near busy roads beyond the achievements of current EU legislation.

The Centre for studies on urban planning, transportation and public facilities (CERTU) in France has published leaflets to improve transport in urban areas and to develop cycle routes and greenways. The purpose of the leaflets is to raise awareness of town planners and all those working with cyclist facilities, cycling routes and cycling mobility. They only intend to provide brief information and do not replace guidelines which they refer to.

Transport-on-Demand is a public transport service that is an alternative transport to the private car and regular public transport services. It can be developed if regular public transport is not appropriate or no longer available Also for reducing private car use Transport-on-Demand can be a solution. Services can be more or less adapted to the user’s needs. Several options of Transport-on-Demand are proposed here.

Car park _ Centre shuttles is a service to promote sustainable mobility in medium-sized towns. The “Car park _ Centre shuttle” is a regular and frequent (roughly once every ten minutes) public transport system connecting one or more car parks on the outskirts directly to the town centre. These car parks are usually close to the town centre (approx. 1 to 3 km).

Tramways and Buses with a High Level of Service(BHLS) in France: scope of application in urban areas. By taking a comprehensive approach to rolling stock, infrastructure and operating conditions, the BHLS can offer a continuously higher level of service than conventional bus routes in terms of frequency, speed, span, regularity, comfort and accessibility.

Urban planning and LRTsystems in France

This document shows a brief history of french rapid transit systems and discusses options to improve transport in urban areas

Cycle routes and greenways: cycle stations

Cycle stations offer services common to all users, specific services for cyclists, services linked to tourism and leisure or local services for the community.

To implement the national cycle route and greenway scheme, staffed facilities need to be set up along the routes to receive and inform cyclists and other non-motorised users and provide for their comfort.

Cycle routes and greenways: Crossing metropolitan areas

Cycle routes must enable high numbers of cyclists to cycle uninterruptedly. Thus, suitable arrangements to provide the link between the interurban route and the urban network are vital. Special attention should be paid to the town entrances and exits when planning the route.

Cycle routes and greenways: technical options

Greenwaysare facilities that are reserved exclusively for non-motorised means of travel. They are intended for use by pedestrians, cyclists, skaters, people with reduced mobility and, in some instances, horse riders, for the purposes of tourism, leisure and travel by the local population. This document gives options for planning and designing greenways in different landscapes.

Cycle routes and greenways: engineering structures

This document provides some useful reference points to help find solutions for integrating crossing situations relating to engineering works (bridges, viaducts, tunnels, underpasses and overpasses) on cycle routes and greenways.