As part of the work of ECLIPSE, various other EU research projects addressing the links between social exclusion and transport were identified. Please click on the links below to find out more about these projects.
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EU research projects addressing the link between social exclusion and transport
MATISSE The MATISSE (Methodology for Assessment of Transport ImpactS of Social Exclusion) project was a preparatory action funded by the European Commission's Directorate for Employment and Social Affairs. The key objective of the project was to compile and validate an evaluation tool to assess the impact of transport related policy interventions on social exclusion. The MATTISSE project highlighted the important impacts that transport can have on increasing exclusion and the ECLIPSE project is now building on the conclusions and recommendations from MATISSE.
UNIACCESS UNIACCESS is a Coordinated Action funded within the 6th Framework Programme for Research and Development. The goal of this project is to promote and support the networking and coordination of research and innovation activities in the field of universal design of accessibility systems for public transport between a comprehensive group of stakeholders (end users, designers and manufacturers, operators, authorities) with a view to achieve quality and equality of access to public transport in the E.U.
ASK-IT ASK-IT (Ambient intelligence System of Agents for knowledge -based and integrated services for mobility impaired users) runs in the framework of the eInclusion projects over 4 years. The project ends in September 2008 and the objective is the development of handheld devices to provide real time public transport and leisure information to support the less-able.
CONNECT CONNECT is a Coordinated Action funded within the 6 th Framework Programme for Research and Development. The aim is to establish an expert network on Flexible Transport Services (FTS). These services include Demand Responsive Transport, shared taxis, carpooling and carsharing, etc. The project will pull together all knowledge on FTS in a single knowledge.
SUNRISE SUNRISE is a New Interreg IIIC (south) project. The objective is to introduce Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) services at 6 sites (urban & rural) in order to support economic development and social cohesion.
VIRGIL VIRGIL (Verifying and strengthening rural access to transport services) was a research project funded by the European Commission DG TREN & DG Information Society as part of the Transport Programme within the 4th RTD Framework Programme. It had two main aims: Identifying and analysing good practice in rural transport, and disseminating the results widely and Identifying further research needs by consulting widely with key stakeholders.
ARTS ARTS (Actions on the integration of Rural Transport Services) tested and demonstrated the most effective ways of providing rural transport services and, consequently, produced a set of recommendations to serve as a guide for the planning and implementation of rural transport systems. This goal was achieved principally with the help of demonstration and research programmes that covered 8 experiences.
SAMPLUS SAMPLUS (Systems for the Advanced Management of Public Transport Operations) l aimed to demonstrate and evaluate Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) services using telematics technologies. The project involved undertaking major demonstrations of telematics-based DRT services at five sites in four different EU member states ( Belgium, Finland, Italy and Sweden).
QUAVADIS QUAVADIS (Quality and Use Aspects of Vehicle Adaptations for DISabled) was started up by the Commission in 2001 and is aiming to ensure proper application of Community legislation relating to adapted vehicles through information exchange and 'best practice'. It is also aimed at improving the safety level of vehicle adaptations, increasing transparency and making the use of vehicles of this type more widespread amongst people with disabilities.
TWIST TWIST (Transport WIth a Social Target) is a European project financed by the EU Community Initiative INTERREG III B - CADSES (Central Adriatic Danubian South-Eastern European Space). The project aims at reducing the social and economic gap between mountain/rural areas and urban areas through the local implementation of different patterns of DRT (Demand Responsive Transport). The introduction of on-demand bus services in the territories is expected to facilitate access from disadvantaged and remote areas to more developed areas, offering opportunities of commercial exchanges, job search and social-health assistance.
MOBILATE MOBILATE (Enhancing Outdoor Mobility in Later Life: Personal Coping, Environmental Resources, and Technical Support), coordinated by the Department for Social and Environmental Gerontology at the German Centre for Research on Ageing (DZFA), is an international study of how men and women in later adulthood manage their daily commutes, what mobility means to them and which conditions they feel promote or hinder their ability to get around.
AUNT-SUE AUNT-SUE (Accessibility and User Needs in Transport for Sustainable Urban Environments) aims to develop and test sustainable policies and practice that will deliver effective socially inclusive design and operation in transport and the associated public realm from macro down to micro level.
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