Free public transport discussed in Brussels
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Free Public Transport networking seminar with 20 participants
was held in Tallinn EU Office in Brussels on December 6,
2012.
Seminar gathered free public transport cities Aubagne,
Hasselt and Tallinn; representatives from Brussels STIB
and regional offices of Ile-de-France, Tuscany, East-Sweden
and Baden-Würtenberg; institutions like POLIS, UBC transport
commission and National Technical University of Athens.
The presentations covered wide spectrum of ideological
aspects, socio-economical features, best practices of
implementation and cooperation prospects between European
free public transport cities.
It was noted:
1. Tallinn, Aubagne and Hasselt will proceed with formation
of Free Public Transport European Network.
2. Hasselt participates in Eurotowns Mobility Task Team
seminar January in Kortrijk to promote free public transport
as potential issue for research project. Tallinn considers
participating in the meeting.
3. Aubagne considers to host Free Public Transport
Cities meeting during the first quarter of 2013, mostly
targeting French cities, but also Torrevieja, Tallinn and
Hasselt will be invited.
4. Tallinn drafts a Questionaire for Free Public Transport
Cities to map the profiles and to provide an instrument for
strengthening contacts between FPT cities. Aubagne and
Hasselt will comment the draft.
5. Aubagne, Tallinn and Hasselt confirmed their interest to
initiate project cooperation with other networks and
institutions - POLIS, KTH, ERRIN, UBC etc.
6. UBC Transport Commission confirmed their interest to hold
in a joint meeting in Tallinn of UBC Energy, Environment and
Transport Commissions in April 2013 around the topic of free
public transport.
Chair of the seminar
Allan Alaküla, Head of Tallinn EU Office,
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