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FLIPPER Final Conference
Almada21st October 2011
Presented by:Prof John Nelson, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Title: Title: The role of FLPPER in FTS developmentThe role of FLPPER in FTS development
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s Overview of PresentationOverview of Presentation
• Characteristics of FTS
• An introduction to FLIPPER
• Cross-site Evaluation
• Contribution to Good Practice: A business model for sustainable FTS
• Implications for FTS
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What are Flexible Transport Services?What are Flexible Transport Services?
“services provided for passengers (and freight) that are flexible in terms of route, vehicle allocation, vehicle operator, type of payment and/or passenger category”
Increasing flexibility
routeFixed months in
advanceFixed one hour
before trip
vehicle
Special transport services e.g. CT
Available all day
One type of vehicle Many types of vehicle
operator Contracted Commercial
passenger
Available for only part of the day
General public only
No restrictions
One day in advance
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“Agents”
User Groups
Service Providers
• Goals• Constraints• Limitations
Sophisticated, comfortable and cost effective transport options
• Resources• Schedules• Fares
Components of a Flexible Transport ServiceComponents of a Flexible Transport Service
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s The FLIPPER ProjectThe FLIPPER Project
MAIN OBJECTIVES:• Investigation, experience exchange, transfer of good practices and profitable
co-operation on FTS in relation to mobility in cities, rural areas and small towns
• Exploitation of real results, experiences and good practices gained
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Creation of a Knowledge Transfer Network among different EU areas and Authorities in the domain of FTSUnderstanding of the passengers´ point of view and learning about the socio- economic effects of FTS in the served areasKnowledge raising through analytical studies of local needs and possible solutions in order to identify the most appropriate ICT tools and solutions and their optimal roll-out and operationElaboration of guidelines for an effective European policy for collective transport services for cities and rural areasPromotion at local, regional and European level of the concept, approach and results of FTS as a “real” component of the overall area/region transport chain
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s FLIPPER ConsortiumFLIPPER Consortium- 7 EU Countries- 9 EU Regions- 11 partners:• Studio Reti e Mobilità
(SRM, IT) LEADER
• ATL (IT)
• ATAF (IT)
• University of Thessaloniki (AUTH, GR)
• University of Vienna (BOKU, AT)
• Municipality of Purbach (AT)
• University of Aberdeen (UK)
• DOYK - Municipal Organization for Health and Social Affairs - Volos Municipality(GR)
• Consell Insular de Formentera (ES)
• Municipality of Almada (PT)
• Ring a Link, not-for- profit organisation (RAL, IE)
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s Decision support for Service Design and Decision support for Service Design and EvaluationEvaluation
• FLIPPER adopted a structured framework for the design and implementation of flexible transport services (Brake, Nelson and Wright, 2010).
• This more formalised approach can act as a decision support tool for the feasibility studies, providing
– guidance on the sequence in which aspects of design should be considered
– details on what should be considered at each stage in the sequence
• A template is used to record details on certain decisions and choices that are made at the different stages in FTS design
• Use of the framework provides a strong and consistent basis for identifying and explaining variations between designs and assists subsequent evaluation.
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s Strategic Level Policies and Local Political Priorities
Local Geography Constraints
Demography
Local stakeholders and partnerships
Existing Registered Services
Coordination with other existing services
Legal / Regulatory Constraints
Service Design
Minimum Vehicle Requirements
Key features of contract
Vehicle Choice
Dispatch Centre Scenarios
Booking Scheduling and Dispatching software choices
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Communication with vehicles
Cost Model Cost Model
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User Requirements
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How many potential users ?
Who else is involved in helping access key services ?
What transport services are already provided ?
What do different users need / want ?
How much budget do I have ?
Can I coordinate with existing services ? How ?
What legislation applies ?
How do I design the service? What locations should be
served at what times ?
What vehicle design ?
What operator to choose ?
What is potential fare box revenue?
What type of operator contract is suitable ?
What should I expect this to cost ?
How do I buy vehicles ?
How much do they cost ?
Do we need our own dispatch centre ?
How else can we take bookings ?
What does all this cost ?
Do I need software to help with bookings and scheduling ?
Which one ?
How much cost ?
What equipment do the vehicles need ? What cost ?
Will communication with vehicles work ?
Who is best provider?
Approximately how much does all this cost
and can we afford it ????
Who are the targeted / likely users ?
How do I establish partnerships ?
What is the area like ?
Is it remote, hilly, with narrow roads?
How many vehicles ?
How else can we get money to pay for it ?
transport in Area A to meet our accessibility planning strategy targets. Fixed routes cant reach our priority
We need better transport in Almada for health serviceusers and people with disabilities.
Fixed routes can’t reach our priority groups
Design a DRT service that can!
How many potential users ?
Who else is involved in helping access key services ?
What transport services are already provided ?
What do different users need / want ?
How much budget do I have ?
Can I coordinate with existing services ? How ?
What legislation applies ?
How do I design the service? What locations should be
served at what times ?
What vehicle design ?
What operator to choose ?
What is potential fare box revenue?
What type of operator contract is suitable ?
What should I expect this to cost ?
How do I buy vehicles ?
How much do they cost ?
Do we need our own dispatch centre ?
How else can we take bookings ?
What does all this cost ?
Do I need software to help with bookings and scheduling ?
Which one ?
How much cost ?
What equipment do the vehicles need ? What cost ?
Will communication with vehicles work ?
Who is best provider?
Approximately how much does all this cost
and can we afford it ????
Who are the targeted / likely users ?
How do I establish partnerships ?
What is the area like ?
Is it remote, hilly, with narrow roads?
How many vehicles ?
How else can we get money to pay for it ?
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Cross-site EvaluationCross-site Evaluation
• In FLIPPER D8 key indicators which define service performance for FTS have been identified as: – Subsidy per passenger trip (€)– Subsidy per vehicle hour (€)– Subsidy per veh-km (€)– Subsidy per pass-km (€)– Ratio of fare revenue to operating cost– Passenger trips per vehicle hour– kg CO2 per passenger km
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Plot of subsidy per passenger trip against target population density at pilot sites
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Pilot user surveysPilot user surveys
• All seven pilot site partners conducted a short user survey to elicit the changes in mobility and travel patterns which the FTS has enabled as well as establishing the satisfaction of the service with users.
• The questionnaire, which is based on previous materials developed for the evaluation of FTS, contains the minimum necessary questions to enable cross-site comparison on satisfaction and impacts on mobility and travel patterns amongst users.
• The questionnaire was kept as short as possible to enable surveys to be conducted while passengers were on the bus/vehicle as well as via telephone.
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Walk time to stop after FLIPPERservice
Walk time from stop to destinationbefore FLIPPER service
Walk time from stop to destinationafter FLIPPER service
Comparison of public transport access times before and after FLIPPER services
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If more services were like the FLIPPER service would you use public transport more or less
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s Service design based on economic performance Service design based on economic performance
criteriacriteria
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Summary of Key findingsSummary of Key findings
• The FLIPPER cross-site analysis provides decision makers with evidence-based service guidance for different environments derived from analysis of economic performance of the FLIPPER pilot site applications.
• It is hoped that this will prove to be a valuable aid in helping decide on the most suitable and cost effective FTS solutions in both urban and rural environments across Europe.
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Contribution to Good PracticeContribution to Good Practice
• FLIPPER D9 proposes eight central facets of FTS service development which can be reasonably expected to contribute to more sustainable service delivery: – Reduce cost of operation – Increase revenues– Applications of technologies– Integration– Promotion and publicity– Training – User Needs – Monitoring and evaluation
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s Good Practice examples from FLIPPERGood Practice examples from FLIPPER
• Each facet of FTS service development is illustrated with a good practice example from the FLIPPER project explaining how the good practice was implemented in FLIPPER
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Summary of Good PracticeSummary of Good Practice
• It is hoped that the best practices highlighted in D9 will provide sites throughout Europe with inspiration that their mobility issues can be improved by learning from the experiences gained by FLIPPER partners.
• The success of EU projects such as FLIPPER ultimately lie in their ability to bring organizations from different countries together and breakdown barriers in the successful transfer of knowledge and experience
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Summary of Good PracticeSummary of Good Practice
• The FLIPPER project has demonstrated that FTS should not be limited to bus services. The use of Taxis, Community Transport and Local Authority Services can also provide integrated mobility solutions.
• In this project some sites have introduced fully flexible door to door services, while at other sites semi-fixed routes operating to fixed timetables have successfully been introduced to meet local demands.
• Sites have recognised the importance of developing FTS within the overall PT network, e.g. where FTS can act as feeder services to main line PT services and provide an integrated solution.
• Experience demonstrates the important role of technologies while recognizing that they need to be introduced within a coherent economic framework.
• Marketing of FTS has been shown to be essential in promoting what can still be a misunderstood concept. Branding has been successfully used by FLIPPER partners.
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Implications for FTSImplications for FTS
• FTS are an integral component of the public transport offer and there are a number of distinct markets for FTS
• Long-term planning is essential
• A structured approach towards planning and evaluation of new services is required
• Good practice should be captured!
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Key ResourcesKey Resources
DRT Good Practice Guide (2006) Available from:http://www.ceg.ncl.ac.uk/info/pdf/goodpracticeguide.pdf
Published March 2004. Available from: http://old.enea.it/com/ingl/New_ingl/publications/demand_transport.html
Published October 2010 Available from: http://old.enea.it/com/ingl/New_ingl/publications/V2010-Infomobility.html
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Contact details @ UNIABDN
• Prof John Nelson, Director, Centre for Transport Research– Tel: +44 1224 272354– [email protected]
• Dr Steve Wright, Research Fellow, CTR– [email protected]
• www.abdn.ac.uk/ctr www.interreg4cflipper.eu
THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION