Call for Entries
Many local authorities and organisations are undertaking initiatives toward seamless mobility in Europe. The INTERREG North-West Europe cluster project SYNAPTIC has established the SYNAPTIC Awards for Excellence in Seamless Mobility to recognise initiatives leading toward seamless mobility in Europe. If you have implemented an innovative mobility initiative, this is your opportunity to gain recognition (and win prizes!) for your work.
How to enter: Submit a description of your initiative in the form of an Eltis case study here (note you must create a log-in to enter).
Eligibility: all case studies fitting under the 3 categories below and submitted to Eltis between 1 January 2011 and 31 January 2012 are eligible to win.
Categories:
1. The best multimodal door-to-door travel solution (Eltis category: Intermodality)
2. The best public transport solution (Eltis category: Collective passenger transport)
3. The best development process or implementation of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (Eltis category: Transport planning)
Entry deadline: 31 January 2012 (If your case study was published on Eltis in one of these categories anytime in 2011, you don’t need to enter again; you are automatically eligible).
Criteria:
The awards will be granted based on the following criteria:
• Innovation (in all its forms)
• Effectiveness
• Cost effectiveness/value for money
• Level and quality of stakeholder involvement
• Sustainability
• Impact on climate (CO2 reduction)
• Appropriateness to the local context
• Leads to or demonstrates seamless mobility
Prizes: The winner in each category will receive free travel, accommodation and registration to the ECOMM conference in Frankfurt, Germany (12-15 June 2012) for a representative of the organisation responsible for the activity described in each winning entry as well as Europe-wide recognition of the winning initiatives.
For further information:
Bonnie Fenton, SYNAPTIC Awards Coordinator
+49-(0)221-60 60 55 23
b.fenton@rupprecht-consult.eu
source: http://www.nweurope.eu