Mobility and Accessibility in Rural Areas – new approaches for developing mobility concepts in remote areas (MARA)

  • mobility and accessibility in rural areas new approaches for developing mobility concepts in remote areas mara
  • mobility and accessibility in rural areas new approaches for developing mobility concepts in remote areas mara
Title Mobility and Accessibility in Rural Areas - new approaches for developing mobility concepts in remote areas
Abbreviation MARA
Programme Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014 - 2020

Project partners

  1. Ministry of Energy, Infrastructure and Digitalization of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany) (lead partner)
  2. Bialystok University of Technology (Poland)
  3. Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia)
  4. Setesdal Regional Council (Norway)
  5. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania)
  6. Swedish Transport Administration “Trafikverket” (Sweden)
  7. Petrozavodsk City Administration (Russia)
  8. Hajnówka District (Poland)
  9. University of Dalarna (Sweden)
  10. Tourist Information Center of the Republic of Karelia (Russia)
  11. University of Tartu (Estonia)
  12. Finnish Environment Institute (Finland)

Project objectives

Improve the accessibility and quality of mobility services in rural areas.

Activities

  1. Perform digital mobility mapping in partner regions.
  2. Develop guidelines for citizen involvement in the planning of mobility solutions.
  3. Develop feasibility studies for the implementation of multiple mobility solutions.
  4. Pilot multiple mobility solutions.

Results

Increase citizens' mobility and improve accessibility and speed of public transport.

Budget

Total: 2 366 651,00 EUR

Vidzeme Planning Region: 228 050,00 EUR

Implementation period

01.01.2019 - 30.06.2021

Contacts

Rita Merca
Mob. tel.: +371 29476373
e-mail: rita.merca@vidzeme.lv
Andžejs Stepančuks
Mob. tel.: +371 25951714
e-mail: andzejs.stepancuks@vidzeme.lv

More about the project

https://www.mara-mobility.eu/