LOW-CARB will play an integral role in the development of sustainable regional low carbon mobility plans for its partner cities in work package 1.

The urban areas of Brno, Koprivnica and Leipzig will develop plans for integrated low-carbon public transport services, while Szeged will focus on company travel plans. Parma will develop an action plan for multipurpose charging infrastructure for public transport e-services.

The project will also propose three strategies for: i) low-carbon mobility planning; ii) introducing innovative public transport services; and iii) open data-based mobility planning.

Capitalising on two investment schemes, five pilot actions, each related to multi-modal public transport planning and innovative low-carb technologies:

• In Koprivnica, bike- and ride-sharing schemes fueled by solar-powered e-bike charging stations will be integrated into the public transport system;
• Leipzig will employ multimodal information services such as a Mobility as a Service mobile app to encourage shared mobility.
• Szeged, a CO₂ trip calculator;
• Skawina will test an electric public transport feeder service.

Experiences will be shared at a final conference in 2020.

LOW-CARB’s dedicated focus on integrated low-carbon mobility planning will result in the development of the following tools, under work package 1:

• A framework for the monitoring and evaluation of the impact of low-carbon sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs), tested by the city of Brno; and
• An innovative instrument that allows regions to self-check the compliance of their regional SUMP processes with EU Guidelines.

The project’s achievements will be made available through a Central Europe SUMP Competence Centre, under work package 2 (and this website).