Project overview
Demand REsponsive trAnsport integrating regional Mobility networks for PAssengers in Central Europe
Sustainable mobility offers are improving across central Europe but the various modes are not always seamlessly connected with each other. Such integration is especially challenging in sparsely populated regions but also cities struggle to meet customer expectations perfectly well. The DREAM_PACE developed demand-responsive transport concepts for regional mobility networks. The partners developed a strategy to integrate these into sustainable urban mobility plans and test operational innovations.
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2,82m €
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Project Budget
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80%
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of the Budget is funded by ERDF
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5
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Countries
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9
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Regions
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12
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Partners
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4
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Pilots
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About the project
Project partnership
Project partners
Lead partner
SRM Networks and Mobility
Project partner
Marketing; EU Projects
Strategic Knowledge Centre and R&D
Department of Economy, EU funds and Agriculture
Mobility Innovation
Mobilität
Institut für Berufliche Bildung und Arbeitslehre (Cluster Mobilitätsforschung)
10587 Berlin
Infrastructure and Society
Roadmap
Step 1 - Analysis
This preliminary activity provided an overview on status and trends of Demand Responsive Transport digital and operational innovations in EU and CE regions, and delivered scenarios for the delivery of new services and options.
Step 2 - Living Labs
DREAM_PACE set six Living Labs in order to map and engaged stakeholder, as well as raising awareness among local communities and target groups. DREAM_PACE project tackled different specific challenges, in areas which have different background conditions. 1. We foster a better integration of Demand Responsive Transport and public transport in Bologna (Italy), Pavia (Italy), Budapest (Hungary). 2. We support a better coordination among existing Demand Responsive Transport initiatives through a bottom-up approach in Osttirol (Austria) and Baden-Wuerttenberg (Germany) 3. We experiment new integrated approaches for Demand Responsive Transport "greenfield" in Split-Dalmatia County (Croatia).
Step 3 - Pilots
In step 3, pilots, DREAM_PACE jointly designed innovative digital and service model blueprint enhancing existing and new Demand Responsive Transport networks. This was done pursuing responsiveness in rural/peripheral areas, leveraging digital and operational innovative elements, and nudging change in the decision makers' process.
Step 4 - Common Strategy
DREAM_PACE exploited the potential of integrated planning and digital and operational innovations for a common strategy and develop innovative Demand Response Transport modular solutions. The project implementation built on transnational cooperation to guarantee an adequate responsiveness and adaptability of project results to specific characteristics of mobility ecosystems across CE rural and peripheral areas.
Step 5 - Communication, Knowledge Transfer, Uptake and Upscale
In step 5, DREAM_PACE fostered the take up and upscaling of Demand Responsive Transport solutions and offer of innovative transport services to public and private decision makers and operators, in order to guiding adopters towards the implementation and upscaling of mobility provision.
News
Events
Pilot actions
Outputs
Mobility planning and governance model for Demand-Responsive Transport integration in public transport in peripheral and low demand areas
- Co-designed solutions and blueprint for integrated Demand-Responsive Transport
- Annex 1 Bologna Pilot Action A
- Annex 2 Bologna Pilot Action B
- Annex 3 Bologna Pilot Action C
- Annex 4 Bologna Pilot Action D
- Annex BPmodel
- Annex 6 Data Driven Approach To DRT Service Expansion
- Annex 7 Demand-Responsive Transport Dedicated Tendering Procedure (greenfield)
Mobility planning and governance model for Demand-Responsive Transport coordination in peripheral and rural territories
Enhancing existing Demand-Responsive Transport networks through digital/operational innovations
Digital/operational model enhancing the existing Demand-Responsive Transport networks providing better integration and coordination
New Demand-Responsive Transport service model enhancing accessibility in peripheral and rural areas
Topic guide Demand-Responsive Transport 3.0 in Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs)
Jointly developed Demand-Responsive Transport 3.0 action plans for pilot regions
Project videos
Project documents
Newsletters
Project´s Final Event (13 Nov 2025) Videos Teasers
Final event - Flyer
Four Videos on DRT and DREAM_PACE actions
DREAM_PACE
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