CIVINET UK, Ireland and beyond! Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport Winchester 30th March 2010 Chris Hadfield Lancashire County Council

Chris Hadfield Hello European Project Manager Lancashire County Council National Network Manager CIVINET UK & Ireland Network Steering Committee Member CIVINET (EU Project) Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

The impact of CIVINET on the UK & Ireland Network Outline What is CIVINET? The impact of CIVINET on the UK & Ireland Network What the UK & Ireland Network will offer Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

What is CIVINET? EC funded project Objectives: Establish 5 city networks in seven member states: France; Italy; Spain and Portugal; Slovenia; and UK & Ireland. Ultimate goal is a larger number of interlinked networks. Timescale: 3 years Start Date: December 2009 EC support to UK&I Network: 152,000 euros Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

CIVINET Partners Asociación Plan Estratégico Ciudad de Burgos (APEBU), Spain Lancashire County Council (LCC), UK Transport & Travel Research (TTR), UK TISSEO Toulouse, France Groupement des Autorités Responsables des Transports (GART), France Euro Project Consult (EPC), France Regional Environment Centre Slovenia (REC Slovenia), Slovenia Genova Municipality, Italy Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

Coordination with other CIVITAS projects CIVINET will be integrated into the wider family of projects within the CIVITAS Initiative CIVINET will become a member of the CIVITAS Dissemination Liaison Group Web space will be made available on the CIVITAS website to host the National Network webpages National Network activities will be promoted at the CIVITAS Forum EC will be involved in National Network activities and will approve Network Activity Plans

The impact of CIVINET on the UK & Ireland Network The UK & Ireland Network is a front runner within CIVINET Positives and Negatives Certain aspects of the all the Networks need to be consistent Eg Terms of Reference Alignment of timescales Financial input Increased resource means more efficient delivery Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

What the UK & Ireland Network will offer The story so far….. Is Sustainable Transport on your Agenda Conference? Preston, March ’08 The concept of the Network was first discussed Founder Members meeting London, July ’08 CIVITAS demonstration cities meet to form Network Management Committee & Wider Membership Meeting London, October ’08 New take up Cities attend event hosted by DfT Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

The story continued... Management Committee Meeting London, January’09 Action plan for coming year discussed Network Event with CIVITAS SMILE Norwich, March ’09 Best practice show case of CIVITAS measures European Funding for Cities and Regions Liverpool, June ’09 Info on relevant funding streams and opportunities London, October ’09 Discussion of the impact of CIVINET on the Network London, February ’10 Discussion of proposed fee structures, ToR and future events Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

What the UK & Ireland Network will offer Our vision is… ‘to create a Network that adds value to local authorities’ efforts to move towards sustainable mobility in towns and cities, by using the experience gained in the CIVITAS programme to increase know-how amongst authorities throughout the UK and Ireland’ - To share experiences and best practice Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

What the UK & Ireland Network will offer Aims Promote the CIVITAS approach Disseminate lessons from the CIVITAS projects and share best practice across all 8 technical areas Offer a focus for dialogue between local authorities, government departments and European Commission Offer advice on availability of European funding Encourage involvement in CIVITAS - To share experiences and best practice Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

Benefits for Members of the CIVINET UK & Ireland Network Wider knowledge and understanding of the CIVITAS approach Exposure to Government Departments and engagement on sustainable transport issues Increased understanding of EC research and demonstration funding mechanisms and how to gain access to them Opportunity to work with other experienced technical experts, policy makers and politicians Learn from others’ experience and good practice in the design and implementation of sustainable mobility policies, measures and tools Assistance in addressing carbon, air quality and congestion issues at the local level - To share experiences and best practice Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

Who can join the Network? Full membership is open to all regional and local authorities in the UK and Ireland Associate membership is available to research centres, Universities and any other public or private body with an active interest in sustainable urban transport Observer status has been granted to DfT, Welsh Assembly, Scottish Assembly, DoT Ireland and LGA - To share experiences and best practice Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield

Chris Hadfield Thank you for listening European Project Manager Lancashire County Council christopher.hadfield@lancashire.gov.uk www.civitas.eu/civinet www.lancashire.gov.uk Demonstrating Best Practice in Sustainable Transport l 30/03/2010 l Winchester l Chris Hadfield