ADVANCE
Auditing and certification scheme to increase the quality of sustainable urban mobility plans in cities
ADVANCE aims to improve the urban transport systems in European cities. It supports cities and municipalities on their way towards a more sustainable urban mobility, thus assisting them to set up and improve the quality of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and policies.
The ADVANCE Audit is a tool that analyses the strengths and weaknesses in the current sustainable mobility planning of a city and gives clear indications for improvement. Measures and areas of actions to improve the sustainable mobility planning in the city can be derived directly from the action plan that results from the audit process. The action plan can be used as a basis for the development of a new or updated SUMP.
DEFINITION: The ADVANCE Audit is a practical audit tool for improving Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. The ADVANCE Audit provides a systematic evaluation method and guidance, shows the potential for a (even more) succesful SUMP and gives added value to the city.
A city that carries out an ADVANCE Audit and meets the agreed criteria will get the ADVANCE certificate.
Repeating the ADVANCE Audit every 5 years will indicate progress in the sustainable mobility planning of the city.
Nine cities tested the ADVANCE Audit Scheme within two test runs:
1. First test-run:
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Szczecin, Poland
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Malmö, Sweden
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Schaerbeek, Belgium
2. Second test-run:
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Agioi–Anargyroi & Kamatero, Greece
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Ploiești, Romania
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Žilina, Slovakia
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Maribor, Slovenia
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Judenburg, Austria
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Terrassa, Spain
Implementation period
06/2011 - 06/2014
Project partners
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FGM-AMOR - Forschungsgesellschaft Mobilität, Graz, Austria - coordinator
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The Association for Urban Transition (ATU), Romania
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CINESI - Consultoria de Transport, Barcelona, Spain
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TRAJECT - Mobility Management, Gent, Belgium
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CERTU – Centre for Studies on Urban Planning, Transport and Public Facilities, Lyon, Franța
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Decision Dynamics, Cyprus
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ENERGAP, Energy Agency of Podravje, Maribor, Slovenia
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EUROCITIES, Brussels, Belgium
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UPRC, University of Piraeus Research Center, Athens, Greece
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University of Žilina, Žilina, Slovakia
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City of Malmö, Sweden
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City of Szczecin, Poland
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