IMplementing a NOcturnal, EcO-FrieNdly, and Integrated SharEd Transportation Concept

Introduction

During the three-year LIFE MOONSET project period, three urban areas in Austria, Portugal, and Bulgaria, of which two are metropolitan regions, together with accompanying partners, will design, implement, and evaluate an innovative demand responsive transport (DRT) shuttle service for nocturnal workers. This service allows them to travel to/from work without owning or using a car. DRT shuttle service tests will be carried out firstly in Vienna and Lisbon, followed by Ruse, which will then execute a replication pilot action drawing on the learnings of the first two pilots.

Project Focus

LIFE MOONSET tests a common approach of all project applicants, which focuses on:

• Decreasing the emissions of greenhouse gases generated by transport.
• Targeting employees of public services and employers with challenging working hours to reduce their dependence on private car ownership.
• Improving access to workplaces for socio-economically disadvantaged staff members.
• Nudging employees towards sustainable mobility behavior.
• Supporting EU cities in their endeavors to achieve climate neutrality and mitigate environmental impacts.

Main Outputs

The main outputs of this project comprise:

1. The development of an optimized algorithm that balances cost, traveling time, waiting time, pooling success rates, and coverage of operating areas for an on-demand pooling transport technology solution.
2. A measuring methodology for assessing negative environmental impacts saved by employee shuttles.
3. A calculation guideline for simulating potential effects when upscaling and transferring our pilot actions to different settings.
4. A guideline for applicable nudging methods and tools to incentivize sustainable mobility behavior.
5. A standardized concept for Demand-Responsive Transportation (DRT) services catering to nocturnal workers across various city-employer settings. This concept is adaptable to individual needs while remaining transferable between contexts.