European transport systems play a key role in the transportation of people and goods. Despite the progress made in recent years in improving accessibility for all, it is estimated that 10 to 20 percent of European citizens are still experiencing barriers and limited accessibility to public transport limiting people’s full participation in society. The Mediate project (MEDIATE - Methodologies for describing accessibility for all in public transport) is a research and innovation project running for 3 years which has developed a set of tools to assist public authorities and transport operators in achieving equality of access to public transportincluding:
• A set of common European indicators for measuring accessibility of urban public transport
• and allowing for a common understanding between different stakeholders, at European and local level;
• The self assessment tool helping stakeholders to assess strengths and weaknesses of the transport system and to define appropriate actions;
• The Good Practice Guide presenting examples of implemented measures throughout Europe on a range of themes;
• The APTIE website, a ‘one-stop shop’ on accessible public transport (www.aptie.eu – Accessible Public Transport In Europe).
• Set up an End User Platform representing, at European level, people with disabilities, older people and other relevant groups who face barriers when using public transport.
Partners - SINTEF (lead); POLIS; AGE; TTR; TfL; IMOB; TIS; Timenco