Location:
Platanias, Greece
Objectives:
Develop context-specific mobility transformation pathways
Forge cross-sectoral links between transport, public services, and commerce
Create new forms of public-private partnerships and business models
Scenario:
Testing a tailored approach developed for smaller urban areas, Platanias is developing a SUMP and supporting implementation pathway for its cross-municipal functional area. This will seek to address mobility challenges specific to touristic island locations, including high seasonal fluctuations in mobility demand and creating links between the hinterland and urban areas.
Watch the video interview with Ioannis Malandrakis, Mayor of Platanias, and Prof. Theocharis Tsoutsos, Technical University of Crete, on Platanias' approach towards more sustainable mobility for tourists as well as locals.
Timeline
7 Feb 2023
SUMP-PLUS tools, approaches & policy recommendations on show at final conference
After 42 months of equipping cities to deliver zero carbon and achieve their mobility visions, the final conference of the SUMP-PLUS project took...
15 Dec 2022
SUMP-PLUS co-hosts 10th Informed Cities Forum
What should we do first? Build cycle lanes or wait until there are enough cyclists to push for change? According to the panellists at last...
9 Jun 2022
Project team meets in touristic island city of Platanias
On 11 - 12 May 2022 the SUMP-PLUS team finally met in person in the city lab of Platanias, Crete. The event began with a warm welcome by project...
Anticipated Outcomes
- Development of a simplified SUMP for Platanias’s functional area using a co-creation approach and exploiting cross-sectoral learning processes.
- Definition of an implementation pathway using smart tools and taking advantage of the momentum from this to initiate short-term mobility measures.