Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Accessibility -
- why we need it
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Within the next 45 minutes…
1. Accessibility – a pre-condition for social inclusion
2. Success factors for improving accessibility
3. Barriers and how to overcome them
4. ISEMOA – a method for evaluating and improving accessibility work
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Current state → Lack of accessibility (1):
More than a third of the European population
encounters many barriers in public spaces and on
public transport.
Because of the barriers that exist a lot of people have
to depend on a car or mobility service for much of
their regular travel.
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Current state → Lack of accessibility (2):
Many day-to-day services are not easily accessible
for pedestrians, cyclists or public transport users.
Thus people have to depend on a car or mobility
service to reach these destinations.
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Lack of Accessibility = Car Dependency
Car Dependency = Social Exclusion
For all people
who cannot drive a car
who cannot afford a car
who do not have access to a car
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Successfully improving accessibility =
taking into account the whole(!) mobility-chain
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Successfully improving accessibility (1) =
taking into account all(!) aspects of accessibility
1. accessibility of day-to-day services without car
2. level of service for pedestrians, cyclists, public transport users
3. barriers in public spaces and public transport
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Successfully improving accessibility (2) =
taking into account all kinds of barriers and all groups
of PRM
Barriers related to
• Physical conditions
• Organisational &
regulatory aspects
• Information aspects
• Attitude and behaviour of
people
• Safety and security
concerns
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
People with reduced mobility (PRM)
• People with disabilities
• People with temporal impairments
• Older people
• Children / people accompanying
children
• People with heavy/bulky luggage
• People with communication
difficulties
• …
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Successfully improving accessibility (3) =
involving all relevant actors right from the beginning
• „providers“ of public spaces and public transport
(local government, public transport operator,
real estate owners, tourism sector…)
• „users“ of public spaces and public transport
(especially representatives of PRM…)
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
 www.isemoa.eu
 www.isemoa.eu
ISEMOA develops a quality-management system (QMS)
to support cities and regions in their accessibility work
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
ISEMOA QMS
is based on the principles of Total Quality Management:
Excellent quality is result of a continuous improvement
achieved by applying the repetitive cycle of
planning – implementation – evaluation
with a view to fulfil the users’ needs
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Quality in Accessibility Work
depicted by the ISEMOA quality cycle:
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
ISEMOA
provides a structured framework to assess and improve the
accessibility work in a city / region:
– All relevant local stakeholders are involved in the ISEMOA
process
– Together with the ISEMOA auditor/mentor the local stakeholders
identify strengths and weaknesses in accessibility work, and
develop strategy / action-plan for improving accessibility
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
ISEMOA is suitable for all cities and regions willing to
improve accessibility in their area
→ No restrictions regarding the city‘s / region‘s
framework conditions
→ No matter whether the city / region is already
advanced or just about to begin improving accessibility
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
ISEMOA auditors / mentors
• In autumn/winter 2012:
training workshops for ISEMOA auditors/mentors will be
offered in 15 European countries:
AT, BE, BG, CZ, DE, ES, FR, IE, IT, PL, RO, SE, SI, SK, UK
• Interested organisations / persons are invited to participate at
these training events free of charge
• More detailed information will be available on www.isemoa.eu
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
More information about ISEMOA (in 13 languages):
www.isemoa.eu
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER
Accessible
energy-efficient mobility
for all!
Thank you for your kind attention!
Fred DOTTER
Austrian Mobility Research, FGM-AMOR
Graz / Austria
Tel: 0043 316 810 451 49
dotter@fgm.at / www.fgm.at
Austrian Mobility Research FGM-AMOR, Fred DOTTER