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The TIDE Awards – created as a follow up of the OSMOSE awards developed in the framework of the European NICHES project ( 2004-2007 ) – aim to reward local authorities that have shown the courage to introduce innovative and daring measures to meet the urban transport challenges they are facing in a sustainable and effective way.
These Awards will look at the most promising new concepts, initiatives and projects which have the potential to become a
‘mainstream’ urban transport policy application in the future.
Applications can be submitted for 3 categories:
- Innovative transport city
- Innovative transport region
- Innovative transport project (involving public and/or private partners)
The Award is open to European local and regional authorities and their local partners. Local/regional authorities wishing to participate in the Award have to submit a completed application form of maximum 10 pages, which may be complemented with supporting illustrating materials.
Send your application (maximum 6 pages) and supporting materials in digital format to melanie.leroy@eurocities.eu
before 04.05.2015
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The winners will be selected by a panel of urban transport experts. Successful applicants receive a TIDE certificate will be promoted in the TIDE study tour catalogue, and will gain
EU-wide recognition. They will be invited to the TIDE final conference
The TIDE Awards will be presented to the winners during the final conference of the TIDE project in 15-16 September 2015 in Barcelona.

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D ETAILS OF A PPLICANT
Name
Country
Address:
Street / Post box
Postal Code, City
Contact person:
Name
Telephone
Fax
Email
Award Category: Please tick:
1- City
2- Region
3- Project
Size of City/Town: Please tick: up to 100,000 inhabitants
100,000 to 500,000 inhabitants more than 500,000 inhabitants

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M AIN URBAN TRANSPORT PROBLEMS , HISTORY AND OBJECTIVES OF URBAN
TRANSPORT POLICY
Please describe the main problems you are facing in relation to urban transport, the history of your local transport policy, and its objectives.
Main urban transport problems
History of local transport policy
Objectives of local transport policy

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I NNOVATIVE U RBAN TRANSPORT M EASURES
Please list and describe the innovative urban transport measures that you have introduced, which problems they aim to tackle, which phase they are in (planning, under construction, implemented...) and what the expected results are.
One or more measures may be listed. Cities applying are invited to list innovative measures in different thematic areas of TIDE clusters:
- New pricing measures
- Non-motorised transport
- Network and traffic management
- Electric mobility
- Public transport organisation
NB: you are welcome to attach any material that might illustrate your presentation of the measure.
I NNOVATIVE M EASURE :
Title
Objectives
Initiator(s)
Target Group(s)
Description
(Expected)
Results
NB: Copy this table for each of the measure you want to present

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Please list the sectors (transport, environment, social welfare, health, land use planning, etc.), levels of governance (e.g. other local authorities, regional authorities, national government) and local partners (e.g. transport operators, private companies, user groups, associations) you cooperate with within the context of the innovative urban transport measures described and shortly explain the se partners’ roles.
Partner Contribution
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P UBLIC C ONSULTATION / C OMMUNICATION S TRATEGY
Please describe how you consulted the citizens prior to introducing the innovative measures and how you communicated/promoted their aim afterwards to the public.
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Any other information that could be of help for the jury. (e.g. monitoring and evaluation approach).
Please return this form to melanie.leroy@eurocities.eu
before 04.05.2015.
Thank you for participating in the European TIDE Awards! In case your application is selected as winner, you will be notified and invited to the ceremony, taking place in Barcelona 15-16 September
2015.
Disclaimer: The TIDE Awards are organised by the TIDE project consortium. The results of the selection process do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Commission.