Abstract:

Many of Europe's rural regions face population density, environmental sustainability challenges concerning mobility issues. "Move on Green" project covers 13 regions of 10 European Member States, who have shared their experiences and interesting "good practice" examples to check feasibility in their own regions, which have been used to formulate these policy guidelines. These policy guidelines are a useful tool for all the other European rural and mountain regions to encourage them to adapt their transport policy to the specific characteristics of rural and mountain areas, and to reinforce the importance of sustainable mobility in their regional development plans. These Policy Guidelines will be of great help for all policy-makers to be inspired by the good practices and transferred them into their own areas to improve sustainable mobility. The approach adopted brings together a clear strategy and a bottom-up definition of local needs. Through the development of a sustainable and efficient transport network in rural areas, regions aim to achieve a competitive and sustainable growth all over their territory.