Maritime

Research Report, Policy Insights,

16 December 2021

Formulate a countrywide accessibility policy and implement Sustainable Regional Mobility Plans (SRMP).
Adopt a whole-of-government approach for rural public services and the local economy.
Make regulations more flexible to allow for the development of innovative, cost-effective mobility solutions.
Combine public mobility budgets to achieve cost savings.
Fund pilot schemes to test innovative mobility concepts.
Prioritise financial support for innovative services according to higher impact levels rather than use of high tech.
Use innovative financing approaches to increase funding pools and viability of individual transport services.
Increase central government funding for shared and active travel in rural areas.
Provide technical assistance for rural mobility at the national or regional level.
Promote mobility hubs to connect local services to the core network.
Support the development of national or regional Mobility as a Service (MaaS).

Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,

13 December 2021

Regulate mobility operators and MaaS providers separately.
Adopt an explicitly pro-competitive approach to MaaS in policy and legislation.
Clearly establish the status of MaaS providers via a licensing scheme.
Review conditions for mobility operator licences to ensure they do not include barriers to developing MaaS.
Add mandatory minimum data-sharing requirements relating to informational and operational data to licences for mobility operators.
Build mandatory consumer data portability, subject to user consent, into the conditions of all mobility operator and MaaS provider licences.
Adopt competition safeguards as part of the MaaS provider licensing framework.
Ensure public transport operators have the freedom to negotiate the terms of public transport ticket resale with MaaS providers who, in turn, should be free to determine the pricing of services to consumers.
Apply OECD and EU best practice principles on regulatory policy and governance to inform approaches to regulating MaaS.
Make data reporting requirements to public authorities specific and directly related to regulatory tasks.
The Good Move policy package should remain the key vehicle for implementing sustainable urban mobility policies.

Promotional Publication,

7 September 2021

Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,

5 July 2021

Anchor the governance of Mobility as a Service in a strategic vision, applied to the whole functional urban area and informed by effective digital monitoring
Seek greater understanding of how Mobility as a Service can add value for the user
Guide Mobility as a Service where necessary to achieve agreed societal outcomes
Adopt a flexible and light-handed regulatory approach towards Mobility as a Service platforms
Adopt a predictable regulatory approach and allow for evolution
Enhance public transport authorities’ and operators’ ability to negotiate terms of sale and re-use of tickets with Mobility as a Service providers
Base data-sharing frameworks on the principle of “as open as possible, as closed as necessary”
Build data portability into the MaaS ecosystem by default
Consider common building blocks for sharing data
Establish data-reporting requirements that are proportionate and targeted to outcomes
Adopt complementary policies in other areas to ensure that the Mobility as a Service ecosystem contributes to desired policy outcomes
Invest in the built environment and interchange facilities
Skill sets will need to evolve to improve the public authority’s capacity to regulate and assess digital markets

Roundtable Report, Policy Insights,

12 January 2021

Develop objectives for the accessibility of remote communities.
Establish workable definitions of remoteness and isolation to compare accessibility across regions.
Adapt appraisal tools to account for all costs and benefits of providing good connectivity for remote regions.
Monitor the effectiveness of support schemes for better connecting remote communities.
Develop integrated accessibility plans to link transport and basic services.
Support innovations that could reduce costs or improve service quality.

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