Post-Operam

Leader: City of Zagreb

Participants: All partners

Duration: 6 months

The post-operam work package outlines the mobility situation after the experimental pilot actions have been completed. That will be done by conducting user satisfaction surveys, eventual vehicle counts and producing innovative energy measurements linked to electric scooter sharing services. Finally, the activity includes development of the business plan, model calibration and the feasibility studies to transfer the Ele.C.Tra model to non-pilot cities. 

In this light, the WP provides  large non-pilot cities involvement, mainly on the model calibration and the feasibility studies in order to realize the Ele.C.Tra. - system in the afterlife period in the  non-pilot areas. The Non-pilot cities Plan will define these elements (D.6.5).

The ex-post evaluation is the final phase of the process, and provides the main results of the project. It is necessary to assess whether the project was successful and take into account changes to the previous evaluation activities. This phase will identify whether the ante-operam and model assumptions are achieved, whether the project was conducted as planned, what are the impacts and what are the lessons.

Then, the WP6 allows to evaluate the real model transferability for non-pilot cities, at least for 3 cities.

Knowledge sharing and training are fundamental for the non-pilot cities. In particular, to increase the task effectiveness:

the project provides the coordination and check of the other projects and systems synergies, in order to maximise the Ele.C.Tra. results (2.3 and 4.5 mainly).  

6.1. POST-OPERAM SURVEYS AND MEASUREMENTS

6.1.1. Post-operam surveys, to verify benefits of the project pilot actions (WP5). Surveys will be realized with paying attention to specific characteristics of every pilot city, and will be organized according to a short Surveys Post-operam Operative plan, that will give specific guidelines and define all of the necessary instructions about survey methodology. If useful, the partners involved can organize vehicle counts too; 

6.1.2. Produced innovative/renewable energy measurements, to identify how much energy is produced during the project by innovative and renewable sources that are linked with the Ele.C.Tra model and supported by local/regional/national initiatives. To synthesize subtask results achieved during the implementation period, the Maltese partner, who is in charge of renewable and innovative energy matters, will realize a technical report.

6.2. BUSINESS PLAN

The business plan will encompass an introduction to scooter sharing, description of the main goals, marketing strategy, a financial analysis, mobility options, a long term plan for expansion beyond the pilot city areas, and an outline for pilot project evaluation. WP leader, with the T Bridge support, will realize the Ele.C.Tra ex-post Business plan.   

In the Business plan the different types of sharing models will be taken into account, discussing the different ownership models. Then, the plan will also indicate that:

the renter might get the opportunity to buy the e-scooter at the end of the renting period;

e-scooters are not co-funded with the projects budget, but through sponsors and the direct suppliers involvement and how to attract sponsors and suppliers.

6.3. MODEL CALIBRATION

6.3.1. Pilots parameters check, to synthesize project results effectiveness, based on target aims and pilot actions. The Macedonian partners, with WP3 leader’s support, will realize a technical Report to compare results achieved with aims planned, in terms of quantitative and qualitative parameters and indicators, like number of energy supply points for every pilot city, number of scooter sharing user subscriptions and citizens and tourists involved. This task will provide the non-pilot cities support, in terms of:

In this phase the non-pilot cities can communicate and exchange information and data using call and video conferences and exchanging documents with emails and during the technical meetings;

 Please explain what the non-pilot cities will do.;

6.3.2. Model adaptation, to optimize model and service plans (WP 3 and 4 results), by modifying model and service characteristics based on test results (WP 5), both negative and positive, and check (previous subtask). In this way, the model will be available for future uses. Adaptation needs to include a description of the model itself, the preparation of the necessary data base, and the calibration of the choice models by using data from ex-post surveys. A subtask final Report will include:

• solutions to optimize the model and to resolve problems and issues of the pilot actions.

• every non-pilot cities: 10 hours, of which 8 for junior and 4 for expert, total: 98 hours;
• BCNE as one of the pilots: 20 hours, of which 8 for lesson training (by expert) and 12 for materials preparing bv junior).

1. the SOLUTION for every city to apply a similar system in every non-pilot area;
2. HOW to apply the system;
3. WHEN to begin non-pilot e-scooter systems;
4. WHO involves in every local system.