| PROMPT is a joint European research effort funded by the European
Commission under the Key Action "The City of Tomorrow and Cultural
Heritage" of its Fifth Framework Programme "Energy, Environment and
Sustainable Development". The project includes six participating countries:
Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Belgium and France. The duration of the
project is 36 months from the beginning of March 2000 to the end of
February 2003.
The general goal of the project is to promote non-motorized transport in
cities with particular focus on pedestrian traffic. For this purpose we aim at
finding solutions to improve city living conditions and the quality of cities for
pedestrians. Our objective is to identify best practices as well as to develop
new tools and generic solutions for problem identification, problem solving
and implementation of proper measures. Further, we will disseminate the
results effectively for various end-users. This all is expected to increase
walking in cities, which in turn will, among other things:
- promote other non-motorized transport modes and the use of public
transport instead of private car,
- abate harmful impacts of transport on the environment,
- improve the accessibility of public spaces,
- improve the health of citizens,
- improve their equality and
- decrease costs of road investments, building repair, pollution
abatement, accidents, health care, etc.
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