Fulfilling the European Commission’s vision of multimodal door-to-door mobility requires a  shift towards a fully integrated, multimodal and sustainable transport sector. Achieving this goal depends upon creating and monitoring the digital solutions that will deliver favourable conditions for transport users.

TRANSIT developed a set of multimodal key performance indicators (KPIs), mobility data analysis methods and transport simulation tools designed to evaluate the impact of innovative intermodal transport solutions on the quality, efficiency and resilience of the door-to-door passenger journey. In practical terms, this means the purchase of tickets in one transaction enables passengers to travel using different transport modes provided by numerous operators. 

The project delivered three main outcomes: Firstly, TRANSIT developed an intermodality  assessment framework consisting of (1) a set of multimodal passenger-centric performance indicators encompassing, among other aspects, travel time, travel time reliability, affordability,  environmental impact and resilience; (2) a set of data analytics techniques for the detailed reconstruction of long-distance multimodal trips through the analysis of new big data sources (e.g., mobile network data); (3) an open-source simulation framework that integrates a long distance travel demand model with a simulation model of airport access and egress; and (4) a methodology to combine these tools for the assessment of multimodal  solutions.

Secondly, the TRANSIT intermodal timetable synchronisation solution enabled the design of synchronised timetables between air and ground public transport modes; and thirdly, the  TRANSIT intermodal disruption management tool, provided a mechanism for information sharing and coordination between airspace management and ground transportation suppliers for the tactical management of unplanned disruptions to airport access.

Benefits

• Enhanced passenger experience
• Improved efficiency, predictability, environment and resilience
• Better integration and coordination between transport modes.