Public transports (even) in rural areas

Purpose and goal:

Ånge municipality, located in the hinterland of Norrland, is facing an exciting transformation towards a more sustainable and inclusive future in terms of mobility. By creating a future scenario, we can visualize how society can change and address today´s challenges effectively. The goal of the project is to develop sustainable mobility

solutions for work and school commuting, leisure and business travel, adapted to the geography of Ånge municipality and people´s needs. Expected results and effects:

At an early stage in the work to develop accessible public transport for everyone, even in rural areas, the effects that Ånge municipality wants to achieve with the project were clarified - equal access, reduced climate impact, improved public health and more attractive locations, municipality and region. These are also the results that the project wants to see in the long term.

Approach and implementation:

The project is divided into three work packages and under each work package there are a number of phases. During work package 1, the project works with mobilization and concretization of objective and vision. In work package 2, the project works with analysis, co-creation and prototyping.

The third and final work package includes concept creation, demonstration and communication. In all parts, all three parties of the project are participating and the project is carried out in close cooperation with the local community´s various actors.