The second e-smartec Stakeholder Meeting of the State of Hessen was held online on April 22, 2021.
During the event, the status of the Hessian Action Plan was presented and discussed with the participants. The group of participants included ten representatives from different municipalities, districts, associations, and other organisations with reference to municipal transport and mobility planning.
The aim was to define relevant and effective actions for the Hessian Action Plan with the participants and to define the measures in a more specific way to develop locally appropriate support services for target-oriented participation and marketing processes in sustainable mobility planning in Hesse.
What is the meaning of an “Action Plan”?
An Action Plan is an action-oriented framework for the implementation of concrete measures, which is adapted to the individual needs of the project region. The development of the measures is taking place in phase 1, which is currently in progress. This will be implemented in phase 2, which will start in February 2022.
What could possible measures look like?
The measures are diverse and based on each other. The aim is to make a comprehensive portfolio of marketing tools available to all Hessian municipalities so that they can be used by transport planners in Hessian municipalities and cities. In total, three possible Actions were discussed:
Action 1: Developing a toolbox for marketing and participation methods
Action 2: Capability and training measures for municipal actors
Action 3*: Municipal competition for the implementation of pilot actions
Insights & prospects
One result of the work and discussion phase of the online event was that the municipal representatives would like to see examples or templates as well as guidelines for participation formats. In addition, the exchange of experiences with other stakeholders is mentioned as well as providing overviews with good practices and methods of engagement. In general, the participants would like to see some support for communication processes as well as close monitoring of the activities.
The findings and results from the second Stakeholder Meeting are now being integrated into the specification of measures for the Hessian Action Plan.
Read the press release here.