The UM, together with Transport Malta, the Valletta Local Council and the Ministry for Tourism participates in the CIVITAS DESTINATIONS Project. This project aims to implement sustainable mobility measures and actions with the view to offering intelligent sustainable transport solutions for tourists and residents alike through innovation and cooperation with all major stakeholders. The project brings together Funchal (Portugal), Las Palmas (Spain), Elba (Italy), Rhetymno (Greece), Limassol (Cyprus) and Malta who together will work towards finding solutions to common problems. Four follower cities from China will be following closely the measures implemented in the demonstration sites and learn from experiences gained.
In Malta, the project is focused on the Southern Harbour and Northern Harbour districts termed as the Valletta Region. the region endures a high number of mobility demand, which – particularly in recent years – is putting a high strain on the local transport infrastructure resulting in high traffic congestion and journey delays. In order to mitigate these negative externalities, a number of initiatives, which have yet been untested in Malta shall be implemented in order to assess their success in the local context and thus form the basis for future transport policy development.
Measures to be implemented in Malta
The DESTINATIONS EU Project is funded under the Horizon 2020 CIVITAS Funding Programme.
Six islands implement measures for better sustainable mobility for tourists and citizens alike
As part of the DESTINATIONS project the Institute is also involved in transport sharing.
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