Multimodal digital mobility services

Practical information

• Composition of the study group
• Administrator / Assistant in charge: Francesco Napolitano / Sandra Roura Cano
• Contact

Background

Multimodal journey planners will enable the development of a more efficient transport system; it will widely benefit citizens, as, for example, it is not always easy to get the right information about cross-border transport and connections; it should also allow for the possibility to go for a journey that least affects the environment.

Moreover, enhancing multimodal travel planning can support urban policy goals as an integrated, citizen-centric approach is even more required in urban areas, including various transport modes and promoting the cleanest transport modes.

The Multimodal digital mobility services (MDMS) are currently deployed in a fragmented manner, lacking proper legal and market frameworks to develop more successfully and to provide a full range of offers across the EU. In view of identified market imbalances, the European Commission is expected to issue a proposal seeking to address market challenges hampering the development of multimodal digital mobility services and to establish frameworks for commercial agreements.

The MDMS initiative is aimed to support the development of multimodal ticketing services within and across passenger transport modes, with the intention to significantly improve multimodality, inclusiveness and sustainability in the EU, within Member States and across borders.

This proposal would be closely linked to the initiatives for a Single Digital Booking and Ticketing Regulation (SDBTR), which will focus on rail, boosting the number of rail tickets and associated fares available on online platforms.

EESC works on this Opinion will start as soon as the proposal will be published.