BEST workshops 2021

BEST will arrange four workshops in 2021. Below is an overview of topics, dates and links to the registration page and programs for the remaining workshops. We will publish and update the programs on an ongoing basis. 

Workshop 3: How to combine public transport and micro-mobility? Hosted by Ruter 30th of September 2021, from 09.00 to 12.00 (CEST). 

Topic: Electric scooters have conquered cities around the world and changed the way people travel. But is this a form of mobility created only for the big cities? Or can the scooters also be adapted to less densely populated areas - and contribute to a comprehensive mobility offer? This workshop focus on what role the e-scooter could play in providing mobility, and how it could be integrated into the public transport system.

Target group: People in PTA's working with all aspects of integrating e-scooters in the public transport system (marketing, information, pricing etc). 

Registration

Preliminary program - last updated 8th of September 2021

Workshop 4: MaaS/Mobility (together with the Nordic informal mobility group) Successful and less successful mobility services. November. Hosted by Movia. 

Registration

Program to be published

BEST annual seminar 2021

Was held on Teams on the 9th of June from 09.00 to 16.00. Among the topics that the member organisations will present this year is:

• Léman Pass: New cross-border and multimodal pricing
• First impressions of working within co-operative contract
• EMV payments make travelling in Föli even easier
• Being agile & adaptive. How Corona affects our mid-and long-term metro/light rail developments
• Ruter's plans and experience with micro-mobility - in the big city and less densely populated areas
• The changing travel needs in the Helsinki region due to Covid19
• Main results of the BEST Survey and the BEST Key Figure Database, with benchmarking of the coronavirus effects on demand and ticket revenue

The presentations are now available here http://benchmarkingpublictransport.org/Seminars/BEST-seminar-2021 (requires login). 

Turku and Tampere new members of BEST

We are happy to announce that the two Finnish cities Tampere and Turku have become members of BEST from 2020. Tampere is Finland’s second-largest city area and the biggest inland city in the Nordic countries. Turku is the oldest town in Finland and was the most important city in the country for hundreds of years. Today it is Finlands 6th biggest city with around 200.000 inhabitants.