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copyright 2002 by the ARTS Consortium. ARTS is a project within the fifth framework programme of the European Union - competitive and sustainal growth.
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 Cultural / Political Barriers include barriers with a cultural and political dimension which may cause hindrance, delay or obstacles to the process of designing/planning and implementing new and more flexible transport services. Under this Framework Category, all barriers caused by the existing social
and community structures are subsumed. Social issues may be resistant to change, which may have a negative impact on demand for new transport services, thus preventing the services from running cost-effectively. Possible social issues are, for example, neighbourhood support, extended family links, high car ownership as a part of the lifestyle, a high incidence of people working at home as well as a negative perception of public transport (bad image, demand for quality cannot be fulfilled). Another important issue, that might hamper the introduction of new transport services, is the absence of political willingness to support innovation, reflecting resistance to new ideas, political conservatism or lack of experience. |
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Obviously, rural public transport as political issue does not play an important role at the national level. As a result of the missing awareness of this problem there is no political mood for innovative transport solutions, apart from the lack of knowledge about how to develop them. At least at regional and local level this issue ought to feature on the political agenda. In this respect, best practice examples could help disseminate information about innovative services more widely.
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>> Finland
>> Hungary
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| If you want to know more about this Barrier and how to overcome it, please feel free to download our Handbook. |
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