Through the RESTART project, financed by the European Commission through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program, the EMEL will study the requalification of the five main bus terminals serving the city of Lisbon: Oriente, Sete Rios, Campo Grande, Colégio Militar and Pontinha (Odivelas). The idea is to create mobility interfaces that promote intermodality and integrate different modes of transport and services, that are comfortable, safe and based on operating models with a view to the long-term sustainability of their management.
Empresa de Mobilidade e Estacionamento de Lisboa says that all options are open. The aim é "study the conversion of the five most important bus terminals in the city of Lisbon into mobility interfaces, which promote intermodality and integrate different modes of transport and services, which are comfortable, safe and based on operating models with a view to the long-term sustainability of their management"explains the company in a statement. For example, terminals could be integrated with bike-sharing solutions that allow passengers to make the last kilometer of their journey in this way.
Through RESTART - which has a total budget of 864,533 euros, 50% of which can be financed by the CEF - the EMEL will define the concept of a mobility interface, develop studies on governance and business models, identify the requirements for the conversion and requalification of interfaces and draw up an investment plan.. The project involves various players, including transport and mobility service operators, users, public bodies and the transport regulator.
