The SaMBA Tool for finding policies & estimating impacts in terms of mobility behavior change
The “SaMBA tool for finding policies & estimating impacts in terms of mobility behavior change” is a major outcome of the project, building on results and learnings obtained in the pilot sites and beyond. It provides urban planners and mobility decision makers with information about appropriate measures and incentives to address and change the mobility behaviour of residents.
The tool contains two components implemented with Microsoft Excel and ArcGIS. Microft Excel provides a comprehensive but easy to use database with measures and best practices open to a large user group, but it is limited to diagrams and tables regarding its outputs.
Based on a user-defined goal and parameters characterizing a target area in terms of mobility (e.g. quality of public transport, presence of high commuter flows or presesence of a park & ride system), the Excel component provides a table including suitable measures for different target groups (e.g. commuters, pupils, tourists or the general public) and their impacts (e.g. on modal split or CO2 emissions) based on best practice examples. The tool contains measures for mobility goals related to public transport, active modes, multimodality, access and sharing systems.
The optional ArcGIS component requires additional expert knowledge, but offers more analysis and visualization options for users with experience in this field. It can be used to derive parameter inputs for the target area to get more exact values, consider areas beyond predefined borders or focus on small areas that are not listed in official statistics. The GIS component also offers methods for the assessment and comparison of mobility demands or potential action areas for behaviour change policies. The idea is to identify and visualize action areas with an adequate infrastructure quality and a high potential for mobility behaviour change measures based on framing conditions regarding settlement structure and infrastructure quality for walking, cycling, public transport and intermodal trips.
The SaMBA tool is freely available for everyone. The Excel tool itself can be downloaded via this website. It includes a user manual and description. In addition, a concept is provided, which gives more information on the development of the tool components. The developer version of the tool can be accessed here.
The guideline on how to implement the GIS component is also available for download.