This report describes the results of work package (WP) 3.2 `Case study analyses and synthesis' of the UTOPIA project (Urban Transport Options for Propulsion systems and Instrument for Analysis). In this work package, results of 45 demonstration projects with new transport modes based on new propulsion systems are analysed. Detailed information about these demonstration projects (case studies) was collected in a previous work package. The 45 demonstration projects were selected from a previous collection of in total 184 European projects. The selected demonstration projects form a well-balanced portfolio of transport solutions for urban areas, which are currently being tested in Europe. The main objective of WP 3.2 is to analyse these demonstration projects with respect to: cost; transport; barriers for introduction; technical aspects; urban transport demand impacts; process of experimenting or `project learning' with new transport modes; project organisation; and success factors with respect to technical, economic, mobility and environmental aspects, and with respect to specific project objectives. Many conclusions are presented in the report on the effectiveness of new transport modes and propulsion systems themselves and the project in which they are tested. Rephrasing them in a few sentences is impossible. An important general conclusion is than one should realise that the success of demonstration projects and the appropriate selection of a transport mode for a particular situation can be influenced by factors that can be selected at the start of the project. An important task of the UTOPIA project is to communicate the lessons learned in the demonstration projects. These lessons should be used in future demonstration projects, and not have to be reinvented by individual project managers. (A)
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