CROSS-BORDER NETWORK OF CYCLE STATIONS WITH ASSISTED CYCLING AND APPS FOR THE INFLUX OF CYCLISTS TO LESS WELL-KNOWN ALPINE DESTINATIONS
Over the last 15 years, in the valleys of the neighboring regions of Italy and Austria, has been developed a cycle network. This netting is transited by millions of people transit every year. Because of the territorial assets, the different levels of accessibility and even the notoriety, not all the destinations with natural and cultural attractions benefit in the same way from these flows. The PARKADE project aims to "divert" these flows, allowing even less-qualified cyclists, children and senior tourists to reach the characteristic mountain village, the historic mountain, the places of the great war or environments that would, due to their difficult access, remain unknown to most. To tackle this problem, PARKADE will develop two integrated actions: 1) Implementation of a pilot action for the creation of a network of pedelecs bicycle stations, to make accessible to all the most difficult places to reach; and, thus, to achieve a valorisation of the uses, customs, local traditions, environment and territory of the smaller mountain tourist destinations. 2) The implementation of an Open Access application / APP to enable cyclists to have a tool that, in addition to being directly implemented and upgraded by tour operators themselves, will provide a "PEDELEC " - pedestrian assisted bicycle management service. PARKADE involves 6 partners and will last 24 months.