OVER SEVERAL YEARS IN THE ALTO ADIGE, THE AIM IS TO BRING CITIZENS CLOSER TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS A REAL ALTERNATIVE TO THE PRIVATE USE OF THE MACHINE. FOR THIS PURPOSE, OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, CONSIDERABLE INVESTMENT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE. IN ADDITION, IT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED A CONCEPT OF SIMPLE LOGISTICS IN THE TAKE-UP FOR THE CITIZEN AND AT THE SAME TIME THAT IT HAS BEEN REFINED IN ITS ARTICULATION (THE SO-CALLED SCADENZATO TIMETABLE).\ NIN ORDER TO SIMPLIFY THE TRANSMISSION FROM ONE’S OWN MEANS OF TRANSPORT (MACHINE, BIKE, TRAIN, TAXI) TO A PUBLIC MEDIUM, FOR EACH STATION, AND ESPECIALLY FOR STATIONS OF GREATER IMPORTANCE, INTERMODAL CENTRES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS CONCEPT. THE PURPOSE OF THESE CENTRES IS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND SIMPLE EXCHANGE BETWEEN MEANS OF TRANSPORT, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT (TRAIN, CITYUS, BUS) TO SUPPLEMENT ALSO TRADE WITH CARS.