EU Projects

CITYHUSH will provide municipalities with tools to establish noise maps and action plans. It will also offer a broad range of validated technical solutions for noise hot-spots in their city.

CITYMOVE is developing an innovative vehicle for urban freight distribution allowing less emissions, more safety for drivers and vulnerable road users, more flexibility and more efficiency for freight operators.

The CIVITAS CATALIST project has the aim to validate, exploit and disseminate the results of the CIVITAS Initiative and, more importantly, of stimulating new cities in the adoption of sustainable, clean and energy efficient urban transport.

The European Road Transport Research Advisory Committee (ERTRAC) develops a common vision for European transport. It also coordinates the implementation of the results found by the research in order to improve competitiveness.

CIVITAS VANGUARD is a 54-month grant-based project of the European Commission’s. It is a support action for the coordination and dissemination of CIVITAS Plus, the current phase of the CIVITAS Initiative, and as such serves the CIVITAS Plus collaborative projects (CPs) and the CIVITAS Initiative itself.

ECOSTARS kicked off in June 2011 and will set up seven fleet recognition schemes until 2014. Each ECOSTARS scheme will rate vehicles and operating practices using star rating criteria, to recognise levels of environmental and energy savings performance. Operators will then receive tailor-made support to ensure the fleet is running as efficiently and economically as possible, to help them progress to higher ratings within the scheme.

CHAMP brings together six champion cities (Edinburgh, Örebro, Burgos, Groningen, Bolzano and Ljubljana) in the field of cycling policy. Despite their high number of cyclists, these cities hope to further increase the cycling share of the modal split by sharing experiences and good practices. CHAMP will allow for the cities to learn from each other and for the dissemination of good practices in the cycling field.

CATCH (Carbon Aware Travel CHoice) is developing an open knowledge platform to support primarily decision-makers in cities. The CATCH knowledge platform aims to empower local authorities in creating carbon-friendly mobility.

CITEAIR II (Common Information on European Air) has developed indicators to compare air quality across cities, and good practice guidance on air quality forecasting, integrating CO² emissions into air pollutant emissions inventories.

NICHES+ builds further on the NICHES project. Its mission is to promote innovative measures for making urban transport more efficient and sustainable and to move them from their current ‘niche’ position into a mainstream urban transport application.

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OSMOSE (Open Source for MObile and Sustainable city) is a portal that aims at providing all those interested in innovative urban transport and mobility concepts with a complete source of information.

EURForum is a platform of dialogue which aims at developing research in the transport field for the 20^th forecoming years and published a strategic research agenda on urban mobility.

NICHES' mission is to stimulate the debate on innovation in urban transport and on mobility between different European actors who are highly concerned by this topic.

PRESTO is about competence building in cycling policies. The project offers a set of tools for technicians to create cycle friendly urban environments, to implement sound cycling plans and to start up targeted promotion campaigns. PRESTO concentrates on infrastructure, promotion and pedelecs (pedal-assisted electric bikes).

BYPAD is an independent assessment tool by experts of cycling in cities and regions.

Within Common Information To European Air (CITEAIR) the first European Common Air Quality Index (CAQI) has been developed and is used to harmonize the air quality database displayed on a Common Operational Webpage (COW). The COW provides a platform to compare near-real time air quality information.

9 European cities have introduced 3 fuel-cell vehicles (hydrogen) in the “Clean Urban Transport for Europe” project framework.

The programme “Measures to Influence Transport Demand to Achieve Sustainability” (MIDAS) encourages a shift to more sustainable transport devices. It may be done through incentive actions to lower the demand for private motorised transports systems.

The Project ROTRANOMO elaborated a tool to calculate road related noise emissions in order to meet standards of the EU Noise Directive "Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise".

SILENCE is a research project which aims at developing techniques to improve the management of noise. It tackles the problem of noise created by transport in urban areas.

CITYNETMOBIL communicates about automatic vehicles technologies with five events featuring the installation of a small showcase of moving automated vehicles.

The CIVITAS CATALIST project has the aim to validate, exploit and disseminate the results of the CIVITAS Initiative and, more importantly, of stimulating new cities in the adoption of sustainable, clean and energy efficient urban transport.

The European Road Transport Research Advisory Committee (ERTRAC) develops a common vision for European transport. It also coordinates the implementation of the results found by the research in order to improve competitiveness.

CIVITAS VANGUARD is a 54-month grant-based project of the European Commission’s. It is a support action for the coordination and dissemination of CIVITAS Plus, the current phase of the CIVITAS Initiative, and as such serves the CIVITAS Plus collaborative projects (CPs) and the CIVITAS Initiative itself.

CITYMOBIL investigates, validates and demonstrates the capabilities of new mobility solutions in different European cities. It develops advanced concepts for innovative autonomous and automated road vehicles for passengers and goods.

COCITIES looks into the dynamic adaptation of traffic management measures according to policy goals. It will provide one standard interface between city traffic management information and the transport information service providers.

Field Operational Tests or FOTs are large-scale test programmes of ICT solutions for transport. This project provides a reference networking platform that gathers national, European and international ITS Field Operational Test information.

FREILOT aims to increase energy efficiency of goods transport in urban areas and to reduce CO2 emissions.

The SMARTFREIGHT project researches and demonstrates the integration of urban traffic management systems and freight and logistics systems by building on existing cooperative technologies, with the goal of increasing the efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of urban freight delivery.

STADIUM aims to improve the performance of transport services and systems made available for large events hosted by big cities. The project demonstrates ITS applications at three events: the South Africa World Cup (2010), the India Commonwealth Games (2010) and the London Olympics (2012).

NICHES+ builds further on the NICHES project. Its mission is to promote innovative measures for making urban transport more efficient and sustainable and to move them from their current ‘niche’ position into a mainstream urban transport application.

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OSMOSE (Open Source for MObile and Sustainable city) is a portal that aims at providing all those interested in innovative urban transport and mobility concepts with a complete source of information.

EURForum is a platform of dialogue which aims at developing research in the transport field for the 20^th forecoming years and published a strategic research agenda on urban mobility.

NICHES' mission is to stimulate the debate on innovation in urban transport and on mobility between different European actors who are highly concerned by this topic.

CONDUITS developed key performance indicators to assist European municipalities in taking decisions on ITS deployment and to facilitate the exchange of good ITS practice among cities. The project performed a review of ITS in cities today, identified the ITS of tomorrow from a city perspective and reviewed technological developments.

CONDUITS continues for one year beyond its project life from mid 2011 to mid 2012.

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ATLANTIC has brought together world experts on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) to pool knowledge, share information and promote solutions for transport.

CVIS (Cooperative Vehicle-infrastructure System) is a project aimed to create a unified technical solution allowing all vehicles and infrastructure elements to communicate with each other in a continuous and transparent way using a variety of media and with enhanced localisation. This would enable a wide range of potential cooperative services to run on an open application framework in the vehicle and roadside equipment.

iCARS supported the deployment of Transport ICT technologies by exchanging knowledge and experience.

OPTIPARK’s mission is to contribute to enhanced urban mobility and a more rationale use of urban space by optimising urban parking resources, deploying innovative parking services and combining them with business activities that generate mobility demands.

SIMBA II supported international cooperation between Europe, Russia, Brazil, South Africa and China on transport efficiency, road safety and sustainable mobility.

The CIVITAS CATALIST project has the aim to validate, exploit and disseminate the results of the CIVITAS Initiative and, more importantly, of stimulating new cities in the adoption of sustainable, clean and energy efficient urban transport.

The European Road Transport Research Advisory Committee (ERTRAC) develops a common vision for European transport. It also coordinates the implementation of the results found by the research in order to improve competitiveness.

CIVITAS VANGUARD is a 54-month grant-based project of the European Commission’s. It is a support action for the coordination and dissemination of CIVITAS Plus, the current phase of the CIVITAS Initiative, and as such serves the CIVITAS Plus collaborative projects (CPs) and the CIVITAS Initiative itself.

NICHES+ builds further on the NICHES project. Its mission is to promote innovative measures for making urban transport more efficient and sustainable and to move them from their current ‘niche’ position into a mainstream urban transport application.

Read more.

OSMOSE (Open Source for MObile and Sustainable city) is a portal that aims at providing all those interested in innovative urban transport and mobility concepts with a complete source of information.

EURForum is a platform of dialogue which aims at developing research in the transport field for the 20^th forecoming years and published a strategic research agenda on urban mobility.

NICHES' mission is to stimulate the debate on innovation in urban transport and on mobility between different European actors who are highly concerned by this topic.

IN-SAFETY is a programme to improve road safety. It focuses on good management of preventive measures against risks, identifying cost effective intervention for improved road safety.

The CIVITAS CATALIST project has the aim to validate, exploit and disseminate the results of the CIVITAS Initiative and, more importantly, of stimulating new cities in the adoption of sustainable, clean and energy efficient urban transport.

The European Road Transport Research Advisory Committee (ERTRAC) develops a common vision for European transport. It also coordinates the implementation of the results found by the research in order to improve competitiveness.

CIVITAS VANGUARD is a 54-month grant-based project of the European Commission’s. It is a support action for the coordination and dissemination of CIVITAS Plus, the current phase of the CIVITAS Initiative, and as such serves the CIVITAS Plus collaborative projects (CPs) and the CIVITAS Initiative itself.

ELTIS+ supports the creation of urban transport systems with less energy consumption and fewer emissions. ELTIS features a web portal which aims to be an urban mobility observatory by facilitating the exchange of information and good practice in the field of urban mobility in Europe. It provides hundreds of case studies, daily news updates, EU funding information updates on EU legislation and case studies and a free image library. Also part of the ELTIS+ initiative is SUMP, a range of promotion and training activities to promote the uptake of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans across Europe. Also visit www.mobilityplans.eu.

ENERQI implements an innovative quality monitoring system for public transport. It involves voluntary quality scouts which are in fact public transport travellers that answer questionnaires on a wide range of quality related issues regarding the line that they are using.

OASIS aims at developing e-services for elderly people, including mobility services.

P3ITS explores the efficient procurement of innovation to support ITS and establish a network of experts.

SUGAR promotes the exchange, discussion and transfer of policy experience, knowledge and good practices through policy and planning in the field of urban freight management, between and among good practice and transfer sites.

QUEST develops an audit tool that evaluates a city's urban mobility policies. The aim of the QUEST audit is to support cities in their efforts of developing more sustainable urban mobility systems. More than 50 cities from all over Europe are involved in QUEST, demonstrating that there is much demand for advice on urban mobility planning. QUEST is co-funded by the European Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, under the STEER programme. The project has started in May 2011 and will finish in October 2013.

NICHES+ builds further on the NICHES project. Its mission is to promote innovative measures for making urban transport more efficient and sustainable and to move them from their current ‘niche’ position into a mainstream urban transport application.

Read more.

OSMOSE (Open Source for MObile and Sustainable city) is a portal that aims at providing all those interested in innovative urban transport and mobility concepts with a complete source of information.

EURForum is a platform of dialogue which aims at developing research in the transport field for the 20^th forecoming years and published a strategic research agenda on urban mobility.

NICHES' mission is to stimulate the debate on innovation in urban transport and on mobility between different European actors who are highly concerned by this topic.

ASK-IT develops new technologies which are able to provide personalised and geo-localised information to people with reduced mobility. It aims at facilitating their accessibility to different urban services (transport, tourism, etc.).

BESTUFS II aims at developing a European red on urban logistic solutions: experts, associations, organisers of national or European projects, transport operators, European/national/local institutions.

The « Co-ordination of Urban RoAd-user ChArging Organisational issues » project examines the implementation of tolls for road users as a way to manage urban areas. It coordinates researches and good practices made by cities using or thinking of using this system.

ECLIPSE analyses the impact of transports on social exclusion. It shows how transport policies, combined with social efforts of various actors, can encourage a better inclusion.

LINK is the European Forum on Intermodal Passenger Travel.

The objective of the project MATISSE is to compile and validate an evaluation tool to assess the impact of transport-related policy interventions on social exclusion.

MEDIATE (Methodology for describing the accessibility of transport in Europe) It aims to establish a common European methodology for measuring accessibility to public transport.

PILOT project develops a methodology to support towns in the preparation of sustainable urban transport plans.

PLUME was a Thematic Network within the Land Use and Transportation Research cluster of the City of Tomorrow key action funded by DG Research of the European Commission. It sought to facilitate the transfer of innovation in the field of planning and urban mobility from the research community to end users in order to improve urban quality of life.

UNI-ACCESS project creates a platform to coordinate research on public transport accessibility. The goal is to offer everyone the access to quality transports.

Voyager aimed at creating a European platform for local and regional public transport stakeholders (PT operators, suppliers, authorities at all levels, researchers and users) to present their views, give input on current and planned actions and ultimately provide recommendations to improve the European, national and local public transport environment to a level that fully meets the transport user's requirements.