Cities and Regions for Better Transport
Polis is a network of European cities and regions cooperating for innovative transport solutions. Manchester holds the Polis presidency in 2019.
Polis president Councillor Mark Aldred, Chair of Transport for Greater Manchester: "Urban regions are key drivers for national and global economies, and transport is essential for their success and development. Challenges such as congestion, air quality and changes in customer behaviour have no obvious route to resolution, they require innovation." [continue]
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Added on 19 March 2019
Brussels regulates free-floating mobility services
Over the past few months, an increasing amount of new e-scooter sharing schemes and free-floating sharing bicycles have rolled out on the streets of Brussels. But what is the impact of these new mobility services on the city?
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Added on 18 March 2019
Mayor and TfL launch Freight and Servicing Action Plan
The Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) have unveiled an ambitious plan, the Freight and Servicing Action plan, to work with boroughs, businesses and the freight and servicing industry to transform how deliveries are made in the capital.
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Added on 18 March 2019
General Safety Regulation: Final Negotiations are Underway
Under the 3rd Mobility Package active safety measures such as Intelligent Speed Assitance, Automatic Emergcy Breaking as well as Event Data Records and safer design of vehicles have been proposed by the European Commission and have receved broad support from the European Parliament and Council.The final trilogue discussion between the European institutions is planned for the end of this month. This is a unique opportunity to bring safer vehicles on city roads and protect vulnerable road users.
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Upcoming Events View all
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Traffic Management as a Service webinar
A webinar on the concept of TMaaS - Traffic Management as a Service - is being held on 25 March at 11hrs. TMaaS is a concept of cloud-based traffic management for cities that has been created and implemented by the city of Ghent (Belgium) in partnership with several companies.
25 March 2019 -
Stakeholder workshop: Smart car, dumb city?
27 March 2019 -
Urban Nodes Forum
The first URBAN NODES FORUM in Budapest (3-4 April) focuses on the central role of Urban Nodes in theTEN-T networks
03 April 2019 - 04 April 2019
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