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 2018.
Polis president Jon Lamonte, 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 23 January 2019
URBACT call for Action Planning networks now open
The URBACT III Programme is looking for up to 23 new Action Planning networks. Action Planning networks aim to help cities in Europe find solutions to common urban challenges.
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Added on 17 January 2019
Research project launches survey on autonomous driving in European cities
AVENUE 21, a research project based at the future.lab of the Technical University of Vienna, is studying the possible roles of automated vehicles in the context of European cities.
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Added on 17 January 2019
European Commission shares first findings on the true costs of EU transport
Last month, the European Commission has shared the preliminary results of a study on the negative effects that transport has on the environment, health, air quality and climate – the so-called external costs.
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Upcoming Events View all
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Boosting innovation at interregional level in the mobility sector
The Safe and Sustainable Mobility partnership is organising a meeting to mark the launch of this new partnership which has been created by several regional authorities to promote a bottom-up approach to industrial innovation in the automotive sector.
24 January 2019 -
URBAN FUTURE global conference 2019
22 May 2019 - 24 May 2019 -
6th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation
The 6th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation will take place in Irvine, California on 10-13 September 2019. The title of the conference is “Insights, Inclusion, and Impact: Framing the Future for Women in Transportation”.
10 September 2019 - 13 September 2019
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