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Unlocking the Potential of Local and Regional Governments in the Social Climate Fund

The Local Alliance has produced a report highlighting that the €86 billion EU Social Climate Fund (SCF) is at risk of mismanagement....

POLIS joins Arthur D. Little to exchange insights on the future of mobility

POLIS Secretary General Karen Vancluysen joined the panel discussion at Arthur D. Little's Executive Insight on the future of mobility....

Diversity is high on the EU agenda for 2025!

The European Commission is committed to actively promoting diversity and inclusion in our societies. As part of these efforts, there are many initiatives on the agenda for 2025, such as the European C...

Political Group Meeting in Karlsruhe: Pioneering solutions for sustainable mobility

The POLIS Political Group Meeting of November 2024 brought together top political figures from across Europe to address urban mobility challenges....

SMALL launches second Insights Paper on implementing inclusive shared mobility pilots

The second issue of the Shared Mobility For All (SMALL) project's Insights was finally launched during the 2024 Annual POLIS Conference....

New compendium of interventions to transform freight transport and logistics is out

SLOCAT and the Kühne Climate Center have developed a comprehensive compendium of policy and financing interventions needed to deliver intermodal, low-carbon, efficient and resilient freight transp...

Stockholm wins the POLIS Award 2024

During the Closing Plenary of #POLIS24, Stockholm has been awarded the prestigious POLIS Award 2024, which has been sponsored by FREENOW...

Charting AND Changing the Course: Annual POLIS Conference 2024 wraps up

The second and final day of the Annual POLIS Conference 2024 brought together hundreds to address the most pressing transport challenges....

Fix that Mix: Exploring multimodal futures at the Annual POLIS Conference 2024

The Annual POLIS Conference 2024, Europe’s leading event for sustainable urban mobility, officially kicked off today in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg....

Charting the Course: Cities in motion #5 is out now!

POLIS is proud to announce the launch of Cities in motion: Charting the Course, the fifth volume of our magazine!...

New Brussels-based study investigates car obesity

A new joint study conducted in the Brussels-Capital Region (RBC) by the public service agencies Bruxelles Mobilité and Bruxelles Environnement has highlighted a worrying increase in car volume and we...

Active travel for all ages: POLIS’ Active Travel & Health Working Group dives in

On Urban October, the Active Travel & Health Working Group held a webinar to explore initiatives promoting active travel across generations....

Member in the Spotlight: Aarhus

November's Member in the Spotlight is Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city which is rapidly advancing towards its goal of carbon neutrality....

European Disability and Parking Card Directives become EU laws

Member States have now the obligation to adapt the laws into their legal frameworks and set up the systems required to start issuing the Cards in a period of a maximum of 42 months....

POLIS RTTI Task force leads dialogue on digitising Traffic Circulation Plans in new position paper

A new position paper, developed by POLIS, CROW, and POLIS EU members, highlights the importance of digitising Traffic Circulation Plans....

Will the Closing Plenary at the POLIS Conference 2024 ‘chart or change the course’ toward sustainable mobility?

The Annual POLIS Conference 2024 is just around the corner, and we are thrilled to unveil the line-up for our Closing Plenary! ...

Vienna publishes position paper on automated mobility

POLIS member Vienna has published in July 2024 a comprehensive position paper on the future of automated mobility....

POLIS SMCs shined bright at the EWRC!

On 10 October, the POLIS Small and Medium-Sized Cities (SMC) Platform organised a “Close to You” side event for the European Week of Regions and Cities, on sustainable urban mobility and the uniqu...

Join the UAM Plazza Accelerator Demo Day in Barcelona on 8 November!

Toulouse Metropole, Aerospace Valley, CARNET, and EIT Urban Mobility invite you to the UAM Plazza Accelerator Demo Day, where innovation meets air mobility!...

Celebrating youth climate changemakers on World Cities Day 2024

As the 2024 edition of Urban October closes up, World Cities Day circles back to the role of youth in shaping a better future for our cities....

EU Parliament called upon to renew focus on public transport

A consortium of leading networks and organisations in urban mobility, including POLIS, is calling on the European Parliament to widen and sharpen the focus on local and regional public transport. ...

POLIS relaunches the Public Transport Lab: A webinar series on the future of public transport

POLIS is relaunching its Public Transport Lab to explore the future of public transport and how it will shape sustainable urban mobility....

CIVITAS NMS partnership shares insights and extends invitation for upcoming events in Barcelona and Karlsruhe

Explore key breakthroughs in urban mobility collaboration and join upcoming NMS events in Barcelona and Karlsruhe to shape the future!...

Join SUM at the SMART CITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESS in Barcelona

SUM goes to Barcelona together with the CIVITAS New Mobility Services (NMS) Community for a workshop during TOMORROW MOBILITY....

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POLIS and members contribute to newly published World Economic Forum White Paper

POLIS and members contributed to the World Economic Forum's recently published White Paper on scaling EV-charging infrastructure investments...

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First MONA capacity building: Sustainable Mobility in Nature Areas

On 9 October, MONA hosted its first capacity building, bringing together partners and stakeholders from across Europe to explore different approaches to sustainable tourism and mobility in natural are...

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Walkability for a more inclusive future takes centre stage at Walk21 Portugal

On 14-18 October 2024, Walk21 Portugal convened advocates, urban planners, and specialists to talk about the future of walkability....

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Twenty new cities awarded European Commission Mission label

On 8 October, the European Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities announced that 20 new cities had been awarded the EU Mission Label....

Adoption of new EU Ambient Air Quality Rules means good news (and challenges) for cities and regions

The EU has formally adopted a directive setting ambitious air quality standards. This is a huge step towards the goal of zero pollution....

SCALE launches an e-course for public authorities on smart charging

SCALE is launching an e-course for public authorities. It will equip participants with knowledge on public smart charging....

Multimodal Traffic Management Cluster sets course with Roadmap for 2030 (and beyond!)

The Multimodal Traffic Management Cluster published its 'Multimodal Traffic Management: Roadmap for 2030 and beyond.'...

Get ready for the Opening Plenary at the POLIS Conference 2024!

The Annual POLIS Conference 2024 is just around the corner, and we are thrilled to unveil the line-up for our Opening Plenary! ...