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INCLUSION (www.h2020-inclusion.eu) aims to understand, assess and evaluate the accessibility and inclusiveness of transport solutions in rural, remote and deprived areas especially for vulnerable user...

The Polis Working Group for Governance & Integration will hold the first meeting of 2020 in Brussels on 10-11 March 2020. Save the date!...

The Call for Sessions & Speakers for Urbanism Next Europe 2020 is now open: we are looking for bold ideas and great speakers, and you could be one of them!...

A new report released by the MORE project explores how cities can make use of scenario-based planning to make better decisions....

The Covenant of Mayors Awards are a great opportunity to showcase the progress made with your Sustainable Energy (and Climate) Action Plan, and become a reference example for the whole Covenant Commun...

2020 has begun, and the Brussels public transport company STIB has resolved to prepare for the challenges of a new decade by introducing a number of significant measures. In an effort to address th...

Having come into effect on 1 January 2020, many roads in the Catalan capital are now off limits to cars, unless drivers are willing to face charges of up to €1,800 for driving in the city during the...

On 28 November 2019, the second day of the Polis Conference, session 4C: “Urban Vehicle Access Regulations: consolidation or transition?” took place. The session concluded with an inspiring discus...

LEUVEN, 18 December 2019 - Polis joins six other high-level participants in the Citizens Observing UrbaN Transport project WeCount, which was established in the aim to empower citizens in five Europea...

The REFORM project produced a Policy Paper which gives a set of clear recommendations to strengthen the role of regions and metropolitan areas in the sustainable urban mobility planning process....

In the past few years, the number of cyclists in the Irish capital Dublin has been increasing steadily. Dublin City Council has been trialling the use of smart radar detectors to better count the numb...

The European project Park4SUMP is putting parking management at the forefront of urban policies to improve mobility and quality of life in our cities. Despite the research that demonstrates how go...

The SMCs Ambassadors Initiative was launched during the 2019 Polis conference the founding Partner cities of Helmond and Emmen (NL)....

MORE, a Horizon 2020 project investigating new concepts and tools for the design of urban corridor roads, has just released some fresh reports developed during the first year of activities....

On 7 December 2019, a workshop focusing on mobility and climate change took place in Madrid as part of the UN Climate Conference (COP25). Titled ‘Mobility and climate change: The integrated approach...

As governments around the world prepare for the 3rd edition of the Global Ministerial Conference, an annual event that revolves around a multi-stakeholder commitment to road safety, Polis is focusing...

The Guidelines for developing and implementing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (2nd edition) have now been converted to an online booklet....

In ongoing pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals outlined in Agenda 2030, and as global players unite under the terms of the Paris Agreement, the demand for zero-emission freight vehicles has n...

Vehicle-to-Grid at the The Johan Cruijff ArenA The Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam operates the largest European energy storage system using second life and new electric vehicle batteries in a comme...

Polis has joined forces with a unique alliance of commercial brands, transport industry players and NGOs in calling upon the new European Commission to set sales targets for zero-emissions trucks and...

Polis recently released a discussion paper on shared micromobility, following a year of consultations cities and regions and with the industry....

The ReVeAL project is reaching out to a diverse group of key stakeholders to ensure the project developments are in line with the expectations of users....

TU Delft is organising the IEEE Forum on Integrated and Sustainable Transport Systems 2020, a conference designed for cities that aim to exploit the benefits of collaborating with academia on urban mo...

At the occasion of its plenary meeting, held on 26 November, the Sustainable Transport Forum (STF) published a report "Analysis of stakeholder views on key policy needs and options for action in Alter...

In the framework of CERTH/HIT OPEN DAYS – and, more specifically, on November 25, 2019, a joint event of REFORM and e-smartec took place....

LEVITATE is currently building tools to help European cities, regions and national governments prepare for a future with increasing levels of automated vehicles in passenger cars, urban transport serv...

Polis launched the discussion paper, titled "Macro managing micromobility", during the Polis Conference 2019 in Brussels on 27 November....

On 15th October 2019, Cycling Industries Europe (CIE), the new trade association for companies in the cycling sector, and the European Cycle Logistics Federation (ECLF) hosted in Brussels the kick-off...

Polis joined several Brussels-based organisations lead by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) in calling for the establishment of a new European Parliamentary Intergroup to address topics on Sus...