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New Local Alliance policy brief reveals local and regional governments still left out of national Social Climate Plans

Policy brief from the Local Alliance calls out the exclusion of local and regional governments in the national Social Climate Plans....

Cities and regions demand real EU partnerships in new letter

Mayors, regional leaders, and major networks sent a joint letter to the EU, to recognise local and regional governments as key partners....

Ambassadors for #DiversityInTransport gather to drive equity forward

The Ambassadors for #DiversityInTransport held their Annual Conference, marking a milestone in the network’s growth and its commitment to DEI...

Discover 20 cutting-edge urban innovations using satellite data with SPACE4Cities

The upcoming SPACE4Cities Webinar Series showcases 20 innovative, satellite-based solutions tackling urban challenges in mobility and more....

POLIS x PRIDE 2025: Queering active mobility!

In honour of Pride Month 2025 POLIS is spotlighting the powerful connection between queerness and active mobility....

POLIS, EMTA, and UITP organise strategic dialogue on ticketing in urban and regional transport

POLIS, EMTA, and UITP co-organised a Strategic Dialogue on Ticketing in Urban and Regional Transport at the European Parliament on Tuesday, 3 June....

Commission introduces strategy to boost startups and scaleups

The European Commission has launched a new EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy ‘Choose Europe to Start and Scale’ to support tech innovation....

World Bicycle Day 2025: Pedaling towards a healthier, greener future

For World Bicycle Day 2025, we celebrate the benefits of cycling on health, environment, and society, and the progress made by our cities....

Member in the Spotlight: Zagreb

For the latest edition of Member in the Spotlight, and in honour of EU Diversity Month, we are excited to showcase POLIS member Zagreb....

POLIS submits position on EU Policy Agenda for Cities

POLIS has submitted a position document to DG REGIO to help shape the upcoming EU Policy Agenda for Cities....

Clean Cities Campaign releases new ranking of cities leading on child-friendly urban mobility

A new report released by the Clean Cities Campaign has cast fresh light on what makes cities truly liveable—for children and for all....

Political leaders align local action with EU mobility goals at the POLIS Political Group meeting in Rome

On 15 May 2025, the POLIS Political Group convened in Rome fora dialogue on the current political dilemmas shaping urban mobility....

Local Alliance’s three new position papers call for greater involvement of local and regional authorities in next MFF

Local Alliance publishes three position papers calling for more involvement of cities and regions in the next MFF for 2028-2034....

Transport leaders chart the course for the future of urban mobility at POLIS Leadership Summit in Rome

On 14 May 2025, the POLIS Leadership Summit brought leading voices in urban mobility to the historic Palazzo Senatorio in Rome, Italy....

Zagreb launches brand-new bike sharing scheme

In April, the City of Zagreb officially launched Bajs, a new bike sharing system aimed at improving urban mobility and sustainable transport....

Italian cities and POLIS members are showing their commitment to sustainable mobility

Italian cities are making significant strides in promoting sustainable mobility, with members of the POLIS Network leading the charge through various initiatives aimed at transforming urban transporta...

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European Commission awards the EU Mission Label to 39 new cities, including more POLIS members!

With 92 cities now awarded the EU Mission Label, including more POLIS members, the path to climate neutrality becomes clearer and brighter....

Uber and Lyft target US senior riders with simpler, more accessible apps

Major ridesharing platforms in the United States are making moves to better serve senior riders: will Europe soon follow?...

EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK publishes its new guidelines!

EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK has released its new guidelines for 2025, with this year’s overarching theme being Mobility for Everyone!...

Read more 30/04/2025

Discover the Traffic Efficiency Working Group’s latest webinar on digitising Traffic Circulation Plans!

Watch the webinar 'Digitising Traffic Circulation Plans' to learn how to effectively digitise TPCs and improve traffic management....

Read more 30/04/2025

Lille Métropole is boosting employability through MobiliMEL

The Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL) has been tackling mobility's challenges and boosting employability with their MobiliMEL initiative....

Read more 30/04/2025

POLIS members Utrecht and Bilbao take top honours in EU Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award

Utrecht and Bilbao have received Gold and Silver Awards in the 2025 edition of the European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award...

Read more 30/04/2025

UPPER launches new platform for knowledge exchange and capacity building in public transport

UPPER project launches new platform for sharing and applying public transport knowledge. The tools U-KNOW and U-TRANSFER are now available....

Read more 30/04/2025

ACEM and FIM launch EU campaign to promote safer motorcycling

ACEM and FIM launch the campaign: ‘Learn – Ride – Enjoy – Repeat’ to promote high-quality voluntary motorcycle training for safer riding....

Stockholm unveils bold Climate Action Plan for 2030

The city of Stockholm unveiled its Climate Action Plan 2030, showing its dedication to tackling climate change. This all-inclusive plan lays out the plan of action in shifting away from fossil fuels,...

World Health Day 2025: On transport and the health of women, babies, and everyone, really

World Health Day 2025's theme is ‘Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures': How can transport improve the health of women, babies, and all?...

MOVE21 successfully wraps-up with a ground-breaking final event

After two days of insightful discussions and knowledge exchange, the final joint event of the EU-funded projects MOVE21 and SCALE-UP 'Next Steps Towards Cities as Green and Connected Nodes for Urban M...

MONA features at Tourism Trend Congress 2025

A MONA workshop took place on 20 March in Breda as part of the Tourism Trend Congress to discuss mobility planning in tourist destinations....

Vehicle safety standards must stay out of the EU-US trade disputes

Ten European organisations sent the European Commission a letter urging to reject US vehicle standards in trade negotiations....

Three new guidelines to support cities and regions in AFIR implementation have just been published

With the adoption of AFIR, the European Commission has set up ambitious targets for electric vehicle (EV) recharging infrastructure....

The MOBILITYAWARDS winners have been announced!

Bologna has won the prestigious EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award, while Pěšky městem has claimed the MOBILITYACTION Award....