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GREEN-LOG Policy Recommendations available to support cities transitioning to sustainable last-mile logistics

As cities seek to reduce emissions and improve the efficiency of urban freight, stronger cooperation between public authorities, logistics operators and citizens is becoming increasingly important. Th...

New POLIS policy paper outlines how next EU budget can better support mobility innovation

POLIS has published an in-depth policy paper on the current debate regarding the FP10 and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF)....

Registrations are open for EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK 2026

Cities, towns, and local authorities across Europe are joining EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK from 16 to 22 September and are encouraged to register....

Île-de-France Mobilités brings Navigo Annual pass to Android smartphones and smartwatches

Île-de-France's Annual Navigo pass holders can now validate their journeys directly with Android smartphones and Wear OS smartwatches....

STIB donates 36 Brussels buses to support public transport resilience in Ukraine

Brussels public transport operator STIB-MIVB is donating retired diesel buses to Ukraine as part of the ongoing renewal of its fleet....

ERTRAC publishes position paper to reinforce European collaborative research in road transport

A new position paper by ERTRAC advocates for a dedicated space for road transport research in the upcoming Horizon Europe programme 2028-2034....

86 European associations call for a bold FP10

86 European associations have signed a letter calling for a bold tenth Framework Programme for research and innovation (FP10)....

Rome expands on-demand public transport service to seven new areas

Rome is improving accessibility in peripheral neighbourhoods with its on-demand public transport service, ClicBus....

Ljubljana pilots a people-first approach to street redesign

POLIS president Ljubljana has begun transforming Miklošičeva Street into a more welcoming space for pedestrians and cyclists, launching a pilot that shows how urban interventions can support street...

UPPER Club: Governance Practices for Public Transport Innovation

What does it take to provide better public transport? What can we learn from other PTAs? How can innovation travel, adapt, and respond to different local governance contexts? These and other questions...

The MAIA White Paper is OUT!

The MAIA White Paper is out!...

Registrations are now OPEN for the Annual POLIS Conference 2026!

Register for the Annual POLIS Conference 2026 (#POLIS26) and discover what we have in store for you in the draft programme....

MUSE publishes its White Paper: Measuring U-space Social and Environmental impacts – Lessons learnt from MUSE and Way forward

The MUSE White Paper is out!...

‘Neutral’ transport, gendered poverty: Key takeaways from the Just Transition Webinar

The webinar '"Neutral" transport, gendered poverty' showed how mobility systems that appear neutral often reproduce inequality....

Navigating the SUMP guidelines 3.0: Implications for cycling

The publication of the new Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) Guidelines 3.0 marks an important milestone for cities across Europe. Alongside the updated guidelines, the EU Urban Mobility Obse...

Navigating the SUMP guidelines 3.0: Implications for UVARs

The European Commission has recently updated the Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) guidelines. The new document recognises the key role of Urban Vehicle Access Regulations (UVARs) in sustaina...

London launches interactive Air Quality Dashboard to inform citizens on air pollution

As part of Clean Air Day 2026, the Greater London Authority has developed an interactive air quality dashboard that allows the city's residents and the general public to explore and visualise air poll...

Budapest’s metropolitan night transport set for major redesign

Budapest's redesigned night-time public transport network will introduce more frequent services and stronger connections as of 1 July 2026....

European cities reframe tourism and transport policy at the STM Forum in Breda

European cities are increasingly treating tourism and mobility as a single policy field rather than separate systems....

Coalition warns EU leaders to reset the narrative on vehicle electrification

A coalition sent a letter to EU leaders expressing concerns over the current discussions on vehicle electrification....

Cities and regions call on EU leaders to keep local governments at the heart of the next EU Budget

In a letter addressed to Heads of State and Government, the Local Alliance asks to keep local authorities at the heart of the next EU Budget....

The new SUMP guidelines 3.0 have been published

The third edition of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan Guidelines marks a significant milestone in European urban mobility policy....

18 Member States signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on large-scale cross-border testbeds for autonomous vehicles

On 8 June 2026, as part of the Transport Council in Luxembourg, transport ministers from 18 EU Member States signed a Joint Declaration of Intent for the development and deployment of autonomous vehic...

Reggio Emilia explores in-house parking management as part of an integrated mobility strategy

Reggio Emilia has launched a formal assessment into bringing parking management and related mobility services under direct public control....

National postal service launches robot delivery trial in Ljubljana

Pošta Slovenije, in cooperation with the City of Ljubljana and AV Living Lab, has begun testing autonomous delivery technology in the Capital....

Political leaders discuss competitiveness and sustainable mobility pathways at the POLIS Political Group meeting in Zagreb

On 27 May 2026, political leaders from across the POLIS membership gathered in Zagreb for the POLIS Political Group meeting....