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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....

On 7 December 2019, a workshop focusing on mobility and climate change will take place in Madrid as part of the UN Climate Conference (COP25). The workshop will be moderated by Karen Vancluysen, Secre...

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...

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

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...

A record number of participants will attend the 2019 edition of the Annual Polis Conference, taking place in Brussels on 27-28 November. Over 600 urban mobility practitioners and experts signed up to...

The urge for sound and effective action for traffic safety is gaining momentum in European cities. Local authorities are showing their commitment for safer city streets by signing “The New Paradigm...

In order to ensure a connection with real world problems, the H2020 HiReach project - a project connected to transport poverty - is scouting for potential hosting organisations....

Autonomy isn’t just for cars. What are the advantages and opportunities for autonomous buses and other new forms of transit — speed, efficiency, safety? How can cities harness this technology for...

The Brussels regional government in Belgium is banning diesel vehicles from 2030 and petrol vehicles from 2035. Meanwhile, the Flemish Region of Belgium has announced that it will discontinue its subs...

The Sustainable Urban Mobility Indicators (SUMI) project invites you to save the date for the launch of its online training course on sustainable urban mobility indicators. The course is aimed at repr...

The IMOVE Final Conference will take place in Brussels, on 26 November and it will showcase the project's results while providing insights into its pilot cities. The event will give participants the o...

The e-smartec project, which aims at supporting the development of efficient and successfully implemented mobility plans using marketing techniques, is currently collecting successful marketing practi...

The European Alternative Fuels Observatory (EAFO) is the European Commission-funded portal that aims to become the main reference point for information about alternative fuels and infrastructure in Eu...

On Thursday, the 24th of October, the eHUBS project held a workshop in Leuven dedicated to the identification of effective forms of public-private cooperation, with the objective to effectively deplo...

Twenty-eight European countries took part in this year’s European Day Without A Road Death on 26 September 2019 to raise awareness on road safety....

The workshop (Bilbao on 27 September 2019) aimed at discussing a business case for ultra-fast charging infrastructure that is used by both public transport and logistics vehicles....

The Vital Nodes second policy dialogue was organised to present, discuss and validate the policy recommendations on integrating Urban Nodes and TEN T corridors....

Are you working on transport or actively following news and developments in the transport sector of your country? Then there is an opportunity for you to accelerate the uptake of sustainable transp...

MOVE 2020 - the mobility event where disruptive technology and innovation drive much-needed change - is fast approaching. Polis has 5 free guest passes for the event to share with its Members. C...

The NMS partners are planning their next meeting on Friday November 29th back to back with the Polis Conference in Brussels. This time at the House of Dutch Provinces, Rue de Trève 59-61, Brussels st...