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The European Commission has put forward a proposal for a major recovery plan in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The budget proposal, announced on Wednesday 27 May, sets out a revamped long-term EU...

At a time where monitoring changes in traffic is vital, WeCount will play a key role in informing decision-making in this challenging situation. Keep up to date with the latest on WeCount by signing u...

  The session was hosted by Maria José Rojo, Project Manager and Active Travel and Health Coordinator at POLIS. As Europe begins to move into the post-lockdown phase, many cities and regio...

The COVID-19 outbreak has created huge challenges for cities and regions when it comes to mobility. Local authorities have had to react quickly and decisively, often with uncertainty as to the best co...

Towns and cities across Europe and further afield can now register their participation in EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2020. The annual campaign, which takes place from 16-22 September each year, is organi...

  The session was opened by Pedro Homem de Gouveia, Senior Policy and Project Manager at POLIS. Pedro highlighted that with public transport capacity limited in most cities, and the desir...

  The session was hosted by Giacomo Lozzi, Senior Project Manager and Urban Freight Coordinator at POLIS. Giacomo began by highlighting an updated document from POLIS showcasing current EU fun...

In light of the ongoing uncertainty around the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the European Commission's Urban Mobility Days Conference in 2020 will be held as a fully digital event....

Seneca said once: 'the road to learning by precept is long, but by example short and effective'. We could not agree more and that why the e-smartec Consortium, in which Polis Network is involved, joi...

There is no precedent to the current COVID-19 crisis. Without any existing guidance, cities and regions have had to act fast in making sure that essential mobility services are safeguarded, that trave...

Cycling and walking are healthy and efficient alternatives to motorised personal transport and public transportation. Therefore, the European Commission put walking and cycling as their focus for the...

15 new electric buses are now part of EMT Madrid fleet. The announcement in May marked the first time that bus producer BYD has supplied vehicles to EMT Madrid, Spain’s largest public transport p...

The European Commission’s new guidelines on restoring transport services and connectivity touch on several important points. We would like to underline the positive steps taken in these guidelines....

The session was chaired by Maria José Rojo, Project Manager and Coordinator for the Active Travel and Health Working Group at POLIS. Maria José highlighted that this is the first webinar in the...

The European Commission has today announced new guidance on restoring transport and connectivity across Europe in the wake of COVID-19. The guidelines, available here, set out a proposed strategy f...

Traffic monitoring post-lockdown: Telraam and the WeCount project (Sign up for news about WeCount here) Kris Vanherle, Researcher at Transport Mobility Leuven, delivered a presentation on ...

E-bike provider Smove is offering one month's service free of charge to cities signing up their six month pilot. Smove provides not only bikes and a mobile application, but we also a fleet ma...

Cities across the world are planning temporary cycle lanes to keep people safe during the COVID-19 crisis. However, with the speed at which measures are being implemented, many cities are seeking guid...

The Post-Lockdown Mobility Strategy of Rome Enrico Stefano, Chair of the Transport Committee at the City of Rome, set out Rome’s plans for mobility in the coming weeks and months. Italy has recen...

POLIS has today called for more support for sustainable urban mobility in Europe's exit strategy in response to COVID-19. The letter - co-signed by 12 organisations representing public transport au...

The second in the Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar series began with an introduction from POLIS Secretary General Karen Vancluysen, who welcomed participants and highlighted the upcoming webinars in th...

The EU Committee of the Regions (CoR) is preparing an Outlook opinion "The Future of EU Clean Air policy in the framework of the zero-pollution ambition"....

The first of POLIS’s Post-Lockdown Mobility webinars took place on Thursday 30 April. We were pleased to be joined by the cities of Aarhus and Brussels to present their plans for mobility post-lockd...

After careful consideration, Urbanism Next Europe has been postponed to Spring 2021. The new date is being chosen, and will be announced soon. The place, however, will be the same – exciting Rotterd...

The City of Gothenburg is inviting cities and regions to contribute to a discussion on traffic data by answering a short survey....

A guide for municipalities and industry for the planning of transshipment hubs for new urban logistics concepts...

Populus is offering free access to its Street Manager platform for a limited number of cities. Populus Street Manager helps city departments of transportation identify and communicate new street poli...

In this interview, our associate member TRElab (Transport Research Laboratory of the University of Roma Tre), speaks to Enrico Stefàno, Chairman of the Transport Committee of the city of Rome and mem...

This update from Pedro Homem de Gouveia, Senior Policy & Project Manager at POLIS Network, provides an overview of the recent work of POLIS's Working Group for Road Safety and highlights the curre...

The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Sustainable Urban Freight Transport is a online course offered by Delft University of Technology conducted by the Edx....

COVID-19 is posing significant challenges for the transport sector across Europe, for operators, manufacturers and users alike. Having created huge disruptions to normal life, COVID-19 is consequently...

Take a look at the new INDIMO project website, designed to enhance the accessibility of information for a wide range of users....