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A missed opportunity: MEPs and Transport Ministers Fail to Address Parking Regulation Compliance
MEPs and EU Transport Ministers missed a crucial opportunity to address non-compliance with parking regulations - POLIS and EPA respond....
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08/12/2023

SMALL puts the focus on shared mobility for ALL
SMALL kick-off - the new Interreg North Sea Region project Shared multimodal Mobility for ALL (SMALL) aims to change this dynamic to ensure these solutions can be shared by all....
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23/01/2023

Press release: Introducing URBANE, a new Horizon Europe project on last-mile deliveries
URBANE (Upscaling Innovative Green Urban Logistics Solutions Through Multi-Actor Collaboration and Physical Internet (PI) - Inspired Last Mile Deliveries) is a 42-month project co-funded by the new Ho...
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17/12/2022

Press release: Introducing LENS, a new Horizon Europe project on noise and air pollution
LENS (L-vehicles Emissions and Noise mitigation Solutions) is a 36-months project that kicked off in September 2022....
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17/12/2022

EC acknowledges cities and regions efforts for a more ambitious EURO 7 without delay
Advocacy works! European Commission acknowledges cities and regions recommendations pushing for a more ambitious EURO 7 without delay....
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07/09/2022

Alternative fuels regulation: bring local & regional actors on board!
POLIS, Eurocities, and CEMR/CCRE are taking action to include local and regional authorities in alternative fuels regulation. In a joint letter, the three leading networks state the importance of loca...
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24/06/2022

POLIS calls on EP to push for more ambitious CO2 targets
POLIS has joined a broad coalition calling on the European Parliament Environment Committee to push for more ambitious CO2 targets for cars and vans....
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06/05/2022

Mobility coalition publishes joint statement on the PSO regulation
POLIS calls on the European Commission not to undermine the legal framework for public transport organisations. The coalition calls for legal coherence for public transport in Europe, mainly when the...
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04/05/2022

POLIS and Eurocities subscribe letter to European Commission about EURO 7/VII
POLIS and Eurocities have sent a joint letter to the European Commission expressing concern about the upcoming EURO 7/VII and urging more ambitious, straightforward, and effective action....
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02/05/2022

POLIS’ Political Group summit in Paris: Leadership rules!
(Paris, 18th of March 2022) High-level political leaders in charge of mobility in key European cities and regions convened in Paris for a summit on the future of sustainable urban mobility – to disc...
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28/03/2022

Amsterdam wins Thinking Cities Award
At the POLIS Conference 2021, Amsterdam received the Thinking Cities award for its leading activities in the field of data sharing, shared mobility, and Mobility as a Service....
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03/12/2021

POLIS and ALICE launch joint guide for advancing together towards zero-emission urban logistics by 2030
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ALICE and POLIS launch their joint guide for advancing together towards zero-emission urban logistics by 2030 – a milestone of the consolidated POLIS-ALICE...
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02/12/2021

No one left behind: Cities and regions commit to work together for a just mobility transition
The Annual POLIS Conference is gathering over 600 urban mobility experts and practitioners in Gothenburg, Sweden, for two days of debates and exchanges on innovation in local transport....
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01/12/2021

TANGENT: a new EU-funded project to improve traffic operations
A 4.8 million euro innovation project funded by the European Commission aims at develop new complementary tools for optimising traffic operations in a coordinated and dynamic way. The project, TANGENT...
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03/10/2021

Joint statement: Europe must come together to change urban mobility
In a joint statement on the EU’s Urban Mobility Framework, a broad coalition of transport stakeholders stressed that public transport and active mobility must be the foundation on which to build the...
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23/09/2021

Global and European mobility leaders commit to Zero Emissions by 2035
POLIS is bringing together CEOs from mobility platforms to sign a joint manifesto calling on EU policymakers to accelerate green and digital transition targets....
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21/09/2021

Ride2Autonomy: New EU-Funded Project to Promote Automated Shuttles’ Integration into Public Transport
Press Release, 23/08/2021
Combining the efforts of ten automated shuttle demonstrations, the recently awarded EU Project Ride-to-Autonomy will help to develop new passenger mobility concepts leadin...
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23/08/2021

MOVE21: European cities lead transition to zero-emission transport in urban areas
The MOVE21 project will help cities achieve a 30% reduction of transport-related emissions by 2030 thanks to transport-related innovations....
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28/06/2021

Eleven cities and regions to replicate solutions on Digital Twins for urban logistics planning
Brussels, 26th of March 2021 – Eleven cities and regions join the Transferability Platform of the H2020 funded LEAD to benefit from a tailored replication programme for the development and deploymen...
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26/03/2021

POLIS, UITP and EMTA publish joint opinion on EU-wide integrated ticketing
In a joint statement, POLIS, UITP, and EMTA have outlined key principles for the digital integration of transport services across Europe....
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18/02/2021

Get to know the new We-Transform project!
We-Transform, a project investigating the effects of automation on the transport labour force, was launched on December 2020....
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08/02/2021

Cities and regions hold keys for Green Deal success
On the morning of the last day of the POLIS 2020 Conference, political representatives of leading European cities and regions convened for the Urban Green-Deal Makers Summit, where they engaged in a d...
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03/12/2020

POLIS, TDA and C40 launch the How-to Guide on Zero-Emission Zones for Freight
POLIS, TDA and C40 launch the How-to Guide, Zero-Emission Zones: Don’t Wait to start with Freight. The guide presents experience and advice from public and private-sector representatives around the...
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02/12/2020

COVID-19 is an opportunity to change urban mobility for the better, cities and regions say
At the POLIS Annual Conference, cities and regions of the POLIS Network affirm that COVID-19 offers a window of opportunity to influence deeply rooted mobility habits for the better....
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30/11/2020

Rome kicks off Logistics Living Lab
On February 24, Roma Capitale, Rome Mobility Agency and Roma Tre University presented the Logistics Living Lab of Rome....
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21/02/2020

Cities and regions call for paradigm shift in road safety policy
At the closing plenary of the Polis Conference 2019, cities and regions expressed their support for “The New Paradigm for Safe City Streets”, a city-led declaration developed by Polis and EUROCITI...
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28/11/2019

Polis Conference 2019 kicks off with record number of participants
Today kicked off the 2019 edition of its annual conference, “Innovation in Transport for Sustainable Cities and Regions” with a record number of 650 participants. The conference also marks the 30t...
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27/11/2019

Île-de-France Mobilités launches its MaaS app development strategy
Île-de-France Mobilités has a regional 'Mobility as a Service' (MaaS) application up its sleeve: it will allow users to plan and pay directly for trips by choosing from different transport options w...
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22/10/2019

Organisations call for transport investments on the CEF II
According to a consortium of 40 European associations and organisations - Polis included, incentives on transport with a strong CEF II, Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027, will be the biggest asset...
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10/10/2019

City declaration “The New Paradigm for Safe City Streets” launched today
Deputy Mayor for Mobility and Safety in the city of Lisbon, Miguel Gaspar, along with Polis and Eurocities launched the new city declaration on road safety this morning in Brussels....
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16/09/2019

Polis at the policy session of the Urban logistics Summer School (Uni of Antwerp)
On 23 August 2019, Giacomo Lozzi, Urban Freight coordinator at Polis, participated in the policy session panel at the Urban logistics Summer School of the University of Antwerp, with Flanders Region,...
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28/08/2019
What do policy makers want to know about the impact of connected and automated vehicles?
Gothenburg is hosting experts from Europe and beyond today to discuss which societal impacts connected and automated vehicles will have. The workshop is organised within the Horizon 2020 funded resear...
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28/05/2019