Press Room
New lorry safety restrictions in London to protect cyclists and pedestrians
The Mayor, Boris Johnson, Transport for London (TfL) and London Councils have given the go-ahead for a London-wide ban on any lorry not fitted with safety equipment to protect cyclists and pedestrians...
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26/02/2015
Delivering improved interoperability of urban ITS
National/regional approaches to delivering urban ITS interoperability are more likely to succeed than a single European approach, owing to different institutional and market cultures. However, Europe...
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09/01/2015
Health and transport planner experts meet to discuss active travel
In the framework of the European co-funded project SWITCH Travel, cities and experts met in Donastia San Sebastian, Spain, to discuss about how to promote active travel and increase physical activity....
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09/12/2014
Polis presented the urban dimension of EU transport policy and city measures to tackle air emissions at FIA working group meeting
Polis was invited by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) at their Transport & Mobility Working Group Meeting on “Car mobility and air quality: Challenges and outlook” to presen...
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01/10/2014
Berlin launches new Mobility App for electric car-sharing
The Berlin Traffic Control Centre (VMZ) has launched an innovative multimodal Mobility App for electric car-sharing services run by DriveNow. The App was developed in the framework of the European pr...
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22/08/2014
CityMobil2 – Seven European towns and cities to demonstrate automated transport in 2014 and 2015
The European project CityMobil2 has selected the first round of sites to run large and small-scale demonstrations and showcases of automated road transport systems....
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08/05/2014
Directive on cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences annulled on grounds of wrong legal basis
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) states that the aim and content of the piece of legislation relates to transport safety and not police cooperation, which forms the legal basis of the...
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07/05/2014
Greater London Authority selects suburbs to be funded through ‘mini-Holland’ scheme
Mayor Boris Johnson recently announced that eight of the outer boroughs shortlisted for the Greater London Authority's “mini-Hollands” programme will win funding for substantial and transformativ...
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27/03/2014
Rivas Vaciamadrid (Spain) and Ljubljana (Slovenia) win EU awards for sustainable urban mobility
The European Commission has announced the winners of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) Award for 2013 – Rivas Vaciamadrid (Spain) – and of the European Mobility Week Award – Ljubljana (...
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26/03/2014
New 20mph limits will make Bristol roads safer
Roads in central Bristol are set to become much safer as a new 20mph speed limit was launched on the 21st of January 2014. This is the key message in a press release from the city council....
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27/01/2014
European Commission adopts air quality package
Today the European Commission has presented a comprehensive air quality package, including new measures and objectives to reduce air pollution for the period up to 2030....
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18/12/2013
New European Commission initiative to promote physical activity in Europe
On August 28 the European Commission adopted an initiative on health-enhancing physical activity. This is the first ever proposal for a Council Recommendation on sport. But the proposal spans all po...
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06/09/2013
Apply now: EU Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) Award for cities
This week, the European Commission opened the 2nd edition of the EU's Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) Award. Cities and regions can submit their applications for the Award of EUR 10 000 online....
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03/09/2013
ECOSTARS Europe nominated for EUSEW Award
Polis members CDV, Edinburgh and Rotterdam have set up the ECOSTARS fleet recognition scheme, and have been nominated for the Sustainable Energy Europe (SEE) Award. The Award recognises outstanding...
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12/06/2013
Cycling Barometer: ECF launches a new benchmark for the promotion of cycling in Europe
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) has launched a new benchmarking report which provides a multi-dimensional view on cycling in all 27 EU countries....
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05/06/2013
New stations for better city transport: a new generation of interchanges for a more efficient and sustainable urban mobility system
NODES, New Tools for Design and Operation of Urban Transport Interchanges is a three-year European research project, focusing on providing and demonstrating tools for better transport interchanges t...
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13/05/2013
New ITS Planning Tool available for cities hosting large events
Last week saw the release of the newly developed STADIUM ITS online guide. The guide features an interactive ITS Decision Support Tool allowing cities to choose the most appropriate ITS tools to respo...
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29/04/2013
Launch of the Platform for the electrification of surface transport
Eleven organisations from across industries and transport modes joined forces today to drive forward the electrification of surface transport....
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19/03/2013
Aberdeen and Zagreb win European urban mobility awards
Yesterday, the European Commission has announced the winners of the 2012 European Mobility Week Award and of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans Award. Aberdeen took the top honour in the Sustainabl...
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07/03/2013
London plans Ultra Low Emission Zone
The Mayor of London has announced to create the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone in central London. This should lead to strong benefits in air quality and mass take-up of zero and low emission...
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26/02/2013