European Week of Regions and Cities: Polis-ERRIN Session on "Integrating New Mobility Services in Public Transport", 8 October 2019, Brussels

In the framework of the 2019 European Week of Regions and Cities, which will take place from the 7^th to the 10^th October 2019, Polis and ERRIN (European Regions Research and Innovation Network) organise a conference on the Integration of New Mobility Services in Public Transport.

The event will take place on the 8^th of October from 14.30 to 17.00 at the Brussels Info Point (10-11 Rue Royale).

A number of European cities and regions and the European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport will share their experiences and will engage in an open dialogue with the participants, addressing important aspects related to new mobility services.

Speakers:

Klaas-Jan Gräfe, Senior mobility policy advisor, City of Nijmegen, Netherlands
Françoise Guaspare, Senior policy officer, Ile-de-France Europe, France
Martin Lefrancq, "Smart Mobility" coordinator, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium
Lucía Rincón, EU Funding and Project Manager, Ibercaja Foundation (Zaragoza), Spain
Markus Siehr, Project Manager, Verband Region Stuttgart, Germany
Göran Smith, Region developer focusing on combined mobility, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden
A representative of the European Commission DG MOVE

Short presentations and two panel discussion will cover: regulation, data and urban space management and the integration of new mobility services with other modes and public transport.

The objective of the event is a better understanding of the needs and requirements of local and regional authorities in dealing with new mobility services, such as dockless bikesharing, e-scooter sharing, carsharing and ridehailing, which are disrupting the traditional models of planning traffic and delivering mobility.

For more information, please visit the official event page.

Background

The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance.