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AVENUE 21, a research project based at the future.lab of the Technical University of Vienna, is studying the possible roles of automated vehicles in the context of European cities.

Last month, the European Commission has shared the preliminary results of a study on the negative effects that transport has on the environment, health, air quality and climate – the so-called external costs.

Draft European legislation relating to the implementation of cooperative ITS has been published. The proposed delegated regulation does not mandate the deployment of C-ITS, rather it sets out the technical and legal specifications that must be adopted should C-ITS stations and services be implemented.

As part of a review of the UK’s legal framework to ensure it is ready for the arrival of automated vehicles, the Law Commission of England & Wales is seeking views on its preliminary findings and proposals. Its review covers many areas requiring legal adaptation, ranging from the role of the vehicle ‘user’ to adaptation of road rules.

The Safe and Sustainable Mobility partnership is organising a meeting on 24 January in Brussels to mark the launch of this new partnership which has been created by several regional authorities to promote a bottom-up approach to industrial innovation in the automotive sector.

The 6th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation will take place in Irvine, California on 10-13 September 2019. The title of the conference is “Insights, Inclusion, and Impact: Framing the Future for Women in Transportation”.

For the first URBAN NODES FORUM in Budapest, we invite you as urban nodes representative, planners, infrastructure coordinators and operators, freight and logistic operators, or funding specialist in mobility, infrastructure, passenger transport and freight or logistics.

The CIVITAS SUMPs-Up project has extended the call for local authorities to take part in its next SUMP Learning Programme to 31 January 2019. Up to 25 planning authorities have the chance to join the 6-month long learning activities starting in May 2019.

As a Covenant Supporter since 2010, Polis is pleased to share with you this overview of upcoming events organised by the Covenant of Mayors across Europe this January/February 2019. Save the dates to your calendar.

The European Commission has adopted the 2018-2022 Work Programme of the ITS Directive. It covers a range of areas including legally-binding rules relating to the publication of transport data in a standardised form covering all roads in Europe.