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Karen Vancluysen
Secretary General
Karen was appointed as Secretary General of Polis in September 2014, after having been the network's Research Director for 8 years. Prior to joining POLIS in 2004, she was Network Manager at ACCESS-EUROCITIES for a New Mobility Culture and project manager at Langzaam Verkeer, a Belgian centre for mobility management. Since 1998, she has been involved in urban mobility networking, innovation and policy activities as well as a wide range of European urban transport research projects. You can contact her in English, Dutch and French.
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A look at the European Shared Mobility Industry: Fluctuo’s latest Index
The new European Shared Mobility Index Report is out, providing an overview of today's European shared mobility industry....
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20/07/2021
Fit for 55 package: What does it mean for local and regional authorities?
The “Fit for 55” package the goal to reduce EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030, but how will this impact cities?...
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20/07/2021
Brussels will phase-out diesel cars by 2030 and fuel vehicles by 2035
The Government of the Brussels-Capital Region announced it will phase-out diesel cars by 2030 and fuel vehicles by 2035....
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25/06/2021
Hot off the press: Latest issue of Thinking Cities is now available
The 16th edition of Thinking Cities is now available! Bringing together mobility experts, this edition focuses on innovation and disruption....
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09/06/2021
THE PEP: Reallocating space for active travel
POLIS Active Travel Working Group joined THE PEP to discuss permanent infrastructure for cycling after covid-19...
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01/06/2021
May’s Working Group meetings: It’s always sunny in sustainability
May was a busy month for POLIS working groups. From discussions on hydrogen to public-private partnerships, we traversed the breadth of sustainable urban mobility....
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27/05/2021
Autonomy Industry Talks: POLIS members make a splash
The Autonomy Industry Talks which took place on 19 & 20 May, explored the most critical issues affecting sustainable mobility....
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25/05/2021
Horizon Europe: POLIS’ one-stop-mobility-shop
the Horizon Europe training & info session, held 18 May, was a “one-stop-shop” for members seeking to begin the horizon process. ...
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20/05/2021
Public Private Partnerships: Shared Micromobility, taking stock
Governance & Integration Working Group was a chance to reflect on the current shared and micromobility landscape...
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12/05/2021
Public Private Partnerships: Sharing Data from Shared Micromobility
On 6 and 7 May 2021 POLIS’ Working Group Governance & Integration met to discuss the role of public-private partnerships for data....
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12/05/2021
Public Private Partnerships: Local & Regional Scales
On 6 and 7 May 2021 POLIS’ Working Group Governance & Integration met to discuss the role of public-private partnerships for the next generation of urban transport....
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12/05/2021
New report provides snapshot of shared mobility industry in Europe
The European Shared Mobility Index provides in-depth analysis of shared mobility, offering the first comprehensive snapshot of the industry....
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27/04/2021
Concerns on EDR and ISA Draft Delegated Acts
POLIS has joined a consortium of mobility organisations appealing to the Member States’ Representatives in the Motor Vehicle Working Group (MVWG) for changes to the new General Safety Regulation...
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21/04/2021
UN releases recommendations for sustainable transport to support COVID-19 recovery
A UN Task Force has developed a set of key recommendations for sustainable and healthy transport to support COVID-19 recovery....
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14/04/2021
POLIS joins Madrid’s Observatory on Women and Safe Transport
POLIS has formally joined the Observatory on Women and Safe Transport established by Madrid's public transport operator EMT....
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16/03/2021
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
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
POLIS Secretary General speaks to IMET about the future of urban mobility
POLIS Secretary General, Karen Vancluysen conducted an interview with Intelligent Mobility for Energy Transition (IMET)....
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26/11/2020
Cities Emmen and Helmond (NL) join forces for the Small and Medium-Sized Cities Platform (SMC)
To strengthen the SMC Platform, Deputy Mayors Guido Rink (Emmen) and Antoinette Maas (Helmond) discussed the potential of European cooperation for small and medium-sized cities (SMC) in the field of m...
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07/07/2020
Bouncing Ahead… And Out of the Box!
The webinar marks the end of the Post-Lockdown Mobility series, which brought stakeholders from across Europe to look at both the immediate challenges for cities and regions in the recovery from COVID...
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30/06/2020
Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar report: Recharging urban mobility in Europe — Next steps for electromobility
The session was moderated by Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General at POLIS. This webinar, hosted in cooperation with Transport & Environment and Uber, investigated the next steps for e...
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24/06/2020
Post-Lockdown Mobility report: Bikesharing in the aftermath of COVID-19: A new pillar of public transport?
The session was hosted by Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General of POLIS Network. We were delighted to host this webinar in collaboration with Cycling Industries Europe. Unlike previous webi...
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22/06/2020
Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar report: Sharing is (Still) Good
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...
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27/05/2020
COVID-19 Tailored Technical Meetings: A new service for POLIS members
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...
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18/05/2020
Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar report: WeCount and insights from the POLIS members’ survey
Traffic monitoring post-lockdown: Telraam and the WeCount project
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12/05/2020
Urbanism Next Europe: Moving ahead, to Spring 2021!
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...
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28/04/2020
Small and medium-sized cities webinar: Size doesn’t matter when it comes to innovation!
Register now for the Polis SMC (Small and medium-sized cities) webinar taking place on 17 March 10:00 – 12:00 CET
The Polis SMC (Small and medium-sized cities) platform gives a voice to SMCs an...
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06/03/2020
Road safety is everybody’s responsibility
Earlier this month, world leaders met in Stockholm at the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety and discussed joint actions to achieve the global road safety goals by 2030....
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27/02/2020
Polis to bring cities’ perspectives to world leaders summit on road safety
Polis will contribute to several sessions and side events of this year's Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, which will take place on 19-20 February 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden....
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29/01/2020
Small cities, big impact! Ambassadors Initiative for Small and Medium-sized Cities
The SMCs Ambassadors Initiative was launched during the 2019 Polis conference the founding Partner cities of Helmond and Emmen (NL)....
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17/12/2019
Polis leads COP25 workshop on the role of cities in combatting climate change
On 7 December 2019, a workshop focusing on mobility and climate change took place in Madrid as part of the UN Climate Conference (COP25). Titled ‘Mobility and climate change: The integrated approach...
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16/12/2019
Polis Secretary General talks ‘Automation’ beyond cars at CoMotion LA
Autonomy isn’t just for cars. What are the advantages and opportunities for autonomous buses and other new forms of transit — speed, efficiency, safety? How can cities harness this technology for...
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14/11/2019
Join Shared and Micromobility experts talking at SAE Workshop in Paris
SAE International, in partnership with Autonomy & The Urban Mobility Submmit, is organizing the workshop “Shared and Micromobility: What’s Beyond the Hype?” in Paris....
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13/10/2019
29/09/2021 - 01/10/2021
29/09/2021 - 01/10/2021
eHUBS International Academy is back!
After being postponed due to the restrictions of covid-19 on travel and physical events, one of eHUBS’s project main international events is back this autumn.
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Bergen, Norway
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02/07/2021
ERTRAC Annual Conference 2021
The ERTRAC Annual Conference will discuss the next challenges for road transport research that should be addressed in the Horizon Europe programme....
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28/06/2021
28/06/2021
Small and Medium Sized City platform meeting
The POLIS Small and Medium Sized City platform (SMC) will convene on 28 June...
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25/05/2021 - 27/05/2021
EU Conference on Access to Risk Finance for Clean Energy Technologies
Held on May 25-27, this Conference will provide a platform to network and discuss the future of EU energy technology funding. ...
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10/05/2021
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POLIS at THE PEP: Reallocating space towards permanent infrastructure for active travel
Join the POLIS’ event at THE PEP Vienna 2021 – Fifth High-level Ministerial Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment....
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Governance and Integration Working Group meeting: Public Private Partnerships
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16/03/2021
Policy Making for Data Sharing – A European and Local Perspective
POLIS is co-hosting a webinar to discuss European perspectives on data sharing for MaaS, in partnership with WBCSD and IRF....
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Online
30/06/2020
30/06/2020
Post-Lockdown Mobility webinar: Bouncing Ahead… and Out of the Box!
We are standing before a unique opportunity to make our urban mobility systems more sustainable and safe. But for change to happen, we have to overcome existing practices and prejudice, and an inertia...
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Online
23/06/2020
23/06/2020
Recharging urban mobility in Europe: Next steps for electromobility
Organised in cooperation with Transport & Environment and Uber
Electrification could be a game changer for mobility in our fight to reduce emissions and noise in cities. Nevertheless, the curre...
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Online
23/06/2020
23/06/2020
Urban transport innovation in the aftermath of COVID-19. Have the disruptors been disrupted?
This webinar will look at how disruptive urban transport solutions are coming out of the crisis and will reflect on their possible contribution to making cities’ mobility systems bounce back from CO...
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Online
03/04/2020
03/04/2020
NEW DATE! Polis webinar on Small and medium-sized cities
The COVID-19 pandemic is heavily impacting our society. New drastic measures are being taken every day by an increasing number of countries, including Belgium. For this reason, the SMC webinar has bee...
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Webinar
11/02/2020 - 12/02/2020
11/02/2020 - 12/02/2020
MOVE2020: Mobility Re-Imagined
MOVE2020 is a mobility event where disruptive technology and innovation drive much-needed change. MOVE brings together disruptors, their technology and their attitude with stakeholders across all mode...
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ExCeL London, One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock - E16 1XL, London
07/12/2019
07/12/2019
COP25 Workshop “Mobility and climate change: The integrated approach of cities”
This COP25 workshop will show how cities are tackling transport sector's challenges and which planning tools, measures and solutions are being deployed. ...
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IFEMA exhibition centre, Madrid, Spain
14/11/2019 - 15/11/2019
14/11/2019 - 15/11/2019
3rd CoMotion LA Leadership Conference
The global conference CoMotion LA will take place in Los Angeles on November 14-15, 2019 and will explore the new mobility revolution and the challenges and opportunities it poses for cities....
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ROW DTLA, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
15/10/2019
15/10/2019
SAE Workshop: ‘Shared and Micromobility: what’s beyond the hype?’
SAE International in partnership with Autonomy & The Urban Mobility Summit is organizing the workshop “Shared and Micromobility: What’s Beyond the Hype?” in Paris....
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Paris, France
25/09/2019
25/09/2019
Polis Small and Medium-sized Cities Platform: First Meeting
Members of the Polis Small and Medium-sized Cities Platform will meet for the first time in Bilbao, Spain on 25 September 2019.
The Small and Medium-sized Cities platform is open to Polis members i...
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Bilbao, Spain
