Working Groups

POLIS members meet regularly in Working Groups to exchange best practices and share knowledge on sustainable urban mobility.

Working Group meetings are open to POLIS members only. However, external experts may be invited to attend as appropriate. Click on each Working Group page to know more about their activities, past upcoming meetings and related documents.

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ACTIVE TRAVEL & HEALTH

The Working Group on Active Travel and Health looks at the impact that urban and regional transport has on the environment and on health.

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CLEAN VEHICLES & AIR QUALITY

Within the Working Group on Clean Vehicles & Air Quality, POLIS members share best practices and exchange knowledge on reducing transport-related emissions and accelerating the take up of clean vehicles.

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TRAFFIC EFFICIENCY

The POLIS Working Group on Traffic Efficiency addresses the broad subject of multimodal network management from both a strategic and technical perspective, with a focus on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and its role in helping cities deliver their policy goals.

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PARKING

A joint initiative of POLIS and the European Parking Association, the Working Group on Parking brings members of both organisations together to discuss challenges related to urban parking policies.

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ACCESS

Within the Working Group on Access, POLIS members jointly work on how to best address challenges such as access regulations, pricing, infrastructure, and accessibility for all.

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SAFETY & SECURITY

The POLIS Working Group on Safety & Security discusses how to make city streets safe, addressing road safety as well as the security of transport systems and public space.

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GOVERNANCE & INTEGRATION

Within the Working Group on Governance & Integration, POLIS members discuss topics such as smart cities, SUMPs, financing and policy-making for cutting-edge innovation.

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Urban Freight

Within the POLIS Working Group on Urban Freight, cities and regions can discuss the challenges they face, share good practices and improve collaboration with industry, prioritise topics and accelerate deployment of innovative solutions in the field of urban freight.

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SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED CITIES PLATFORM

The POLIS Small and Medium-Sized Cities Platform brings together smaller cities within POLIS and gives them a dedicated platform to discuss governance issues, challenges and solutions that are inherent to their shape and size.

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Regions

Through the Regions Working Group, regional POLIS members share common challenges and solutions facing regional actors in the transition to a more sustainable urban mobility.

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POLIS Taskforces are horizontal topical groups that bring POLIS members — and the wider public — together to get a deeper insight into a specific aspect or challenge of urban mobility and foster peer-to-peer exchange by integrating the knowledge and expertise of all POLIS Working Groups.

Taskforces activities are open to POLIS members only. However, external experts and the wider public may be invited to attend as appropriate. Click on each Taskforce page to know more about their activities.

Just Transition

From digitisation to active travel, logistics to electromobility, the Just Transition Taskforce raises discussions on how to place affordability, inclusivity, and accessibility at the heart of all urban mobility policies.

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Climate-Neutral Cities Mission

The Climate-Neutral Cities Mission Taskforce provides a unique platform for our members to engage in a peer-to-peer exchange on how they can reach their transport decarbonisation targets.

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