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Commission Recommendation on National Support Programmes for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
On 8 March, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation to help the 430 major cities along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) by offering support in developing their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs). -
Latest developments of the Expert Group on Urban Mobility (EGUM)
The Commission’s Expert Group on Urban Mobility has met for the second time resulting in agreement on a new work plan and sub-groups.
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New publication outlines how to make mobility gender equal
The Left group in the European Parliament has published a study on policies to better integrate the gender perspective into the development of transport policy. -
Hamburg aims for 4 out of 5 trips to be carried out without private car in 2030
Hamburg is pushing cycling as a key element to arrive at a modal share of 80% of all trips done by sustainable urban mobility means. Its cycling strategy embraces pedestrian traffic and connects to public transport services to create a convincing mobility service without car reliance.
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Call for Expression of Interest for cities to join the Intelligent Cities Challenge network
The Intelligent Cities Challenge is a European Commission initiative supporting European cities towards the green and digital transition of their local economies, through Local Green Deals. The call for Expression of Interest will close on 28 April 2023.
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The EU Urban Mobility Observatory newsletter - February 2023
In this edition, we highlight the proposed 2030 zero-emissions targets for new city buses, a guidebook on innovations in mobility and public space from the URBACT project, and a factsheet on incident data involving shared e-scooters in Europe.
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Analysis of COVID related mobility restrictions on the spread of disease in different countries
A study of the University of Eastern Finland has analysed restrictions on people’s mobility with how COVID-19 was spreading. It has revealed effects into 3 different country clusters. -
COVID-19 Impacts on Cycling in Europe and North America
The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed the way we accessed society. Research by Virginia Tech provides detailed analysis of how pro-cycling measures were introduced during and after the pandemic and some visions for the future. -
Call for tender: Sustainable rural mobility for COVID-19 resilience and support of ecotourism
A call for tender has been published for procedure SMARTA 3 on sustainable rural mobility for COVID-19 resilience and support of ecotourism. The deadline is 14 June 2022. -
7th Annual Future of Transport Conference 2022
Over the past two years, the European transport sector has been impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic. Passenger and freight transport has been severely disrupted; supply chains moved to breaking point, while the demand and necessity for the sector to re-orientate towards more digital, efficient, and sustainable practices continues to increase....
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European Parliament Flash Barometer: Women in times of COVID-19
Marking International Women’s Day 2022, the European Parliament Director General for Communication commissioned a Flash Eurobarometer sample survey by Ipsos European Public Affairs of women >15 years of age in each of the 27 Member States to gather women's opinions on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
The effects of Covid-19 on urban mobility: Free online course
Do you want to learn about the effects of Covid-19 on urban mobility? Then take part in this free online course instructed by Bax & Company Future Mobility consultant Albert Gragera for EIT Urban Mobility.
