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Initiatives across Europe for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023
Around 3,000 towns and cities from approximately 50 countries around the world have been celebrating EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK this week, between 16 - 22 September. During this period thousands of activities have been held promoting walking, cycling, public transport and eco-friendly transport options. The pinnacle of this celebration was World Car-...
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The future of skills in Urban Mobility: Livia Spera on ensuring a Just Transition
Ahead of Urban Mobility Days, Eltis spoke with Livia Spera, Secretary General of the European Transport Workers' Federation, about the skills transport needs in the future, and the importance of a Just Transition for the sector’s workforce. -
Improving safety: EU Road Safety Exchange and Road Safety Awards
The second phase of the EU Road Safety Exchange Project and the EU's annual Road Safety Awards both aim to increase awareness of safe mobility solutions in order to help reduce accident casualties in the EU, which remain high.
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Delivering Sustainability on Time: Urban Mobility Days explores urban logistics
Ahead of the upcoming Urban Mobility Days, Eltis spoke to one panellist, Hélène De Solère, Logistics Project Manager at CEREMA, about the challenges ahead and opportunities going forward.
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Increased use of EU Structural Funds seen for cycling
The European Cyclists’ Federation has published an analysis of the financial investment in cycling projects by EU Member States using EU Structural Funds. This suggests that there has been a 30% increase in investment in cycling compared to the previous Structural Funds period of 2014 to 2020, which could fund 12,000 km of cycling infrastructure. -
The EU Urban Mobility Observatory newsletter - July 2023
In this edition, we highlight the JRC's new report on post-pandemic trends in urban mobility and results from T&E's Clean Cities Campaign 2023 City Ranking on shared and zero emission mobility. We also share latest findings from the MobiliseYourCity Global Monitor and invite you to participate in a survey looking at the skills needed for urban...
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The superblock concept is being tested in Lisbon
26 Sep 2023Traffic and demand managementThe central neighbourhood of the Portuguese capital experimented in September 2023 with a week-long test of Barcelona's superblock concept. The test is now being evaluated. -
Warsaw gives out free health checks for bicycles as part of European Mobility Week
25 Sep 2023Walking and cyclingAs part of European Mobility Week, which was held between 16 and 22 September, the Polish capital provided free bicycle health checks, to encourage residents to get back on their... -
Urban mobility in Kharkiv during the war
22 Sep 2023OtherBefore the full-scale invasion, urban mobility meant one thing for Kharkiv and any other City in the world: an environmentally friendly and developed transport infrastructure, the ability to get from one point of the City to another quickly and efficiently. Starting from...
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Seville's cycling revolution: Urban Mobility Days explores!
22 Sep 2023Walking and cyclingAhead of the European Commission’s flagship urban mobility conference, Eltis spoke to one panellist, Manuel Calvo Salazar, an independent consultant on eco-urbanism, sustainable mobility and transport and public... -
Initiatives across Europe for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2023
22 Sep 2023OtherAround 3,000 towns and cities from approximately 50 countries around the world have been celebrating EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK this week, between 16 - 22 September. During this period thousands of activities have been held promoting walking,...
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Dublin has launched an augmented-reality map to enable anyone to explore the city
22 Sep 2023OtherThe Irish capital, Dublin, has added virtual city visits to its tourism portfolio. An interactive map has been created that employs an augmented-reality environment that enables anyone to pay a virtual...
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Urban Logistics Innovation Day
26 Sep 2023 Brussels, BrusselsRegistration is now OPEN for the Urban Logistics Innovation Day! We are... -
RECIPROCITY Mobility Assembly
28 Sep 2023 to 29 Sep 2023 , Europe-wideCluster Mobility & Logistics (project coordinator of RECIPROCITY) is... -
PIARC World Road Congress 2023
02 Oct 2023 to 06 Oct 2023 , Europe-wideThe XXVIIth edition of the PIARC World Road Congress, held every four... -
Urban Mobility Days 2023
04 Oct 2023 to 06 Oct 2023 , Europe-wideUrban Mobility Days conference, from 4 to 6 October 2023 in Seville, Spain... -
Busworld Europe 2023
07 Oct 2023 to 12 Oct 2023 Brussels, BelgiumBusworld Europe is one of the largest and most renowned bus and coach... -
European Week of Regions and Cities
09 Oct 2023 to 12 Oct 2023 Brussels, BelgiumThis year the #EURegionsWeek will welcome an increased number of...
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JRC publishes report on 'Post-pandemic trends in urban mobility'
The JRC has published a report on 'Post-pandemic trends in urban mobility'. It found that while changes in lifestyles decreased total urban transport activity, the gradual return to pre-pandemic levels suggests that traffic and congestion levels could soon exceed their 2019 levels. -
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.
