Citizen engagement plays a critical role in Bristol’s ambitions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Future Bristol, a digital project conducted in partnership with a local university following...
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Changing attitudes to using public transport (Belgium)
02 Jul 2014
Driving can be a stressful and frustrating activity, particularly in Flanders where some 95 per cent of drivers vent their anger with traffic by swearing. Armed with this data, Flemish public...
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Putting brake-energy recovery systems to the test
30 Jun 2014
In the summer of 2010 five public transport organisations joined forces in Ticket to Kyoto, a four-year project co-funded by the EU’s Interreg IVB programme.Part of the project focused on the...
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Reducing commuter traffic in Val de Saône with carpooling (France)
04 Jun 2014
Stop Covoiturage is an innovative scheme combining aspects of hitchhiking and carpooling. Launched in July 2013, the initiative is being run in Val de Saône, France. Members of the scheme travel...Read more -
Offering free public transport to car drivers in Nysa (Poland)
13 May 2014
Widespread car-use and a constantly congested city centre in Nysa led it to develop a revolutionary programme where car owners can use the city’s public buses for free. Since the scheme started...Read more -
Thessaloniki: Sustainable urban mobility planning in times of crisis (Greece)
07 May 2014
Despite being in a deep economic recession Thessaloniki prioritised the development of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP). Through involving all key stakeholders, the Thessaloniki Public...Read more -
Brest renews its SUMP as part of a master plan (France)
14 Apr 2014The City of Brest has developed a comprehensive master plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In addition to a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), this includes plans on land use,...Read more -
Developing cycling highways in Greater Copenhagen (Denmark)
07 Apr 2014Cycling is a widely popular means of transportation in Copenhagen. To further promote this healthy alternative to car-use and public transport, Copenhagen is developing a network of 28 Super...Read more -
Promoting traffic safety and cycling through urban design in Houten (Netherlands)
11 Mar 2014
The City of Houten is renowned for its design, which prioritises walking and cycling. Houten has been called 'heaven for bicycles', and for good reason. The city has 129km of bicycle lanes, a...Read more -
A cleaner city: electric buses in Vienna (Austria)
27 Feb 2014The Wiener Linien (a Vienna-based public transit company) has purchased 12 innovative electric microbuses that can recharge using overhead power lines for trams. The technology is specially...Read more
