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Intermodal transport refers to the use of at least two different modes of transport during one door-to-door journey. The level of integration in terms of ownership, operation or usability is an important aspect of intermodality. Improving intermodal transport requires the development of seamless integrated transport chains.

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By chiarafr / Updated: 14 Jul 2015

CIVITAS Forum Conference 2015

'Sharing the city' is the theme of this year's CIVITAS Forum Conference, with a focus on sustainable urban mobility as an important driver to build an accessible and liveable city for all, as well as to constantly improve the quality of urban life.

The discussions and exchanges of experience on how best sharing the physical and social space of the city will significantly contribute to further define and implement innovative, smart and sustainable mobility solutions in European cities and beyond.

By Eltis Team / Updated: 09 Apr 2015
By congress cemobil / Updated: 07 Jul 2015

CEMOBIL final congress

This international congress will give an update on e-mobility in Europe (and in the USA) by providing best practice examples from cities and regions, brand new studies, a life-cycle analysis based on key data, as well technical and marketing know-how.

Multidisciplinary discussions on the role of 'green' forms of travel in cities of tomorrow promise worthile debate, while an exhibition and a CIVITAS training session will guarantee that delegates' knowledge repositories will be fully recharged. The congress will also undertake every effort to earn the 'Green Meeting' eco-label.

By Dagmar Roeller / Updated: 31 Mar 2015

2015 Annual Polis Conference

The Annual Polis Conference provides an opportunity for cities and regions to showcase their transport achievements to a large audience and for the wider transport community to engage with representatives of city and regional authorities on innovative transport solutions. The conference offers a mix of high-level plenary sessions, with prominent figures debating topical issues and trends, and 16 technical sessions showing innovation in policy and practice across the transport spectrum.

By RLeonM / Updated: 27 Feb 2015
By Nadia Bert / Updated: 20 Feb 2015
By News Editor / Updated: 26 May 2015

Creating a modern intermodal transport hub in Ghent (Belgium)

Ghent-Sint-Pieters is a 100-year-old train station with 50 000 daily visitors. Because of an increase in the number of people using the station, it is being remodelled into a modern multimodal hub where travellers can comfortably and efficiently transfer to train, bus, tram or bicycle. The changes include a renewed station, an integrated tram and bus station, indoor bicycle parking for over 10 000 bicycles and underground parking.

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By Catherine Birkner / Updated: 05 Mar 2015

FEHRL Infrastructure Research Meeting 2015 (FIRM15)

This key event will gather some 120 transport infrastructure innovation and research experts, including European and national policy makers, leading industry, standardisation agencies, SME's and the media.

With the theme of 'Innovative maintenance of Transport Infrastructure. Faster, cheaper, more reliable, safer, greener', FIRM15 will feature multiple information sessions on the following themes:

• Infrastructure level: Engineering and technical solutions

• System level: operations including monitoring inspections

By François Gigot / Updated: 28 Jan 2015

Mobility study visit in the Lyon metropolis

Tthe European Club of Intermodal Regions and Cities, managed by INTERMODES, and SYTRAL (Syndicat des Transports pour le Rhône et l’Agglomération Lyonnaise) invite you to experience the transportation network of the Lyon metropolis.

Lyon was awarded the INTERMODES Prize in 2014 both for its policy in favour of intermodal passenger transport development and for its desire to constantly improve mobility for the benefit of its citizens, for the sake of economic dynamism.