New factsheets showcase mobility innovations in Ruse, Munich and Madrid
Factsheets showcasing and chronicling the innovative mobility initiatives currently being conducted in Munich (Germany), Madrid (Spain) and Ruse (Bulgaria) have just been launched.
The factsheets, which were produced by the European mobility project CIVITAS ECCENTRIC, outline key details relating t...
ICLEI co-publishes two case study reports on finance and mobility
ICLEI Europe, in association with Dr. Luise Noring from Copenhagen Business School (Denmark), has recently co-published two case study reports
The first, financing the inclusive city: A case study of the Danish model of affordable and social housing, explores the pressures and challenges municipali...
Luxembourg launches new electric bike-sharing scheme
ICLEI Member Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) has recently launched a new electric bike-sharing scheme, in order to increase the city’s urban mobility offering.
The new bike-sharing scheme, which will see the city make 900 bikes available and 94 bike stations installed across the city and in neig...
Call launched for cities to join next round of SUMPs-Up learning programme
The CIVITAS SUMPs-Up project has opened a call for cities to take part in its next SUMP Learning Programme (SLP).
Up to 25 planning authorities have the chance to join SLP5, which will start in May 2019. This group of mobility practitioners will complete the Expert Group of 90 SUMP cities.
The six...
ICLEI Member Glasgow (United Kingdom) has recently pledged to match a near 180,000 GBP funding award from Transport Scotland to help kick-start the city’s eBike revolution.
The 180,000 cash grant from Transport Scotland will ensure that 63 electrically assisted eBikes can now be introduced in...
Europe's top two-wheeled cities to share and inspire cycling excellence
Cities are hubs of cycling innovation and expertise, pioneering measures that are making urban environments suitable and safe for bikes. Yet this knowledge does not always reach other cities. HANDSHAKE, a new Horizon 2020-funded project under the CIVITAS Initiative, is seeking to change this.
HANDS...
Increased participation leads to new EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK record
EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK has hit a new participation record, with almost 2,800 towns and cities from 54 countries taking part in 2018. A full list of participants can be viewed online.
This impressive figure marks the third record-breaking year in a row for the campaign. The geographic reach of EUROPEA...
New podcast explores SUMP challenges faced by small- and medium-sized cities
All towns and cities developing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) deal with difficulties. Yet their nature differs: the challenges faced by small- and medium-sized cities are not the same as their larger counterparts.
A new podcast from the CIVITAS SUMPs-Up project sheds light on the SUMP si...
Cities invited to host peer-exchange activities on fostering sustainable urban mobility
Cities from across Europe are invited to apply to host peer-exchange activities through the CIVITAS initiative, which will focus on sharing knowledge to foster and ultimately improve sustainable urban mobility in cities across Europe.
Cities will have the opportunity to host either work placements ...