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30 August 2018

Towns and cities to showcase the benefits of mixing transport modes

Europeans love variety – in food, in fashion, in music – so why is it that when it comes to transport so many of us stick to one mode? This year’s EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK encourages participants to explore the many different options available for getting from A to B, and to think abou...

24 August 2018

CIVITAS Forum 2018 invites participants to experience Europe's inclusive and multimodal mobility future

The importance of transport’s social dimension is becoming increasingly clear - mobility shapes lives and prospects. It is crucial that transport systems are environmentally friendly, inclusive, efficient, and centred on meeting diverse user needs. Yet how can this be accomplished? Under the ...

22 August 2018

Cities invited to join sustainable urban mobility study visits

City representatives are invited to apply to join two upcoming sustainable urban mobility study visits in Bristol (UK) and Stockholm (Sweden), organised by CIVITAS. The first study visit will take place in Bristol from 11-14 September and will comprise of site visits, which will enab...

20 August 2018

CIVITAS ECCENTRIC invites cities to workshop on replicating sustainable urban mobility measures

CIVITAS ECCENTRIC, an EU-funded project focused on implementing solutions for low-/zero-emission urban freight logistics and fostering sustainable urban mobility in suburban districts, invites city representatives to join a workshop on replicating sustainable urban mobility measures. The two-day wo...

17 August 2018

EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018 to place a spotlight on multimodality

EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2018, an annual campaign of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE), will this year, from 16-22 September, place a spotlight on multimodality. Since 2002, EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK, the largest Europe-wide awareness-raising campaign o...

16 August 2018

Local decision makers: join the CIVITAS Politicians' Forum to exchange on urban mobility with peers

Politicians from CIVITAS Forum Network member cities are invited to attend this year's Politicians' Forum being held at the CIVITAS Forum in Umeå. Taking place from 09:30 to 12:00 on 20 September 2018, the meeting will gather senior officials from local authorities across Europe who are leadi...

6 August 2018

2018 Transformative Action Award receives record number of entries

The application deadline for the 2018 Transformative Action Award recently closed, with this year’s award setting a record for the number of applications received. In total 40 innovative and inspiring Transformative Actions from cities, regions and civil society organisations across Europe wer...

25 July 2018

ICLEI Member Dunkirk to offer free bus fares from September

In an attempt to increase the rate of public transport usage in the city to 10 percent by 2020, ICLEI Member Dunkirk (France) will offer free bus fares across their network, which will come into effect from 1 September 2018. In order to celebrate and promote the initiative, the city will host a con...

24 July 2018

CIVITAS Forum 2018 releases draft programme

The draft programme for the upcoming CIVITAS Forum, set to take place 19-21 September in Umeå (Sweden), has recently been released. Spanning three days, the programme features over 25 parallel sessions, split into two types: thematic and take-up transfer sessions. The thematic sessions will ...