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Sustainable Mobility

5 February 2018

5th European Conference on SUMPs to encourage debate on future of sustainable urban mobility

Registration for the European Commission’s fifth conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs), taking place in Nicosia (Cyprus) from 14-15 May, is now open. The conference is Europe's leading annual event for all those involved in putting the SUMP concept into practice. It serves as...
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24 January 2018

To improve air quality, Tirana tests electric buses

City authorities in ICLEI Member City Tirana (Albania) are testing electric buses as part of efforts to lower pollution levels in the city. Speaking about the initiative, Mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj said: “Instead of filling Tirana with tram cables or technology belonging to the 1970s, we ha...
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22 January 2018

ICLEI Regional Director Wolfgang Teubner reflects on the challenges and successes of 2017

Dear Members, Partners, Colleagues and Friends, I hope you all had a great start into 2018, and wish you health, happiness, and success for the year to come. The turn of the year is a time when we tend to look back at the year that has passed and forward to the year ahead of us, often with hope an...
Sustainable Mobility

16 January 2018

European cities could avoid up to 10,000 premature deaths by expanding cycling networks

A study published in ‘Preventive Medicine’ has found that expanding designated cycling networks in cities could provide considerable health and economic benefits. The analysis, part of European Commission funded Physical Activity through Sustainable Transport Approaches (PASTA) project,...
Sustainable Mobility

11 January 2018

New report examines take-up of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans in Europe

In some parts of Europe, Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning and Plans (SUMPs) have yet to gain popularity. Knowledge exists within the SUMP community as to why this is the case, but until recently there had been no systematic in-depth empirical assessment that collected comprehensive data on the is...
Sustainable Mobility

9 January 2018

Bidding opens for the third VeloCittà Conference

The bidding process for the third VeloCittà Conference for Cities and Bike Share is now open. The conference seeks to provide cities with good practice and networking opportunities whilst exploring the topic of bike sharing in the wider context of sustainable mobility and spatial planning. &...
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