Vitoria-Gasteiz continues to drive initiatives for a greener city
ICLEI Member Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque country) made advances this week in greening their municipal transport fleet, with the purchase of five new hybrid buses.
This move is part of the municipality’s aim to renew their fleet. In order to meet this goal, the municipal transport company, TUVISA,...
Registration for this year's CIVITAS Forum Conference is now open! The 17th edition of Europe's leading sustainable urban mobility event will take place from 2-4 October in Graz (Austria).
This year marks a homecoming for the conference, as the very first Forum took place in Austria's second city i...
Copenhagen demonstrates that local governments are leading the way in fighting climate change
A recent article in the New York Times overviews Copenhagen’s (Denmark) efforts to become carbon neutral by 2025, reflecting the ways in which cities can and are leading the way in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Copenhagen is mitigating climate change through investing in renewable energy...
20 free tickets available for ICLEI Members to join Amsterdam smart mobility conference
IMPACT>MOBILITY is offering 20 complimentary tickets for ICLEI Members to join their upcoming conference which is set to take place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 24-25 June.
The conference will connect Europe’s leading decision makers across cities, automakers, public transport authoriti...
New policy briefs investigate three mobility topics
A series of three new policy briefs on sustainable urban mobility from the CIVITAS Initiative are now available to read and download.
Focusing on mobility management, integrated planning, and car-independent lifestyles, these draw on the insights of ongoing and recent CIVITAS projects, whilst conte...
Mannheim to host 9th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns
ICLEI Member Mannheim (Germany) will host the 9th edition of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns, which will take place in Mannheim, 30 September – 2 October 2020.
The conference will demonstrate the urgent need for local governments to assume responsibility for urban tran...
Smart Ways to Antwerp: creating a marketplace for Mobility as a Service
Multimodality is set to play an important role in the future of many European cities, including ICLEI Member Antwerp (Belgium). By combining different travel modes and reducing reliance on cars, congestion, noise and air pollution can be reduced, and people's quality of life enhanced.
However, when...
The European Commission announced the winners of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Awards 2018 and the 7th Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) at a ceremony in Brussels (Belgium) last night.
ICLEI Member Lisbon (Portugal) was revealed as the winner of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award 2018 for...
One photo could make your city a sustainable mobility superstar
A picture is worth a thousand words. For its photo competition, CIVITAS SUMPs-Up is looking for a photo that captures sustainable mobility in your town or city.
The winning image will star on the cover of the updated EU SUMP Guidelines. Used by towns, cities, mobility experts and politicians across...