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📢 GIANTS EU Project needs your support! #GIANTS is 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 to develop cost-effective vehicles based on user demand, focusing on #LightElectricVehicles (#LEVs) to improve urban transport through modularity, scalability, and interoperability. 📝 Their survey aims to design a vehicle platform that meets user needs without unnecessary features, ensuring the LEVs remain as affordable as possible, maximise societal benefits, and minimise environmental impact. ⏱ Estimated time: 15-20 minutes Read more and answer the survey here ➡ https://lnkd.in/dkdeCkxi #EUprojects #UrbanMobility #SustainableMobility #Mobility #Transport

📣 𝙃𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨! Kickstart your summer reading with #CitiesInMotion Volume IV - out now! 📰 Titled 'Pathways to Progress', this edition of our digital magazine explores the transformative power of holistic sustainable #UrbanMobility solutions. Here are just 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 of the key highlights: 🏅 Mega-events: Discover how Ile-De-France Mobilités is pioneering #IntegratedMobility for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, ensuring seamless and inclusive travel for millions of visitors. 🅿️ Parking solutions: Learn from Land Baden-Württemberg’s strategic parking initiatives that promote eco-friendly #transport and reclaim public spaces. 🎮 Community engagement: Explore how innovative projects like Block by Block and WohnRegion use video games to involve citizens in mobility and #UrbanPlanning. 🚴♀️ Cycling innovations: From Provincie Overijssel’s Intelligent Transport Systems to City of Amsterdam’s commitment to low-carbon travel and equitable mobility, find out how #cycling is at the forefront of #SustainableMobility. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦! 📖 𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 miss out - read more here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d9kc5WFp #Mobility #UrbanTransport #InnovativeMobility #InclusiveMobility #Cities #Regions

Dodge RAMs are 3x more likely to kill a pedestrian or cyclist in a collision than a normal car. However, these monster pickup trucks from the US are taking over European streets, with sales increasing 20% in Europe over the past year. Nearly 5,000 Dodge RAMs were brought into Europe in 2023. There are now at least 20,000 on European roads. In addition to the danger they pose to others on the road, these trucks emit between three and nine times more CO2 than the average for newly-sold cars. These vehicles are being imported at an alarming rate through a loophole in EU law called “Individual Vehicle Approval.” This was originally intended for “one-off” specialty vehicles like those for the mobility impaired or for emergency services. The system is now being exploited to import large numbers of US pickup trucks. These vehicles are not required to comply with EU safety regulations, on-road tests for air pollution or the EU car and van CO2 standards. These trucks have no place on European streets. They are heavily polluting and deadly. It’s time to close the loophole that allows these monsters into the EU. We are calling on the European Commission to take action now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eYg4R_mX BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation Clean Cities European Cyclists' Federation European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) Eurocities International Federation of Pedestrians POLIS Network

📣 Participate in the #JULIA Project 📣 Our team is on a mission to raise awareness among public transport operators and authorities that #Galileo has many benefits for them. 👉 Fill it out here: https://lnkd.in/ekADWeaa 👈 🔎 With the survey results, we wish to understand the current uptake of Galileo in public transport. Galileo is the EU´s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), providing improved #navigation, #positioning, and timing information for numerous applications, including public transport. Are you interested in how we aim to use this technology in public transport? Contact us via [email protected]! 🚌 The survey doesn't take more than 2 minutes of your time and you can help us in our ambition to create a #greener, more #resilient future by improving how people travel.

Curious about #UrbanLogistics Hubs❓📦 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, the ITF - International Transport Forum has recently published a report just on the topic! Urban logistics hubs are a means to optimise the last mile of urban logistics in terms of better transport and environmental performance. Several major conclusions from this report can guide policymakers tasked with the development of logistics hubs in urban areas. 📝 The report expands on the expert discussions from the ITF Round Table, 'Urban Logistics Hubs,' held in Paris and by video conference on 26–27 June 2023. Raffaele Vergnani, #UrbanFreight Cluster Lead at POLIS, took part and highlighted the efforts to decarbonise urban freight with ALICE, Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ETP LOGISTICS), past and ongoing work on this topic from EU-funded POLIS projects, and with POLIS members like #Rotterdam and #Leuven. Read more here ➡ https://lnkd.in/dhhVbsX5 #UrbanMobility #SustainableMobility #Mobility #Tranport

#POLIS and other cross-sector organisations are calling on EU leaders to recommit to the #EuropeanGreenDeal 📣 🌱 The EU Green Deal is the foundation of a competitive, secure, modern, and efficient Europe - over 500 businesses and organisations are asking EU leadership to confirm the Green Deal as a strategic priority in the next EU mandate, and the number keeps rising. 🤝 Together, we wish to remind leaders that delivering the EU Green Deal is the best strategy for securing Europe's competitiveness and prosperity, providing much-needed clarity and stability to our businesses and citizens. Find out more here ➡ https://lnkd.in/dF26ADMd #GreenDealforEU #GreenMobility #SustainableMobility

Registrations for #POLIS24 are 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! ✨ 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵: It is officially time to reserve your spot at the Annual #POLISConference ⏰ 🏙️ Hosted by Land Baden-Württemberg and co-hosted by Stadt Karlsruhe —both POLIS members, on 27-28 November 2024 in #Karlsruhe, this year's Conference will bring together the international #transport community for two 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 days of #SustainableMobility discussions 🌱 You can look forward to: 💡 32 insightful and hands-on break-out sessions all things #UrbanMobility 🎙️ 2 thought-provoking high-level plenaries, featuring insights from top #MobilityLeaders 🚲 6 site visits putting the spotlight on Karlsruhe and Baden-Württemberg's mobility initiatives 👀 and 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚! Check out our Conference programme, find more ticket info, and reserve your spot here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dV9J2aER ⌛ And do not wait too long – our 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 rate of 350 EUR is only available until 30 September 2024! #MobilityConference #InnovativeMobility #InclusiveMobility #SmartMobility #JustTransition #TransportInnovation #Cities #Regions

Spotlight on #Ljubljana 🔦 June is coming to an end, and you know what that means: a new #POLIS 'Member in the Spotlight'! ✨ 📅 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, our eyes are on the Slovenian capital, where low-emission bus fleets are roaming the streets and once-busy traffic routes have been transformed into 'urban living rooms.' 🏆 Nominated the European Green Capital of 2016, the City of Ljubljana has not stopped striving for #SustainableMobility ever since. In addition to hosting the 2022 Velo-city Conference, where it showed Europe and the rest of the world what it means to be 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 bike-friendly, it has continued to upgrade its #TransportInfrastructure, making #InnovativeMobility a 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 of its urban agenda. Halfway through 2024, POLIS seized the opportunity to speak with Vita Kontić Bezjak, Public Relations and Mobility Advisor, Commercial Activities and Traffic Department, City of Ljubljana, about her city's 'Vision for 2025' 🔭🌱 🎙️ She told us about the progress already achieved, the #mobility roadblocks that Ljubljana has had to overcome, and the preparations being made for the city's upcoming 2045 Vision. Read the full interview today! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g8Xfrp4z #UrbanMobility #InclusiveMobility #JustTransition #ClimateAction #ModalShift #TransportInnovation #Cities #Regions

𝙂𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩? POLIS is heading to #London for the London Climate Action Week! Today, our Secretary General Karen Vancluysen will join BMW Group's #UrbanMobility Dialogue to discuss 'Liveable #cities: One objective - different visions?' 🌱🏙️ Joining representatives from cities, NGOs, and academia, the discussion will highlight various perspectives for a more liveable city, with a focus on fostering #SustainableMobility. ⏰ 26 June 2024, 13:40 - 14:30 BST 📍 The Conduit London #LCAW2024 #BeatTheHeat #Mobility #Transport #SustainableTransport

𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐬: 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 Just released 📢 Targeted advice for policy makers to proactively manage the complexities of #urbanlogistics and facilitate the uptake and success of urban logistics hubs. Urban logistics are fundamental to city life 📦 😄 🥕 However, freight transport is responsible for around half of local air pollutants in cities and generates congestion and other emissions. And it's about more than just e-commerce: goods distribution, reverse logistics, #darkkitchens and #darkstores, and growing regulatory demands, have made logistics more complex. Our new #deepdive report 👇 ✅ Logistics is more than #ecommerce 💲 involving a wide range of stakeholders with consumer and business demands. ✅ Shift to sustainable #logistics 🚲 How to best design logistics to reduce vehicles and pollution. ✅ Strengthen understanding of logistics and #hubs 🦉 Best-practice guidelines to frame policies. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 👉 https://lnkd.in/gwaZGQXv 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 Parnika Ray 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 👉 https://lnkd.in/gUm3tDXS Laetitia Dablanc Aditya Sharma Apostolos Skourtas Charlotte Ida Bracke David Prater Orla Therese McCarthy Jagoda Egeland Juliette Berthon Dr. Susanne Böhler Paul Buijs Giacomo Dalla Chiara Urban Freight Lab Reece Fisher Hoa Ho Thi Thu Vietnam Logistics Research and Development Institute Pedro Moreira Michele-Angelique Nicol Joy Pasquet Nicolas Raimbault Jean-Paul Rodrigue Takanori Sakai Hans Schurmans Claire Scharwatt Jos Streng Alex Van Breedam TRI-VIZOR Bart Vannieuwenhuyse Raffaele Vergnani POLIS Network Johan Visser Ian Wainwright