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Urban mobility in cities makes its way up on European Commission’s agenda
Since January this year, European Commission made broad consultation of stakeholders involved in urban transport with a view to prepare the Green Paper document to shape the European urban transport policy for the next decade. Regular appointments have been made, in the form of conferences. The first one on January 31 launched the process of
Paris Meeting 2 July 2007
– Agenda – Presentation made during the meeting (pdf): STIF Accessibility Master Plan STIF on inclusion Rupprecht presentation of the study in Bilbao Excerps from study Presentation Bolton University MSc transport leaflet BAIM project – Record of decision
EU Transport Policy
– Preparation of Green Paper: Stakeholder Conferences: Transport Problems, Solutions, Responsibilities 31/01/07 BACKGROUND PAPER FOR THE PUBLIC- EN – Towards a European policy for Urban Transport Technical Workshops: Urban Transport and Green Propulsion Urban transport financing Public transpor intermodality and intelligent transport Integrated Urban transport approaches – White Paper “European transport policy for 2010: time
2007- Financing of public transport infrastructure in Europe – CENTRO Birmingham
Questionnaire & Synthesis
19 April 2007- EUROCITIES and Commission V-P J.Barrot about sustainable urban mobility
Meeting on 19 April 2007 with representatives of around 20 European Cities to discuss the future of urban mobility in Europe, Commisioner Barrot said that the future Green Paper on urban transport could contain provisions for a harmonized legal framework on traffic management schemes. Among the topics discussed: Currently, national legislation in several countries prevents
Lyon survey in household mobility
A major survey on household mobility in the metropolitan area of Lyon has been released in March. The survey covered 460 municipalities and 1,9 million inhabitants out of which 11,000 household have been inquired representing 26,000 individuals ; 90,000 trips have been reviewed from November 2005 to April 2006. The survey took into account all
Accessibility to public transport, the state of the art in Paris-region
The law on “Equal rights and opportunities, and inclusion of disabled citizens” passed in 2005 imposed on public transport authorities to elaborate an Accessibility Master Plan prior to February 2008 that describes the public transport services and draw measures to achieve full accessibility of the transport system by 2015. STIF has just completed the first
Time for cycling has come in Seville
The Seville Metropolitan Transport Plan: Seville Mobility Scheme approved by the Regional Government of Andalusia is a comprehensive, and integrated scheme, environmentally sustainable which emphasizes efficiency, intermodality, social cohesion and promotes alternative modes like walking and cycling. A 77 km network of cycle lanes is currently implemented and 2800 parking slots to accommodate 1500 bicycles
4th UITP European Conference : Time for action
The 4th UITP European Conference held in Brussels on 27 February 2007 « Opportunities and Challenges: Time for Action » gathered the major European actors of urban mobility. The central question was to identify the added value that the European Union can bring to enhance urban mobility. The conclusion is that the role of the
Euroforum first stakeholder workshop
EURFORUM the European Research Forum for Urban Mobility is a European initiative, within EU Commission. The objective is to create a forum at the European level, effectively representing stakeholders of European research on urban mobility, including representatives of local authorities, public transport associations, research bodies, etc and provide recommendations for the co-ordination of European research.
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