by Maria-Cecilia | Aug 31, 2020 | General
The European Commission has recently launched a competition for cities to become the European Green Capital 2023. The competition is held every year to award one European city with at least 100,000 citizens. The award is presented for the city’s commitment...
by Maria-Cecilia | Aug 25, 2020 | General
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many cities and regions to adapt to new methods of urban mobility systems faster than before. In this unprecedented time, it is important that proper guidance and support is provided to local authorities to adapt to the new conditions...
by Maria-Cecilia | Aug 17, 2020 | General
Three new videos have been launched showcasing the sustainable mobility activities of the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK award winners for 2019, and the winner of the 8th SUMP award. The videos were filmed in Kruševac (Serbia), Karditsa (Greece), and Brussels (Belgium) and...
by Maria-Cecilia | Aug 10, 2020 | General
Many of the challenges like economic, social and environmental that Europe is facing have strong urban aspect. The rapid population growth, climate change, loss of biodiversity, migration, unemployment and social exclusion are some of the major problems that are...
by Maria-Cecilia | Aug 4, 2020 | General
EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK has launched a new fact sheet presenting towns and cities with 10 lessons learnt from the COVID-19 lockdown regarding better urban mobility. The learnt lessons are based on different experiences. Some of the lessons learnt are: – Public...
by Maria-Cecilia | Aug 3, 2020 | Bari, Berlin, General, Genoa, Málaga, Rome, Trikala
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the needs and habits of all users across our world, these new changes are not only becoming the new normal but will have repercussions in the near future. In this regard, ELVITEN partners created a report “Recommendations for...
by Maria-Cecilia | Jul 27, 2020 | General, Trikala
On 15 July 2020 ERTICO-ITS Europe organised an online webinar on “Micro -mobility: Now the safe alternative?” where partners DEKRA, the City of Trikala and Ubiwhere participated and discussed about considerations related to safety, use of data, data...
by Maria-Cecilia | Jul 16, 2020 | Bari, Berlin, General, Genoa, Málaga, Rome, Trikala
In spring 2019, after 18 months of preparatory activities, the ELVITEN partners started to deploy the demonstration phase in six European cities: Bari, Berlin, Genoa, Malaga, Rome, and Trikala. The goal was to collect data from the pilot sites to demonstrate how...
by Maria-Cecilia | Jul 6, 2020 | General
The European Green Deal includes a target to reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2050. In this regard, the European Commission intends to adopt a comprehensive strategy to meet this target and ensure that the EU transport sector is ready for a...
by Maria-Cecilia | Jul 3, 2020 | General, Trikala
The World Environment Day on 5 June 2020 was celebrated in Trikala, with a message for the environment. The visit of the Deputy Minister of Digital Governance – George Georgantas to Trikala, on the issue of KEPLUS, gave the opportunity to be informed about...
by Maria-Cecilia | Jun 24, 2020 | General
ERTICO-ITS Europe hosted its first Virtual Conference, ‘Empowering mobility with secure and accessible data’, supported by Partner BlackBerry on 3-4 June 2020. Nearly 500 participants attended the virtual conference, participants had an opportunity to question the...
by Maria-Cecilia | Jun 22, 2020 | General
The call for applications to the 9th edition of the SUMP Award is now open. This year’s award will focus on sustainable urban mobility planning (SUMP) which includes aims to create zero-emission and inclusive transport. The topical focus is based on this...