European Platform on Mobility Management

Posted on: 27 March 2012
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EPOMM, the European Platform on Mobility Management, has developed two new services that are rapidly gaining recognition:

TEMS: The EPOMM Modal Split: This is an online tool allowing access to modal split data from currently more than 330 cities across Europe, with more cities added all the time. This is the first publicly accessible database that allows easy access to such data on a European-wide scale. Users can select a city from the map or compare a group of cities using search and benchmarking options. This allows, for example, to compare all cities in Europe with between 100.000 and 200.000 inhabitants and a cycling modal share of over 10%. The aim of EPOMM is to be able to provide the modal split data of all of the more than 600 European cities with more than 100.000 residents, and to foster discussion on a European standardisation of such data.

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MaxEva is an interactive web tool that guides and helps cities to evaluate and collect monitoring data of their projects. It provides an overview of results at any time during the project and automatically calculates the effects in terms of modal split, reduced mileage and reduced CO2-emissions. Projects that have already used MaxEva can be found by using either an interactive map or a search and benchmarking tool. For each project, a large array of background data is available.

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Hotting up? An analysis of low carbon plans and strategies for UK cities. Vol.1: Main findings

Posted on: 27 March 2012
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This research, published by the RICS, was carried out in 2011 to analyse how UK cities were engaging with the low carbon agenda with a particular emphasis on mitigation measures. The research: examines the background and legislative context for low carbon cities in the UK; draws comparisons between UK approaches and international  approaches where appropriate; critically reviews and compares low carbon plans (including climate action plans) in UK cities in terms of their timeframes, targets, and pathways to the future; identifies the drivers and barriers to implementing such plans; and highlights best practice and best ideas in low carbon cities. See also Volume 2: Appendices

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The RIBA Guide to Sustainability in Practice

Posted on: 22 March 2012
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This guide identifies the strong business case for sustainability, the benefits for clients and 10 steps architects can take to help build sustainability into their daily practice.

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Transforming transportation. Washington, DC, 26-27 January 2012

Posted on: 13 March 2012
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This conference focused on big ideas to scale up sustainable transport best practices in cities worldwide. In previous years, the event highlighted challenges facing urban transport and key projects that were good examples to emulate. The aim in 2012 was to reflect briefly on past successes and ongoing challenges of implementing sustainable urban transport and development, and then to turn our attention to scaling up for the future. Particular attention was focused on finance from private sources, national government programs and international development agencies. Presentations are available online.

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Assessment tools on urban sustainability

Posted on: 3 February 2012
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CIB Working Commission W101 on Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Development, held its annual meeting on 20 October 2011 in Helsinki. The main subject of the meeting was to start a comparison of “Assessment Tools on Urban Sustainability”, which is considered one of the most competitively progressing technological fields with diversity among research groups internationally, in relation to the subject of urban planning and sustainability. In the meeting, three specific tools were taken up for comparative study and discussion, which are: HEKO, CASBEE-City and the NILIM tool. A full meeting report with a description of these city sustainability assessment tools is available online.

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Guidelines for the Active Travel Audit

Posted on: 1 February 2012
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As part of the URBACT European exchange and learning programme, the Active Travel Network has produced guidelines for conducting Active Travel Audits. The Active Travel Audit is a self assessment tool carried out by different groups. It’s not intended as a method for benchmarking, but as a means to improve the active travel system in the audited city. The guidelines outline the steps of the audit – how to prepare, run and analyse the audit – as well as defining the participants that should be involved and the skill set of the auditor.

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Lessons learned from the London 2012 Games construction project

Posted on: 27 January 2012
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Demolition waste management on the Olympic Park

This report from the Olympic Development Authority considers the lessons learned from the London Olympic Games 2012 construction project. A robust demolition methodology and process was developed which took account of health and safety, sustainability, stringent timescales and immovable programme (affecting time available for reclamation surveys), budget, storage space, and lack of existing buildings designed for deconstruction. This paper evaluates the methods and processes in place to meet the ODA’s key sustainability targets for two key stages: pre-demolition and during demolition.

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The 40 percent symposium: Managing sustainability in commercial property. London, 23 November 2011

Posted on: 23 January 2012
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This annual event aims to consider the key issues surrounding the measurement and legislation of sustainability in the built, environment and how environmental strategies can be used to cost control and saving money. The event is aimed primarily at the commercial property sector. Presentations are available online.

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Mobility, development, culture: Towards sustainable transport strategies. Bonn, 1-2 December 2011

Posted on: 15 December 2011
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This event considered how we can achieve a viable long-term strategy for sustainable mobility. A number of workshops were held, including one on transport and health, and another on transport challenges in developing cities. Presentations are available online.

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Sustainable mobility: The Sixth Regional EST Forum in Asia. New Delhi, 4-6 December 2011

Posted on: 15 December 2011
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At the Fifth Regional EST Forum in Asia held in August 2010 in Bangkok, twenty-two participating countries from Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia as well as a number of regional and international transport stakeholders unanimously agreed on the Bangkok 2020 Declaration  in order to demonstrate renewed commitment to realizing a promising decade of actions and measures for achieving sustainable transport in Asia. It was the first time that Asian governments and other transport stakeholders endorsed a joint declaration which incorporates a comprehensive set of goals (20 EST goals) under different strategies within a clear time frame (2010-2020). This Sixth Regional EST Forum in Asia provided an opportunity to not only discuss and share the progress made by countries towards achieving the goals under the Bangkok 2020 Declaration, but also to further discuss the effective implementation of the Declaration. Presentations are available online.

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