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CHAMP (Cycling Heroes Advancing sustainable Mobility Practice) Newsletter
Posted on: 30 April 2012
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CHAMP is a European project, launched in October 2011, which brings together champion cities in the field of cycling. By looking at their counterparts in Europe, the CHAMP cities want to find ways to upgrade and optimise their cycle policy and collect new ideas for making cycling even safer and more attractive. The cities involved are: Groningen (the Netherlands), Bolzano (Italy), Orebro (Sweden), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Burgos (Spain), Kuanas (Lithuania) and Edinburgh. The first issue of the CHAMP newsletter is now available providing further information on the project.
OADEX: Climate change adaptation: A report on measures for low volume roads in the Northern Periphery
Posted on: 30 April 2012
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The ROADEX project ran from 1998 to 2012, and was a transnational collaborative research study that aimed to develop innovative ways to manage the impacts of climate change on roads in the northern periphery of Europe. The report warns that should governments not take early adaptation action to protect their roads then climate change impacts are highly likely to have a significant effect on road networks, hampering economic and social development. The report found that the two principal climatic threats to the road networks in the region are from temperature fluctuation and extreme rainfall events.
Investigating the potential health benefits of increasing cycling in the Cycling City and Towns
Posted on: 26 April 2012
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This research investigates the potential for delivering public health benefits through increasing cycling amongst different population groups. The results are relevant to local authorities who are making the case for investment in cycling, and considering how best to design schemes to realise the health benefits of cycling.
Promoting cycling for everyone as a daily transport mode
Posted on: 26 April 2012
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The final report of the PRESTO project summarises the main achievements and recommendations from 33 months of experience and practical knowledge in building cycling cultures in five very different European cities, structured by “starter”, “climber” and “champion” cycling cities. It is intended for local and regional authorities across Europe, bicycle retailers, European institutions and NGOs, or anyone who is working on building a cycling culture.
QUEST (Quality management tool for Urban Energy efficient Sustainable Transport)
Posted on: 26 April 2012
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QUEST , the Quality management tool for Urban Energy efficient Sustainable Transport, aims to develop an audit tool that evaluates a city’s urban mobility policies, and to support cities in their efforts of developing more sustainable urban mobility systems. QUEST is co-funded by the European Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, under the STEER programme. The project started in May 2011 and will finish in October 2013.
Logistics Growth Review: Connecting people with goods
Posted on: 23 April 2012
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The Logistics Growth Review, published by the Department of Transport in November 2011, presents a diverse package of measures that targets the key barriers to growth identified by the logistics industry and its users. Logistics is one of the sectors being focused on as part of the second phase of the Growth Review, set out within the Government’s Plan for Growth. Its aim is to fundamentally examine the conditions for logistics sector success, and to identify what actions Government can take to address barriers to growth of the industry.
Civitas: Cleaner and better transport in cities
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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The tenth edition (April 2012) of MOVE, the quarterly newsletter from the Civitas initiative, is now available online. It throws the spotlight on Aalborg’s activities to promote commuting by bike. The city is targeting school children, students and tourists with different initiatives including a “Cycle to School” campaign, a cycle motorway and a popular city bike scheme. This issue also includes the most recent news from the cities participating in this CIVITAS project. The latest urban transport policy developments from the European Commission is also included.
Carbon responsible strategies for the North Sea Area. Bremen, 20-21 March 2012
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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The CARE-North Final Conference focused on “Carbon responsible transport”. Organised by the city of Bremen in collaboration with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, the conference looked at the evolving role of low carbon transport solutions such as bicycle, walking and collective transportation, and addressed the importance of behavior change and limiting road space as key element to meet the Co2 reduction targets. Presentations are available online.
Database on Bus Rapid Transit systems
Posted on: 16 April 2012
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Information and data from over 130 cities worldwide has been collated to provide a new database which will act as a one-stop-shop for researchers, planners, and policy makers to source information on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. The database has been launched by the International Energy Agency in partnership with EMBARQ, a division of the World Resources Institute, a think tank based in Washington D.C. This database is described as the most ambitious, globally encompassing effort to map out BRT systems around the world.
CiViTAS MIMOSA search buttons bulletin
Posted on: 16 April 2012
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The cities of Bologna, Funchai, Gdansk, Tallinn and Utrecht have joined forces in an innovative initiative named CIVITAS MIMOSA (Making Innovation in Mobility and Sustainable Actions) to explore the issue of sustainable transport. The project has developed a new search engine to overcome the constraints of most search engines, connecting databases from past, present and future projects in the field of sustainable urban mobility. Searches can be undertaken under the following themes: car-independent life styles; clean fuels and vehicles; collective passenger transport; demand management strategies; mobility management; safety and security; transport telematics; and urban freight logistics. At present the search engine will only find documents, but the aim is to develop to search engine to include consultants and products.
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