Over 200 urban transport professionals gathered in Brussels on March 13 and 14 to discuss how walking and cycling can help reduce congestion on urban roads.Read more
SUMPs-Up came to Tampere, Finland for three days of action-packed learning about SUMPs! On day one, the Leadership group of 9 experienced cities covering 8 countries met to exchange their activities for the first time. On day two, the 14 cities in the first group of the SUMP Learning Programme (SLP1) had its final workshop, amongst other things learning from Tampere´s SUMP story and advancing each other´s plans in a peer review exercise. On day three, a large group of practitioners from the Baltic region learned and discussed sustainable urban mobility planning.Read more
The interim results of the project AlpInnoCT will be presented to the general public in a Dialogue Event and a Mid-term Conference on the 8th and 9th May 2018 on the occasion of the traditional symposium "Logistics Innovative", which will take place this year for the 10th time in Prien am Chiemsee (Germany). Read more
SUMPs-Up has opened the call for cities to join the next round of its SUMPs Learning Programme (SLP). Up to 40 planning authorities have the chance to take part in SLP 3 and 4, which start in September and December 2018 respectively. Together these groups of mobility practitioners will form the second Expert Group of SUMP cities. Read more
On 20 February, we spent a whole day in seclusion to discuss further developments and work processes.Read more
SUMPs-Up came to Sofia for three days of intense learning, exchange, and mutual inspiration. The 2nd SUMP Learning Group gathered 13 cities from 7 countries for its first workshop, followed by a meeting of 23 mobility practitioners from all over Bulgaria on day two and an event of national level actors on the final day.Read more
Evaluation is an integral part of Research and Innovation Action (RIA) projects like CIVITAS SUNRISE. The CIVITAS evaluation framework includes two complementary aspects: impact evaluation and process evaluation. SUNRISE will add an additional layer to this framework by also assessing and evaluating the co-creation process.Read more
People in Cologne start the "hot phase" of the "fifth season" traditionally on at 11:11 on the Thursday before Rose Monday (called Weiberfastnacht)Read more
Monday, 26 February 2018, 12:00 - 13:30 CET Read more
FLOW Final Conference will be held 13-14 March 2018 in Brussels.Read more
Rupprecht Consult has been a member of the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) for a while.Read more
We are seeking to employ on a part time basis an Office manager/ Project assistant to support our friendly team. This includes secretarial and organisa-tional tasks, management support, news updates on www.rupprecht-consult.eu and in social media channels, maintenance of our knowledge and learning platforms. We expect excellent communica-tion skills in German and English, advanced experience in Microsoft Office and determination in organising our office efficiently. Please send your application to a.rupprecht@rupprecht-consult.eu by 7 Feb 2018. Read more
First twinning meeting between CoEXist and US DOT funded research project took place on 11th January 2018 as part of the TRB annual meeting in Washington D.C.Read more
SUMI is a service contract for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport Read more
In December, Sparkasse KölnBonn gave Rupprecht Consult a thumbs upRead more
On January 3, Marian Marsh joined the Integrated Planning teamRead more
Rupprecht Consult will be represented by Siegfried Rupprecht and Bernard Gyergyay during the Transport Research Board Annual Meeting taking place 7th - 11th January in Washington, D.C.. Read more
What is the current state of play for SUMP development in European cities? What motivates cites to develop SUMPs? What barriers hamper progress? These and other key questions have been assessed in an extensive needs assessment by the project SUMPs-Up. A survey with 328 European cities, a focus group and interviews with 10 national experts were conducted. Read the main results report out now!Read more
The ELIPTIC project in cooperation with the German Association for Public Transport Operators (VDV) organised a workshop in Bremen on "Thermal Management of E-Buses", bringing together leading experts from transport operators, public sector and industry, discussing the question whether buses with a diesel-powered heater can truly be called zero-emission buses and how public transport operators can ensure an effective operation of buses while being committed to zero emissions.Read more
On 12th December 2017 Bernard Gyergyay (Rupprecht Consult) and Johan Olstam (VTI) represented the CoEXist project at the 1st ART Projects Workshop, which took place at the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) in Brussels. Read more
THE ROLE OF WALKING AND CYCLING IN REDUCING CONGESTION: A PORTFOLIO OF MEASURES is now available in Ukrainian. Many thanks to Kyiv Cyclists’ Federation who took the initiative to translate the portfolio. You can find the document here: http://h2020-flow.eu/resources/publications/ Enjoy reading!Read more
We will work towards the sustainable transport in Peruvian secondary cities, including the development of an SUMP in Trujillo!Read more
The second workshop of SUMPs-Up's 3-year long SUMP Learning Programme (SLP) was held on December 4 and 5. A group of 18 participants from our first SLP group have been meeting in Brussels to discover more about visions, objectives and targets of SUMPs.Read more
On November 30th, 2017, the FLOW project was presented to an audience of over 200 people from research institutions, universities, local authorities and the European Commission as part of a panel of five projects under the common theme "New mobility patterns". FLOW sister project TRACE was among these five projects, along with ELIPTIC, EMPOWER and CIPTEC. The two-day conference (29-30 November) was offered by the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) and the European Green Vehicle Initiative (EGVIA). In total, 37 projects funded under Horizon 2020 were presented, spanning a wide range of topics under the umbrella of road transport research.Read more
On November 14th, the Vital Nodes project held its project kick-off meeting in Vienna. It is funded by the EU’s Horizon2020 R&D Programme and will run for 24 months, starting on 1 November 2017. Read more
On 8 November, a new 1-year-project kicked off that will develop Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and related infrastructure projects in the Ukrainian cities Poltawa and Schytomyr.Read more
The CIVITAS Forum conference in September 2017 in Torres Vedras saw the launch of the CIVITAS Tool Inventory, an online database developed jointly by SATELLITE and the SUMPs-Up project.Read more
The CIVITAS call for host and visiting cities is now officially open: Apply to join the 2018 programme to exchange with your peers on better and cleaner urban transport.Read more
The joint workshop was held on 10 October and the 2nd consortium meeting on 11-12 October in Brussels, BelgiumRead more
The project SUMPs-Up has launched an online SUMP Registry that allows cities to learn from previous SUMPs when developing their own.Read more
Session SIS67 – Integrated Road Infrastructure for Mixed Vehicle Traffic Flow on 31 October 2017 at 15:00 - 16:30Read more
The first workshop of SUMPs-Up's 3-year long SUMP Learning Programme was held in Thessaloniki on October 19, followed by a workshop for Greek practitioners the next day.Read more
On October 13, the Working Group consisting of 24 representatives of groups and associations relevant to transport policy, including council members, met for the second time. They discussed and commented on the draft strategy developed by Rupprecht Consult.Read more
The SUMPs-Up team was out in full force at the CIVITAS Forum 2017. As well as having their own stand in the SUMP corner, they hosted a session on tools for data gathering, appraisal, and simulation and organised a World Cafe session on the administrative barriers to SUMP development.Read more
How do we want to heat electric buses? Large batteries or diesel through the rear door? Read more
On September 12, the team enjoyed a day of hiking Read more
At the B2Run business event, the Team once again scored quite well. Read more
Workshop title: Introducing e-buses in cities’ public transport systemsRead more
Session details: Day 3 – Friday, September 29, 9:30-11:30. Read more
On September 12, you may not be able to reach us by phone, we will be "out and about", hiking along the Ahr.Read more
On September 7, the Rupprecht runners will once again take part in the Business run in Cologne.Read more
On September 1, Lisa Bloß and Daniel Franco joined us.Read more
On 29-31 August 2017, a 3-day data collection was carried out by TASS International using three of their connected and automated vehicles (CAVs).Read more
This report presents the final results of the SINTRAS study to examine the barriers to innovation in the fragmented European transport system - and to propose actions to overcome them. The Europe Union faces the challenge of meeting growing demand for transport with shrinking public financial resources, while reducing environmental impacts, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, reducing dependency on imported hydrocarbons and lowering accident rates. The report examines five Focus Areas: connected driving and automation of transport, and the use of automated optimisation of traffic flows; transformation of infrastructure to address connectivity, resilience, new fuels and energy efficiency; smart mobility services (including provision and use of data, and urban mobility), freight and logistics; standardisation and interoperability; and alternative fuels other than electrification. Although technology development in the five Focus Areas is ongoing, the report finds that the main barriers [...]Read more
The CoEXist Kick-off Meeting was held in Versailles, France on 7-9 June 2017.Read more
On June 29, the wide range of stakeholders of both Working Group and Advisory Group gathered to develop goals and visions for the future development of mobility in Bielefeld.Read more
After our Rupprecht colleagues sent a signed petition for proper bicycle stands to the City of Cologne an official representative came by to explore the need for the racks and immediately pointed out their possible locations. On 26th June we finally got around 20 bicycle stands around Clever Straße. All workers and visitors have now the opportunity to safely lock their bikes. Thank you City of Cologne for your impressively fast action!Read more
CoEXist, “CAV-ready” transport models and road infrastructure for the coexistence of automated and conventional vehicles has officially begun on the 1st of May 2017.Read more
We are seeking to employ on a twelve month contract an urban mobility trainee who is interested in developing his/ her skills through "training on the job" in a friendly team and a stimulating international context. Read more
The project implementation training on 19-20 June 2017 in Vienna has provided more than 120 beneficiaries with technical support and advice on better implementing their Interreg Central Europe projects.Read more