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
On 21-22 June 2017, project partners got together on the premises of lead partner Leipzig Transport Company (LVB) to kick-off the LOW-CARB project.Read more
SUNRISE stands for “Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods - Research and Implementation Support in Europe”. Read more
Lasse Brand represented Rupprecht Consult at the 21st European Conference on Mobility Management in Maastricht, presenting the SmartMove project in an inspiring Pecha Kucha session.Read more
The second SUMPs-Up General Assembly took place in Budapest from 22-23 May.Read more
On the 11th of May 2017, Rupprecht Consult, PTV Group, City of Helmond, and TASS International kick-started the project with a meeting at the TASS International Headquarters in Helmond, Netherlands.Read more
On May 3, the Working Group consisting of 24 representatives of groups and associations relevant to transport policy, including council members, met for the first time. Facilitated by Rupprecht Consult, they identified the most important mobility problems in Bielefeld.Read more
Is your city preparing its first Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP)? Is your city a small or medium-sized city that wants to prepare a tailor-made SUMP? Your city is more advanced and you want to take part in the uptake of SUMPs in European cities? Read more
From 5--7th April 2017, some 100 transport infrastructure research experts from Europe and beyond met for the 2017 FEHRL Infrastructure Research Meeting (FIRM17), the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories. Read more
The 2nd ELIPTIC webinar on "E-bus planning supported with simulation tools" took place on April 7 and attracted more than 30 attendees. It was the second in a series of three scheduled throughout the ELIPTIC project.Read more
The European Commission has launched a transport innovation challenge, which will reward transport innovators for their ideas for a cleaner and more efficient future in transport.Read more
On 29-30 March 2017, over 400 delegates have gathered in Dubrovnik (Croatia) for the 4th European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans, to discuss, exchange and learn about intelligent planning for sustainable mobility. The team of Rupprecht Consult working on CiViTAS SUMPs-Up project was present and brought back exciting insights in the newest trends and developments in the field. Read more
Demonstrate your urban mobility tools, methods, and experience at the 2017 CIVITAS Forum conference, 27-29 September 2017 in Torres Vedras.Read more
Simulation tools help public authorities in the planning of e-bus systems and electrification of their fleets. This topic will be presented during the 2nd ELIPTIC webinar from 10:00 to 11:30 CET on 7 April 2017.Read more
Traditionally, street carnival in the Cologne area starts on the Thursday before Carnival Monday (Rosenmontag)Read more
The Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI) and the urban mobility SOLUTIONS network are calling for cities from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America to become involved as leading city, take-up city or training participants. Read more
The TSG Network proudly presents the results from 3 successful years as an EU-supported project.Read more
The 28 partners are very happy to present the Final Brochure of the CIVITAS DYN@MO project. The brochure showcases the main achievements of the four participating cities Aachen, Gdynia, Koprivnica and Palma de Mallorca.Read more