On 8 December 2014, the FP7 project TRANSFORuM released four “stakeholder-driven” roadmaps towards the implementation of the European Commission’s White Paper on Transport. Read more
The German Partnership for Sustainable Mobility is an initiative by the Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). Read more
The publication was co-authored by Susanne Böhler-Baedeker of Rupprecht Consult.Read more
We are happy to present the third issue of the SOLUTIONS eNewsletter and wish you a pleasant read. Click here to read the third eNewsletter!Read more
The CIVITAS network for the German-speaking regions of Europe is organising the event together with HOLM and IHK Frankfurt (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)Read more
Bernard Gyergyay, consultant at Rupprecht Consult, presented the TIDE Transferability Methodology at the Livable Cities Symposium in Izmir, Turkey. The event was co-organized by EMBARQ Turkey and Izmir Development Agency (IZKA). The main theme of the event was "Bikable and Walkable Cities". Over 270 representatives from local administrations and public institutions, experts from development agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders interested in sustainable urban mobility attended. While the event served as an important venue for dissemination of TIDE activities beyond the EU, the topic of effective transfer of innovative transport measures is also important and we hope the TIDE Transferability Methodology can help facilitate the future transfer of innovative urban mobility measures between the EU and Turkey. The proceedings of the event are available here: www.embarqturkiye-yasanabilirsehirler.org/en More information about the TIDE Transferability Methodology are [...]Read more
Stakeholders gather at the TRANSFORuM conference in Brussels on 8 DecemberRead more
The project consortium has successfully held two key training events and a coordination meeting in the City of Brno, Czech RepublicRead more
We are happy to present the fourth issue of the TIDE newsletter. The past 6 months have been full of activities for TIDE partners: 5 workshops were organised, 2 handbooks produced and 10 moderated online learning courses offered! The project outcomes were presented at several conferences such as the ECOMM in Florence in May and the CIVITAS Forum in Casablanca in September. TIDE is now entering its final year and is actively preparing the national take-up seminars with its champion and lead cities. We hope to welcome you at one of the these events and in the meantime wish you a pleasant read! Click here to read the fourth TIDE newsletter!Read more
Webinar on innovation and SUMP on 11 DecemberRead more
Become one of 20 SWITCH Follower Cities!!!Read more
More than forty stakeholders came together to fine-tune the action plan for Rostock’s e-mobility strategy 2030 Read more
The cycling advocacy group Velosipedization in St Petersburg are making European cycling knowledge available to a Russian audience.Read more
The CIVITAS network for the German-speaking regions of Europe has issued a comprehensive brochure.Read more
Showcase your city's innovation for mobilityRead more
The TRANSFORuM project explained in 2:35 - plus Invitation to the final project conference!Read more
On 11 and 12 December 2014, the final ACTUATE partners meeting and public conference will take place in Brussels. Read more
The European Commission has now opened the 3rd annual edition of the EU’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) Award. Applications are currently being accepted from cities and regions for the award of EUR 10 000. Read more
This Advisory Group (AG SUMP) met in Brussels for the first time on October 9 and 10.Read more
On 9th and 10th October 2014, the consortium of the SmartMove project gathered in Lutherstadt-Wittenberg, Germany for the 2nd Training Seminar and 2nd project meeting. This was the second of a series of five Training Seminars to be arranged by Rupprecht Consult. The first Training Seminar took place in Burgos, Spain end of June 2014. More information here. The main goal of the 2nd seminar was to identifying a common approach and setting up an implementation plan. Therefore various presentations were held and proactive workshops were organized on progressing and refining the Implementation Plan. This seminar has served also to support the further development of the Active Mobility consultancy approach in WP3 (Fundamental advancement of the existing AMC-approach). Based on the findings of the initial seminar, it was elaborated on how the specific pre-conditions and experiences from previous AMC Campaigns can lead into a common and comparable approach, benefitting from the experience of [...]Read more
For the second time, the EBUS Award, i.e.the German Environmental Award for public local transport, was given to successful ebus projects and innovative products. Read more
The guidelines set forth ten recommendations for planning, developing and implementing successful policies which can help to shape mobility patterns towards sustainability.Read more
On October 24, the CIVITAS network for the German-speaking regions of Europe will inform its members about EU funding opportunities.Read more
TRANSFORuM's latest newsletter features updates about the project's recent four stakeholder events, details about our final conference on 8 December 2014, about our draft roadmaps and an interview with José Viegas, Secretary General of the International Transport Forum.Read more
On September 15, Henning Günter started the one-year trainee programme.Read more
"The bigger picture" is the working title for this keynote with the aim to remind all participants of the wider shared challenges. Read more
On September 07-09, the City of Aachen invited politicians and other interested stakeholders on a study tour on electromobility in public transport to Eberswalde and Braunschweig.Read more
We are happy to present the first issue of the SmartMove newsletter.Read more
The CIVITAS DYN@MO project has published two brochures, the first one focusing on clean vehicles and the second one on participation 2.0. The brochures are the two first ones of a series of four brochures that will focus each on one specific topic addressed by the DYN@MO project.Read more
The European Commission is eager to transfer the EMAS concept (Environmental Management and Audit Scheme) from the industry sector, where it originated, to the public sector. To assist public administrations in their effort to improve their achievements in various areas, a series of Sectoral Reference Documents (SRD) is planned, for which the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is responsible. Rupprecht Consult was successful to win a service contract with the JRC in May 2014 to contribute seven so called BEMPs about sustainable mobility to this SRD.BEMP stands for “Best Environmental Management Practices” and each such document follows an established structure with the following headings: Description Achieved environmental benefits Appropriate environmental indicators Cross-media effects Operational data Applicability Economics Driving force for implementation Reference organisations References The seven BEMPs created by Rupprecht Consult are about: Implementing a large [...]Read more
Conference on "How to Make Mobility Patterns More Sustainable" (18-19 September 2014)Read more
On August 21, Hana, Tim and Bernard joined 2030 other teams and came in 41st!Read more
Green trolleybuses bring a better quality of urban lifeRead more
The SWITCH project partners met for the first time at the kick-off meeting and the first workshop session. They discussed their ideas on how to encourage people to SWITCH from car-based to active mobility (cycling and walking) by using personalised information and communication technology approaches.Read more
On 26th June 2014, the project partners of the SmartMove consortium gathered in Burgos, Spain for a Training Seminar and project meeting. This was the first of a series of five Training Seminars to be arranged by Rupprecht Consult that will take place over the course of the project.Read more
On July 1, Silke Frank joined the team.Read more
The forum gathered about forty local actors and turned out to be a major success.Read more
Fourth training of CH4LLENGE’s workshop series successfully held in the City of Dresden, Germany.Read more
First European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans in Sopot, Poland (12-13 June 2014) gathers over 140 urban mobility planners and implementers from 24 countriesRead more
The CIVITAS network for the German-speaking regions of Europe has issued its first newsletter.Read more
Thirteen external stakeholders attended TRANSFORuM's second workshop on high-speed rail. Read more
Be among the first cities to receive the SUMP Quality Certificate.Read more
The TRANSFORuM project continued its second series of thematic workshops with a stakeholder event in Duisburg on June 4 and 5 2014, focussing on long-distance freight.Read more
Nearly 40 CIVITAS DYN@MO consortium partners met in Palma, 13-14 May 2014 to reflect on the achievements which the project has made after 18 months. The 2nd project Consortium Meeting was dedicated to risk assessment and process evaluation which is a crucial part of any CIVITAS project.During the 2 days meeting, the consortium focused on discussing the achievements made and the challenges faced so far relating them to the wider scope of the CIVITAS initiative. The meeting provided a great opportunity for DYN@MO partners, especially the Measure Leaders from Aachen, Gdynia, Koprivnica and Palma, to discuss together the positive experiences but also the challenges they have encountered regarding the implementation of different measures. Barriers and drivers to implementation on project and measure level were reviewed. Bringing together partners from four cities that can together improve their mobility planning processes and develop solutions for common problems was stated to be one of [...]Read more
Not only do professional drivers and driving instructors benefit from periodic practical training, but also the project coordinators are given hours of hands-on training. Our colleague and ACTUATE project coordinator Wolfgang Backhaus set a good example and trained eco-driving behaviour in Leipzig.Read more
Members of the CIVITAS network for the German-speaking regions of Europe gathered on May 20 Mai in Bielefeld.Read more
TRANSFORuM project coordinator Ralf Brand and our colleague Kristin Tovaas have set up an interactive booth to engage with the public and gather feedback during the three-day event, from May 21 – 23.Read more
The second TRANSFORuM workshop on Multimodal Information, Management and Payment systems took place in Tallinn, Estonia, on May 20 and 21. Read more
'Planning for a liveable city' will be the guiding theme for a conference to be held in Sopot, Poland on 12-13 June 2014. Read more
The workshop was part of the European project “ACTUATE - Advanced Training and Education for Safe Eco-driving of Clean Vehicles” and took place in Salzburg on 7 May 2014.Read more