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InfoPolis
InfoPolis #139
March 2016 |


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Polis Network News
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Sintropher project database launched on Polis website |
Two new reference databases deriving from the Sintropher project have been made available on the Polis website. The databases are on financing transport infrastructure, and technologies for light rail/tram systems.
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Members in action
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New “road-book” published by Apulia Region: Bicitalia 10, cycling from Bari to Naples and Matera in Southern Italy |
Polis member Apulia Region is pleased to announce its lastest publication on cycling. Following the success of the road book of the Adriatic Cycle Route in the Apulia Region, itinerary No. 6 in the Bicitalia network, it is now ready the road book of the whole "Bourbon Cycle Route", Bari to Naples, which proposes a side trip to Matera, in homage to the City of the Sassi, the European Capital of Culture in 2019.
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Pigeon Air Patrol to track air quality in London |
The city of London is severly affected by air pollution and various measures have been taken to lower emissions. Now a new patrol is in charge of tracking air quality and contribute to raising awareness of health issues among the population: the Pigeon Air Patrol.
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European projects
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SOLUTIONS Final Conference "Transport in action: boosting the take-up of sustainable urban mobility", 14-15 April 2016 in Berlin |
The SOLUTIONS project will hold its final conference in Berlin on 14-15 April 2016. This two-day conference will showcase the activities performed by cities working together on sustainable mobility as part of the SOLUTIONS project.
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SUMP Kits from the CH4LLENGE project are there |
The four kits tackle the four challenges in SUMP – Participation, Institutional Cooperation, Measure Selection, and Monitoring and Evaluation.
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News from the institutions
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European sustainable urban mobility awards: SUMP and EMW Award finalists revealed |
The European Commission revealed the names of the finalist cities and towns for the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award 2015 and the 4th SUMP Award. Polis members Utrecht and West Midlands are among the shortlisted cities.
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Funding opportunities and partner search

Around Europe and beyond
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Call for speakers: Apply now for a CIVITAS Forum Conference 2016 speaker! |
The call for speakers of parallel and pecha kucha sessions at the annual flagship event of CIVITAS, 2016 CIVITAS Forum Conference, is now open for proposals. In order to be considered as a speaker, download the guidelines and proposal form, fill it out and send it to forum.contributions@civitas.eu by April 22nd.
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