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InfoPolis
InfoPolis #140
April 2016 |


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Flemish Region: The Kilometer Charge for heavy goods vehicles of over 3.5 tonnes enters into force on 1st April 2016 |
On April 1st 2016, the Kilometer Charge for heavy goods vehicles (HGV) of over 3.5 tonnes will enter into force in the three Belgian Regions. The Brussels-Capital Region, the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region are relying on this measure to reform the method for financing road infrastructure and facilities by introducing a charge based on distance covered, aimed more at the use than the ownership of a lorry. The political decision was taken by the Regions, who are responsible for mobility. The coordination and control of this measure are managed by Viapass, an inter-regional entity of public law.
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People in Gent cycle more! |
Bicycle use in the city of Gent has tripled over the past three years. Car use decreased with 20 percent in the same period. These are results from a study that the city conducted last year to monitor the travel behaviour of its residents.
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European projects
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SUMP Kits, SUMP Glossary and SUMP Self-Assessment tool produced by CH4LLENGE |
The key outputs of the CH4LLENGE project are now available for download at the urban mobility observatory Eltis.
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Read the new CityMobil2 newsletter |
The CityMobil2 newsletter #7 is out! You can download it directly from the project's website here.
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PTP-Cycle sixth newsletter online |
The PTP-Cycle project came to an end in March 2016 and as such this is the last edition of the project newsletter. Read more in this issue about the final conference which was held in February, and key findings and conclusions which are presented in the newly published PTP-Cycle Final Report.
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CIVITAS training: shared and inclusive mobility |
CIVITAS is organising a free training that will look at the potential offered by shared mobility services. The sharing economy is a big topic of conversation and shared mobility services, such as BlaBlaCar, Car2Go and Uber are becoming common ways to travel. Shared mobility offers opportunities but also challenges to cities aiming to develop inclusive transport systems.
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CIVITAS training: Urban freight and the sustainable city |
The CIVITAS Initiative is organising a free training on urban freight and logistics at the 8th European Sustainable Cities and Towns Conference in Bilbao (Spain) from 27 - 29 April 2016. The training will take place on the day before the start of the conference on 26 April.
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TRACE and FLOW projects at SUMP conference in Bremen |
The TRACE and FLOW projects which look into active travel modes will participate in a session on “Tools to support walking and cycling planning” of the SUMP conference.
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