On the 23rd of February, Polis is organising a breakfast meeting at our premises to discuss our recently released paper “ROAD VEHICLE AUTOMATION AND CITIES AND REGIONS” with Brussels stakeholders, while having a warm drink and a croissant. Polis members Gothenburg, Île de France and Madrid will share their views. Please, register here by 19th February if you wish to join us.
In this newsletter, you can read more about Polis key meetings lined up for you in the next few months. We provide you with an overview of all Working Groups (WG) meetings coming up, whereas this page will show you which project events and key conferences are in the pipeline.
Polis is also preparing for the 2021-2027 multi-annual financial framework. Decisions about how transport innovation and investment will be catered for at EU level are taken in the course of 2018. We hope you can get involved in making sure our voice is heard and members’ priorities and concerns are raised!
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For now, I wish you a pleasant read.
Kind regards,
Karen Vancluysen
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Invitation to POLIS Breakfast Briefing: The perspective of cities & regions on road vehicle automation
Following the recent launch of our discussion paper, we kindly to invite you to a networking breakfast to discuss road vehicle automation with representatives from cities, regions, EU institutions, researchers, industry stakeholders, and journalists.
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Members in action
See you at INTERTRAFFIC? Join the city-industry roundtables on 22 March
INTERTRAFFIC is the worlds largest expo on traffic related equipment and services. Polis is actively involved in a city-industry dialogue on 22 March! Polis members are invited to discuss urban mobility solutions!
NOVELOG Athens Workshop ‘Guidance in developing business models for sustainable city logistics’
The workshop will bring together stakeholders from Athens and other European cities, in order to present successful cooperation schemes for city logistics solutions and the knowledge gained so far from the Athens pilot application in the frame of NOVELOG project.
The ELIPTIC project is cordially inviting local and regional authorities to a workshop organised in cooperation with other European projects. The meeting will take place at Polis (Brussels) on 19th March 2018 afternoon (12.00 - 4.00 pm), one day before the ZeEUS Final Conference.
Join the EBSF_2 Results Workshop on Innovation in Bus Technology
The European Bus System of the Future 2 (EBSF_2) project, of which Polis is a consortium partner, will host a results workshop in Budapest on 9 March 2018. During the event, some of the project’s test sites will present their latest innovation in bus technology, ranging from energy strategy and auxiliaries to IT standard Introduction in existing fleets.
"Decongesting Europe: New approaches to freeing our cities", FLOW and TRACE final conference - Brussels 13-14 March 2018
The CIVITAS FLOW and TRACE projects have joined forces and invite you to a final interactive conference on 13-14th March 2018 in Brussels titled “Decongesting Europe: New approaches to freeing our cities”.
How to reduce traffic injuries whilst promoting active travel?
Polis joined international stakeholders and experts at the International Transport Forum's Cycling Safety Roundtable in Paris on 29-30 January 2018. We shared our experience on cycling safety questions and discussed the policy options for reducing traffic injuries whilst promoting active travel.
Contribute to the Urban Mobility Action Plan - Public Survey open until 16 March 2018
Make your voice heard! The Partnership for Urban Mobility of the EU Urban Agenda has prepared a draft Action Plan now open for public input. The informal Public Feedback will close on Friday, 16 March 2018
Public Consultation on EU Cohesion Fund - Closing date 8 March 2018
The European Commission has launched a Public Consultation on EU Funds in the area of cohesion. All Polis members and relevant stakeholders are encouraged to send a contribution by Thursday, 8 March 2018.