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InfoPolis
InfoPolis #116
March 2015 |


QUICK NEWS
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European Commission's 5th ITS Conference |
The 5th EC conference on ITS will take place in Brussels on 24 April 2015 under the banner ‘A Digital Strategy for Mobility: from capacity to connectivity’. Read more.
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2015 Polis Conference call for speakers to open soon |
Mark your diary: On 30 March, Polis will publish the call for speakers for this year's Polis Conference (19-20 November in Brussels). Our members are particularly encouraged to submit abstracts!
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Latest Tweets |
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@POLISnetwork: Welcome Arnhem Nijmegen, Berlin, Budapest, Gothenburg, London, Madrid, Prague, Rotterdam, Stuttgart to new Polis #bikesharing working group!
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Polis Network News
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Cities keen to boost their knowledge on bike sharing: New Polis working group launched |
Polis member cities and regions called for a platform to openly discuss the local governments' role and challenges of bike sharing schemes. In response, Polis' new working group met on 5 March in Brussels.
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European projects

News from the institutions

Around Europe and beyond
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Workshop: Electric Vehicles for Smart Cities and Communities – Fostering the City-Industry Dialogue, 1 April, Newcastle |
This workshop, organised by the Market Place of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC Market Place) in cooperation with the EV4SCC Platform, will bring together cities and the industry to discuss how the large-scale deployment of electric vehicles can contribute to making European cities smarter, more sustainable and more competitive. The workshop takes place on 1 April in Newcastle, UK.
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Pedelecs in urban areas |
The European Cyclist Federation is looking for information from cities about the usage of pedelecs. Given the rapid uptake in pedelec usage, notably in Germany and the Netherlands, and the different types of pedelecs (pedelec=bike, speed pedelec=type approved, electric bike=type approved), it is proving a challenge for national authorities to apply and/or adapt the relevant road regulations.
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Urban freight roadmap launched at ERTRAC 2015 Annual Conference |
ERTRAC's 2015 Annual Conference took place on 3rd March 2015 in Brussels. Infrastructures, urban mobility and freight session led by Ruud Smit of Rijkswaterstaat was one of three key sessions of conference.
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