INFOPOLIS Newsletter

Editorial

Dear members,

I am proud to announce that the 4th issue of 'Thinking Cities' has been released, featuring an impressive number of Polis members! We produce this magazine in cooperation with publisher H3B. The new issue titled "Planning the thinking city" was launchedat last week's International Transport Forum (ITF) in Leipzig, Germany, where Polis also hosted two side events; one jointly with EMTA about cities and coach transport and one on cutting edge solutions within the framework of the TIDE and SOLUTIONS projects. Read more about both ITF activities in this InfoPolis.

As you will also see in this issue, several funding opportunities are becoming available, with the LIFE call that has just been launched and the INTERREG Europe call which will open later this month. We also offer you a sneak preview of the urban mobility topics in the H2020 2016-2017 work programme.

As usual, finally a reminder to please login to the Polis website as a member to access all information addressed to Polis members only (green headline)! If you do not know your login details, please contact us!

I wish you a pleasant read!

Yours sincerely,
Karen Vancluysen
Secretary General

QUICK NEWS

Polis' and UITP's call to secure EU transport funding published on Euractiv

Moving EU money to Juncker Plan could hurt transport investment, write Alain Flausch (UITP) and Karen Vancluysen (POLIS) on the Euractiv news portal. The story gives great visibility to Polis' position, read it here.

Polis at Velo-city in Nantes

Polis staff is presenting the STARS and PTP Cycle projects this week at the world's largest cycling conference Velo-city hosted by Nantes. Read a recap of the first day.

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Calendar

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Polis Network News

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Polis, EMTA and IRU discuss coach transport in European cities

Polis and EMTA hosted a side event about cities and coach transport at the International Transport Forum (ITF) Summit. European cities such as Budapest and Amsterdam have developed strategies for coach access and routing in answer to the increasing challenges that coach tourism and travel bring. The International Road Union (IRU) presented the views of coach operators.

New issue of "Thinking Cities" released!

"Planning the thinking city" with reference to SUMPs (sustainable urban mobility plans) is the cover theme of the new issue of "Thinking Cities", a magazine published jointly by Polis and H3B media. This fourth issue of "Thinking Cities' has just been released as print and online magazine.

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EFSI – Deal struck in trilogue – No further CEF money available to western countries

The trilogue between the European Parliament and the Council regarding the European Funds for Strategic Investments are now coming to an end with a deal struck between the two institutions even before the plenary vote by the European Parliament scheduled on 24th of June.

European projects

Workshop on challenges & opportunities of road automation for cities

A group of city authorities, public transport organisations and other stakeholders, which are members of the CityMobil2 Reference Group, will meet in Lausanne on 23 June 2015 to talk about the challenges and opportunities of road automation for cities.

RoCK Final Conference invitation

We are pleased to invite you to the RoCK Final Conference 17 June 2015 in Brussels.

News from the institutions

Results of the EU stakeholders consultation regarding the EU urban agenda

On May 27th, the European Commission published its Commission Staff Working Document regarding the results of the public consultation on the key features of an EU urban agenda.

EFSI – Deal struck in trilogue – No further CEF money available to western countries

Funding opportunities and partner search

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Around Europe and beyond

Parking Data Exchange for an European Comparison

The University of Frankfurt is looking for parking data to present at the EPA congress. The EPA congress and Parken 2015 provide the opportunity for networking among experts dealing with parking issues. Prof. Dr.‐Ing. Petra K. Schäfer, Professor for Transport Planning at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, is going to present a comparison concerning the parking situation in Germany of today and ten years ago.

2nd European Conference on SUMP: Registration still open

Titled "Sustainable mobility for everyone", the conference takes place on 16 & 17 June 2015, in Bucharest, Romania. The conference is on its way to become the central European event to learn and network regarding Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs).

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