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WELCOME TO POLIS!Polis in briefPolis is a network of European cities and regions from across Europe, which promotes, supports and advocates innovation in local transport.
LATEST NEWSBelow you will find the latest news about Polis. For more information, please consult our Info Polis newsletter (Members only).
Automated transport systems feature at Passenger Terminal EXPO
A full-day workshop on Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) and Automated People Movers (APM) is taking place at the 2010 Passenger Terminal EXPO in Brussels on 23 March 2010. PRT and APM are already favoured by airports for moving passengers around airports (between terminals and between terminals and local transport hubs) and have been adopted by them in many parts of the world, including the soon to be launched ULTra scheme at Heathrow’s Terminal 5). These innovative transport solutions are also starting to be implemented in urban environments, notably the Riviuum APM scheme near Rotterdam, the soon to be launched PRT system in Masdar (United Arab Emirates) and the APM system to be open to the public in the next year or so. Interest in these systems is growing among urban authorities. PRT and APM is a regular feature of Passenger Terminal EXPO, a major event organised for the airport passenger terminal industry. The 2010 event is dedicating a full day to these innovative transport solutions and has extended the scope to urban environments. The lineup of speakers includes many experts and partners from the CityMobil and CityNetMobil projects, including Polis who will cover the perspective of cities on automated systems. The full day's programme can be downloaded here. For more information, contact: shoadley@polis-online.org or www.passengerterminal-expo.com
Polis welcomes the release of the European Action Plan on Urban MobilityFor several years now, European cities and regions - through the medium of city networks - have called for an ambitious European policy on urban mobility. It is therefore with great pleasure that Polis welcomes the Action Plan, a second landmark after the Green paper towards the definition of the European policy on urban mobility. Polis sees potential in the Action Plan in supporting the development of a new urban mobility culture which includes a shift towards more environmentally friendly modes of transport.
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