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Polis in brief

Polis is a network of European cities and regions from across Europe, which promotes, supports and advocates innovation in local transport.

We strive to improve transport at local level, especially in relation to the environment & health, mobility & traffic efficiency, the economic & social aspects of transport and safety & security.  

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LATEST NEWS

Below you will find the latest news about Polis. For more information, please consult our Info Polis newsletter (Members only).

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Next Polis Conference will take place in Dresden on 25 and 26 November 2010

• Book the dates in your agenda!
• Read the press release, view the presentations and the pictures of Polis conference 2009

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CVIS Handbook online!

This document has been written as part of the Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Systems (CVIS) project to raise awareness of the potential of cooperative systems to help tackle urban transport challenges among local authorities and urban planners.

Cooperative systems are systems by which a vehicle communicates wirelessly with another vehicle (V2V – vehicle-to-vehicle communication) or with roadside infrastructure (V2I – vehicle-to-infrastructure communication or I2V – infrastructure to vehicle communication) with the ultimate aim of achieving benefits for many areas of traffic management and road safety.

The 84 page document explains available technologies and example applications for cooperative systems, possible benefits for local authorities, steps for implementation, barriers to implementation and how to overcome them, etc.

Click here to download and view the document (6MB).

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European Commission Conference on urban mobility, Brussels, 24th March

Within the framework of this year's European Union Sustainable Energy Week, the European Commission will organise a Conference on Urban Mobility which will take place at the European Commission's Charlemagne building in Brussels on Wednesday 24 March from 14:30 to 18:00. It is foreseen that this conference will consist of high-level interventions from representatives of the European Commission, the Spanish Presidency, the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions, followed by a lively panel discussion between stakeholder representatives and the audience on the subject of integrated transport, perspectives for public transport, and freight delivery in cities within the context of the Action Plan on Urban Mobility. Further information about the programme and registration can be found here (http://www.eusew.eu).

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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 

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For 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.

Therefore, Polis is happy to support the European Commission in implementing the Action Plan.   [More]