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Three finalists to the European Mobility Week Award!
by European Coordination | 20 January 2012 - 16:25 | 308 visits
From 16 to 22 September 2011, a record 2,268 European towns and cities officially participated in the tenth annual edition of European Mobility Week (EMW) and invited their citizens to a wide range of activities promoting sustainable urban mobility. The 2011 campaign theme – “Alternative Mobility” - aimed at supporting the transition towards a resource-efficient transport system by promoting clean, fuel-efficient modes and human-powered transport. All participating local authorities complying with the criteria of the European Mobility Week Charter were invited to apply for the European Mobility Week Award 2011.
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Vote for the best European multimodal journey planner!
by European Coordination | 5 January 2012 - 09:40 | 198 visits
Although Europe boasts more than 100 different journey planners, not one of them covers all countries and all transport modes. The technology exists and the need is there to give travellers practical tools allowing them to choose how to travel, be it quickly, cheaply or in a way that least affects the environment.
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Participation Report for the EMW 2011 edition
by European Coordination | 22 November 2011 - 09:05 | 281 visits
The European Coordination has just published the Participation Report for the European Mobility Week 2011 edition. This document gives a good overview of the initiative.
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Street painting competing in Austria
by European Coordination | 16 November 2011 - 09:51 | 237 visits
During European Mobility Week 2011 a street painting competing was held in Austrian municipalities. More than 30 municipalities participated and some of them even coloured the streets with permanent colours.
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European Mobility Week & Car Free Day Workshop and Conference for Japanese citizen groups
by European Coordination | 10 November 2011 - 10:36 | 493 visits
"European Mobility Week & Car Free Day Workshop and Conference for Japanese citizen groups”, held at Tokyo on 16 October 2011, attracted 50 audience as citizen groups and specialists for a day of lively discussion and debate.
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Lviv, Ukraine’s Cycling Capital
by European Coordination | 7 October 2011 - 12:30 | 324 visits
Liviv’s European Mobility Week offered a perfect platform for numerous activities to highlight cycling as modern, clean, sustainable and truly European mode of transport –and for the city to promote its ambitious plans of turning Lviv into a Cycling City.
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Oradea, Romania - Another successful Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 28 September 2011 - 15:39 | 397 visits
Oradea’s City council, stakeholders and citizens showed their commitment towards Alternative Mobility during the EMW 201
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Gävle, Sweeden creates a visual message for this year’s EMW
by European Coordination | 22 September 2011 - 16:58 | 893 visits
40 cars, 40 bicycles and a bus with 40 passengers. With this Gävle managed to prove that sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.
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2011 Best Practice Guide
by European Coordination | 22 September 2011 - 15:30 | 557 visits
The 2011 Best Practice Guide has been released. This document has been designed to promote best practice in European cities and towns. It gathers the good examples from eleven cities in Europe.
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Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, enjoys its 10th European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 21 September 2011 - 17:15 | 254 visits
This year’s EMW in Vila Nova de Gaia has been raising awareness on how behavioral change can reduce air and noise pollution and therefore improve life quality within the urban environment. By focusing on alternative mobility, the city intends to make the public more aware of pollution problems caused by the increase of motorized traffic.
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Mobility Week brings attractive benefits for Austrian citizens
by European Coordination | 20 September 2011 - 15:54 | 196 visits
Apart from car free areas, new permanent measures and alternative mobility events this year the Mobility Week offers a lot of direct benefits to the citizens of Mobility Week towns:
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Bologna, Italy launches EMW 2011 under the slogan “Bologna is moving– Let’s move with Bologna!”
by European Coordination | 19 September 2011 - 10:49 | 274 visits
From the 16th to the 22nd of September many events and initiatives will be offered to the citizens of Bologna, with the aim of informing them about the services and opportunities of urban mobility the city offers and of raising their awareness on sustainable transportation.
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Madrid, Spain, Move efficiently, move better around the city!
by European Coordination | 17 September 2011 - 08:48 | 402 visits
Air and noise pollution as well as traffic congestion are a major challenge for Madrid: During EMW 2011, the local authorities will launch a series of activities on the occasion to improve and promote alternative modes of transport in the city.
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Ivanić-Grad, Croatia, in the 2011 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 16 September 2011 - 10:52 | 278 visits
Life in Ivanic Grad this week takes place in the midst of preparations to promote Alternative Mobility for this year’s European Mobility Week.
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Finland will Promote Teleworking during EMW 2011
by European Coordination | 13 September 2011 - 14:33 | 397 visits
In Finland, European Mobility Week kicks off with national Telework Day on 16 September 2011. Since telework is an efficient way of cutting carbon dioxide emissions, the two campaigns were combined.
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Taipei, Taiwan 2011: Ten years of CAR FREE DAY
by European Coordination | 9 September 2011 - 09:00 | 777 visits
For the 10th consecutive year, the city of Taipei hosts the Car Free Day. This is the first city of Taiwan to have ever subscribed to this initiative.
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Toulouse, France: Exciting Initiatives for EMW 2011
by European Coordination | 8 September 2011 - 15:22 | 282 visits
Toulouse engages freight stakeholders during this year’s European Mobility Week
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Budapest, Hungary, Promotes EMW 2011
by European Coordination | 5 September 2011 - 12:15 | 568 visits
Once again, the capital of Hungary gets engaged with the European Mobility Week
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Kristiansand, Norway, will promote Alternative Mobility during this year’s EMW
by European Coordination | 30 August 2011 - 12:35 | 309 visits
The city of Kristiansand will focus on the European Mobility Week theme ”alternative mobility” by encouraging active travel among citizens.
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The International Association of Public Transport supports the EMW 2011!
by European Coordination | 26 August 2011 - 09:03 | 281 visits
UITP’s ambitious aim of doubling the market share of public transport worldwide by 2025 is particularly relevant to the focal theme of EMW2011: "Alternative Mobility"
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Bilbao, Spain, prepares to celebrate the European Mobility Week 2011
by European Coordination | 25 August 2011 - 14:47 | 327 visits
Bilbao EMW 2011: Promoting citizen participation and awareness amongst the youngest
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1035 cities in the 2011 European Mobility Week!
by European Coordination | 24 August 2011 - 16:18 | 469 visits
Four weeks before the launch of the 2011 European Mobility Week, 1035 cities are registered to the initiative and have displayed their programme of activities on the MobilityWeek.eu website.
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Gävle, Sweeden, prepares for the 2011 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 23 August 2011 - 17:08 | 282 visits
Winner of the 2009 Award promotes Alternative Mobility as the citizens’ choice
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Milan, Italy, joins the 2011 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 11 August 2011 - 11:03 | 543 visits
From the 16th to 22nd of September, Milan joins the European Mobility Week 2011
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Chemnitz, Germany, in the 2011 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 9 August 2011 - 16:07 | 332 visits
Within the European Mobility Week 2011 “Alternative Mobility” Chemnitz calls for greater sustainable mobility.
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Ten years of European Mobility Week 2002-2011 brochure
by European Coordination | 26 July 2011 - 10:06 | 1069 visits
Ten years ago, the European Commission invited municipalities across the EU to take action against the threat of climate change and to improve the quality of life for citizens by making cities more pleasant places to live in. This brochure focuses on 22 cities which have featured in the Mobility Week awards in the last ten years.
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Sustainable Mobility Show: Smart Two-Wheels in Brussels
by European Coordination | 20 July 2011 - 16:09 | 484 visits
As part of European Mobility Week, the European Twowheel Retailers’ Association (ETRA) organises on Thursday 22 September in Brussels Smart2Wheels. This twofold event is aimed at making European policymakers better aware of the potential of bicycles and electric 2Wheels to make urban mobility more sustainable.
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Orange bike days in Belgium
by European Coordination | 24 June 2011 - 12:23 | 756 visits
As part of the theme year ‘Smart mobility 2011’, the Netherlands Embassy in Brussels, in cooperation with the consulate in Antwerp, organizes the Orange Bike Days, from the 15th till the 25th of September.
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Almada wins European Mobility Week Award 2010
by European Coordination | 15 March 2011 - 09:46 | 1777 visits
The Portuguese city of Almada has won the 2010 European Mobility Week Award. Almada was judged by an independent panel of mobility experts to have done the most to promote alternatives to the car, and to highlight the positive impact of other means of transport on public health and the environment during European Mobility Week 2010. Murcia in Spain and the Latvian capital Riga were runners-up. The awards were presented by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik at a ceremony in Brussels on 14 March 2011.
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Registrations to the 2011 European Mobility Week are open!
by European Coordination | 11 March 2011 - 10:19 | 1589 visits
The registrations to the 2011 European Mobility Week are open! The registration procedure is the same as previous years: 1. send the signed charter to your national coordinator or to the European coordination, 2. fill in the on-line registration form.
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Almada, Riga and Murcia in the running for European Mobility Week Award 2010
by European Coordination | 9 March 2011 - 11:41 | 971 visits
From 16 to 22 September 2010, a record 2,221 European towns and cities officially participated in the ninth annual edition of European Mobility Week (EMW) and invited their citizens to a wide range of activities promoting sustainable urban mobility. The 2010 campaign theme – “Travel Smarter, Live Better” – was selected as the focal theme in recognition of the detrimental effects that current urban transportation trends have on health, both for citizens and for the towns and cities in which they live. All participating local authorities complying with the criteria of the European Mobility Week Charter were invited to apply for the European Mobility Week Award 2010.
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EMW Award 2010 : finalists and shortlisted cities confirmed
by European Coordination | 27 January 2011 - 17:40 | 2028 visits
On 18 January, the EMW Award Jury met in Brussels to decide on the 10 best applications for the EMW 2010 Award, including three finalists. The winning city will be announced at an official ceremony in the Brussels Atomium on 14 March 2011.
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Video clip for Gävle, Sweden!
by European Coordination | 17 January 2011 - 11:28 | 2122 visits
As part of the award for the winner of the 2010 European Mobility Week Award, a video has been made for Gävle in Sweden to promote its achievements as a champion of sustainable urban transport in Europe.
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2010 Participation report released!
by European Coordination | 12 January 2011 - 11:06 | 707 visits
The participation report is the document gathering all results and statistics from the website. Participation, visits, permanent measures implemented, etc. The 2010 version has been released!
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39 eligible applicants to the European Mobility Week Award
by European Coordination | 14 December 2010 - 10:17 | 695 visits
The European Mobility Week Award will reward activities carried out by local authorities in the framework of the European Mobility Week. Registrations for this year are closed since 10 november 2010. A list of 39 eligible applicants has been released.
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European Mobility Week in Belgrade – Choose to Walk!
by European Coordination | 5 November 2010 - 15:07 | 901 visits
The 13th Belgrade Chipsy Rolerijada has gathered over 3,000 participants from Serbia and abroad. Numerous competitors of various ages were delighted by this year’s novelty – a scooter race, initiated and organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Serbia.
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Apply for the EMW 2010 Award !
by European Coordination | 19 October 2010 - 15:06 | 994 visits
Now that the dust from the past EMW edition has settled, the European Coordination has started to collect and analyse the results of the campaign. Final participation figures show that a record number of 2.221 cities officially participated in this year’s campaign.
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Oradea, Romania, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 27 September 2010 - 10:16 | 1089 visits
On September 16, 2010 the 9th edition of European Mobility Week 2010 started, organized by Oradea City Council, under the motto “Travel Smarter, Live better!”
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Thessaloniki, Greece, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 23 September 2010 - 09:07 | 1123 visits
Within the framework of the European Mobility Week, several public and private bodies have started initiatives and are collaborating on the topic of urban mobility. In Thessaloniki, a series of activities and events aim at sensitising the public and raising awareness on issues and the promotion of public transport and alternative modes of transport.
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Riga, Latvia, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 22 September 2010 - 10:11 | 876 visits
This year in Riga, in the framework of the European Mobility Week, more than twenty different events and activities will be held both in the city centre and in micro-districts. As a result, this year’s EMW celebrations in Riga will be much larger than ever before! This initiative has been celebrated in Riga since it’s beginning in 2002 while action "In Town Without My Car" took place before Riga’s participation in Mobility Week.
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Quito, Ecuador, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 22 September 2010 - 09:47 | 673 visits
This year, the Municipality of Quito decided to launch the Mobility Week and Car Free Day as part of its main policy for a sustainable mobility in the city. In coordination with several organisations, a complete agenda for different groups and sectors has been prepared.
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Burgos, Spain, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 21 September 2010 - 08:57 | 800 visits
During the 2010 European Mobility Week, the City of Burgos will introduce “Super Bus!” to promote the use of public transport among children.
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London, United Kingdom, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 21 September 2010 - 08:51 | 593 visits
The London Borough of Hackney is encouraging residents to “Travel Smarter, Live Better” during this year’s European Mobility Week. Active travel like walking and cycling has many associated health benefits and contributes to reaching the Chief Medical Officer’s recommended level physical activity.
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Sofia, Bulgaria, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 20 September 2010 - 10:26 | 949 visits
With an extensive programme and with much enthusiasm, Sofia will join the European Mobility Week for the first time as an actively participating city. Thanks to a collective effort, local authorities and non-governmental organisations will launch the annual celebration of EMW.
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Dublin, Ireland, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 17 September 2010 - 14:51 | 820 visits
Two out of three Europeans live in an urban environment. Mobility Week is an initiative to promote sustainable modes of travel and improvement of the urban environment.
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Provincia di Roma, Italy in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 17 September 2010 - 14:23 | 727 visits
Travel smarter, live better in the Province of Rome. The opening press conference by the Province of Rome will be held on the 14th of September, in Palazzo Valentini, Rome, at 11:00 a.m.
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Krakow, Poland, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 17 September 2010 - 14:02 | 643 visits
In 2010 the City of Krakow joins again the European Mobility Week and Car Free Day campaigns. As part of these events, a variety of activities will be organised in Krakow, addressing all social groups, from kindergarten pupils to adult inhabitants, through secondary school children.
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Brussels, Belgium in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 16 September 2010 - 10:40 | 856 visits
On Car Free Sunday 19th of September, the Brussels Region, including the City of Brussels, will be closed to traffic. As part of this European Mobility Week event, several activities will be organised by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP).
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Montréal, Canada: In Town Without My Car, All Week Long!
by European Coordination | 16 September 2010 - 09:53 | 546 visits
From the 20th to the 24th of September, the 8th edition of In Town Without My Car will be organised in Montreal by the Agence Métropolitaine de Transport.
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Dublin, Ireland, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 15 September 2010 - 21:17 | 700 visits
As part of the European Mobility Week, Dublin City Council will be organising a number of events including cycling activities with pedal-electric bikes.
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Chemnitz, Germany, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 14 September 2010 - 09:49 | 544 visits
This year, the City of Chemnitz will also join in the European Mobility Week. According to the theme "Travel Smarter, Live Better”, many initiatives will be organised from the 16th to the 22nd of September 2010 in the entire city.
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Belgrad, Serbia, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 13 September 2010 - 12:51 | 793 visits
As part of the European Mobility Week, the 2010 Chipsy Belgrade Rollerblade Race will be launched on Sunday, the 19th of September in Belgrade.
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1455 cities in the European Mobility Week 2010!
by European Coordination | 13 September 2010 - 12:38 | 716 visits
3 days before the launch of the European Mobility Week 2010, 1455 cities are registered to the initiative and have display their programme of activities on the MobilityWeek.eu website.
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Biking is Green: Electric and Clean Mobility
by European Coordination | 10 September 2010 - 14:37 | 782 visits
Exhibition & Demonstration on the Esplanade of the European Parliament(EP) on Thursday 16 September 2010 from 9 am till 6 pm co-organised by the EP Mobility Unit, Green EFA in EP and the European Trade Association for Bicycle Dealers (ETRA). The European Mobility Week Coordination will be present with a stand.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the European Mobility Week 2010.
by European Coordination | 9 September 2010 - 17:14 | 553 visits
The city of Buenos Aires is preparing to hold events to promote sustainable mobility between 16th and 22nd of September 2010. This year, an important group of NGOs will be the star of various activities, some with the participation of local and national authorities.
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Ivanić-Grad, Croatia: Big efforts in a small city
by European Coordination | 8 September 2010 - 12:13 | 486 visits
The City of Ivanic Grad (Croatia) was one of the finalists of the EMW Award 2009. The city has less than 50,000 inhabitants, but despite its small size, the citizens, local authorities, NGOs and local businesses all collaborated to successfully organise and implement programmes under the 2009 theme of Improving City Climates.
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Gävle, Sweden, in the 2010 European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 7 September 2010 - 17:00 | 597 visits
Last year, Gävle won the 2009 European Mobility Week Award. This year, the City is taking part to the European event for the sixth time.
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1006 cities in the European Mobility Week 2010!
by European Coordination | 6 September 2010 - 09:41 | 677 visits
10 days before the launch of the European Mobility Week 2010, 1006 cities are registered to the initiative and have display their programme of activities on the MobilityWeek.eu website.
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European Mobility Week in Brno (CZ)
by European Coordination | 3 September 2010 - 11:01 | 670 visits
From the 16th to the 22nd of September, Brno will organise the European Mobility Week with the aim to emphasis healthy movement in the city through various activities.
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2010 Best Practice Guide
by European Coordination | 2 September 2010 - 12:38 | 1193 visits
The 2010 Best Practice Guide has been released. This document has been designed to promote best practice in European cities and towns. It gathers the good examples in 11 eleven cities in Europe.
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EMW Press Pack has been released!
by European Coordination | 1 September 2010 - 10:49 | 580 visits
The European Mobility Week Press Pack is available to download in the Press Corner section of the website.
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European Mobility Week in Sevilla (ES)
by European Coordination | 31 August 2010 - 10:12 | 654 visits
The European Mobility Week of 2010 motto “Travel Smarter, Life Better!” fully embraces the principles which have driven the latest mobility policies developed by the Seville Council.
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Already 776 cities in the European Mobility Week 2010!
by European Coordination | 25 August 2010 - 10:16 | 608 visits
22 days before the launch of the European Mobility Week 2010, 776 cities are registered to the initiative and have display their programme of activities on the MobilityWeek.eu website.
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European Mobility Week 2010 in Bologna, Italy
by European Coordination | 19 August 2010 - 09:29 | 881 visits
In 2010, the Municipality of Bologna will join the European Mobility Week for yet another year. From the 16th to the 22nd of September, many initiatives and events will promote sustainable mobility and present plans to the citizens.
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Release of the handbook 2010
by European Coordination | 22 July 2010 - 09:16 | 962 visits
The European Coordination for the European Mobility Week has just published the new version of the last Evaluation Brochure. Please feel free to download the document from this website.
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Release of the Evaluation Brochure 2009
by European Coordination | 8 July 2010 - 09:08 | 618 visits
The European Coordination for the European Mobility Week has just published the new version of the last Evaluation Brochure. Please feel free to download the document from this website.
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Release of the Evaluation Brochure 2008
by European Coordination | 17 June 2010 - 16:49 | 494 visits
The European Coordination for the European Mobility Week has just published the new version of the last Evaluation Brochure. Please feel free to download the document from this website.
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Release of the Thematic Guidelines 2010
by European Coordination | 19 May 2010 - 16:44 | 603 visits
The European Coordination for the European Mobility Week has just published the new version of the Thematic Guidelines 2010. Please feel free to download the document from this website.
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Gävle, Sweden, wins European Mobility Week Award!
by European Coordination | 25 March 2010 - 11:05 | 1955 visits
Gävle has won the 2009 European Mobility Week Award. The Swedish coastal city was judged by an independent panel of experts to have done the most to promote clean mobility initiatives during European Mobility Week 2009. León in Spain and the Croatian city of Ivanić-Grad were runners-up. The awards were presented by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik at a ceremony in Brussels last night.
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Three finalists to the European Mobility Award!
by European Coordination | 23 February 2010 - 15:00 | 1089 visits
The European Coordination has the pleasure of announcing the eleven European local authorities shortlisted for the European Mobility Week Award 2009!
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New deadline for the PEWTA Awards applications: 8 February!
by European Coordination | 29 January 2010 - 14:23 | 749 visits
Gain EU-wide recognition for your Workplace Mobility Plan! The Pan-European Workplace Travel Award is organised in a partnership between EPOMM, the European Platform on Mobility Management, and COMMERCE. It was designed to recognise efforts in implementing workplace mobility plans (or travel plans, depending on terminology).
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Commission launches search for European Green Capitals 2012 and 2013
by European Coordination | 13 January 2010 - 11:50 | 1134 visits
The search has already begun to find the cities that will become the next European Green Capitals. The prestigious European Green Capital Award recognises cities that are at the forefront of environmentally-friendly urban living.
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Record number of cities take part in EMW 2009!
by European Coordination | 23 October 2009 - 14:45 | 471 visits
Despite the financial crisis and the budget cutbacks that many towns and cities in Europe are currently facing, there were 2,175 online registrations for EMW 2009 from some 39 countries, narrowly beating the record of 2,102 registrations previously set in 2008.
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Leave your car at home - says Housewives Association from Arenas de San Pedro (ES)
by European Coordination | 23 October 2009 - 12:06 | 539 visits
Together with the expansion of large shopping centres, new kinds of transportation problems have arisen. Overloaded parking lots and huge road traffic around main shopping areas are characteristic not only for large municipalities, but also for smaller towns. Having this in mind, members of Triste Condesa Housewives Association from the Spanish municipality of Arenas de San Pedro decided to take matters into their own hands and encourage other inhabitants of their city to do their shopping in a more eco-friendly way !
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Cycling events in Budapest, Rome and Stockholm
by European Coordination | 7 October 2009 - 15:14 | 594 visits
Let your voice be heard in the climate change debate: The European Cyclists’ Federation and bicycle users from Budapest, Rome and Stockholm show you how to make it possible!
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A green highway this year between Norway and Sweden!
by European Coordination | 28 September 2009 - 09:20 | 739 visits
Sundsvall-Östersund and Trondheim municipalities collaborate in three areas which may contribute to a positive development within the municipalities. Green Highway and the electric car project is one part in the effort to develop the infrastructure and valid communications.
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Zagreb
by European Coordination | 10 September 2009 - 14:15 | 472 visits
The City of Zagreb will mark this year’s Mobility Week named Improving City Climates with an array of activities at different locations in the city, but the Bundek Lake area will be the centre of interest.
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Latest press release
by European Coordination | 9 September 2009 - 14:05 | 436 visits
Latest press release from the European Coordination
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Bologna
by European Coordination | 7 September 2009 - 10:55 | 553 visits
Also this year the Municipality of Bologna joins in the European Mobility Week, that will see the realization of initiatives and events in the whole city from the 16th to the 22nd of September 2009, with the purpose of promoting sustainable mobility modalities and presenting to the citizenship provisions and plans in the pipeline.
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Almada
by European Coordination | 7 September 2009 - 09:40 | 633 visits
The European Mobility Week and Car Free Day 2009 in Almada will be organized again in partnership with the Local Energy Management Agency, and the active participation and involvement of dozens of local different entities such as transport operators, schools, NGO’s, cultural, sportive and youth associations, etc.
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Brussels
by European Coordination | 7 September 2009 - 09:20 | 515 visits
Brussels is inviting its residents and visitors to explore another kind of mobility this year.
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Bratislava
by European Coordination | 7 September 2009 - 08:55 | 492 visits
This year, Bratislava will rejoin the European Mobility Week. EMW will be held on September 16 – 22, with the main focus, as usual, on the Car Free Day (9/22/09). The theme of this EMW is „Improving City Climates“.
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Nantes
by European Coordination | 3 September 2009 - 09:20 | 509 visits
Since 2001, Nantes Métropole has been organizing the European Mobility Week on its territory. For Nantes Métropole, this week is the opportunity for inhabitants to get information on environemental means of transport, but above all, a moment to help them to change their habits for the benefit of more virtuous practices.
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Rome
by European Coordination | 31 August 2009 - 11:56 | 490 visits
“Waiting for the EMW”
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Seoul
by European Coordination | 27 August 2009 - 10:25 | 499 visits
Seoul, the capital city of the Republic of Korea, has been participating in Car Free Day since 2006. To be in line with the European Mobility Week, Seoul has organized various activities for Car Free Day on 22, September 2008 under the theme Clean Air for All Citizen.
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Zurich
by European Coordination | 27 August 2009 - 09:30 | 489 visits
Zurich Multimobil 2009 - "In town, without my car!"
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European Mobility week 2009 in Cologne
by European Coordination | 26 August 2009 - 17:10 | 419 visits
The European Mobility Week has got the topic “Improving City Climates!“ this year. Within the European Mobility Week the “Autofreier Sonntag” happens in Cologne at 20th September 2009. Cologne’s most important North-South route Rheinuferstraße will be closed in a length of 2,5 kilometres until 7 p. m.
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European Mobility week 2009 in Montréal
by European Coordination | 26 August 2009 - 16:50 | 450 visits
In the greater Montréal area, transportation is responsible for 47% of greenhouse gas emissions and 10% of respiratory diseases.
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Krakow
by European Coordination | 26 August 2009 - 16:15 | 437 visits
In 2009 the City of Krakow joined for the eight time the campaign of the European Mobility Week (EMW) and the European Car Free Day (ECFD).
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Koprivnica
by European Coordination | 26 August 2009 - 15:05 | 633 visits
Winner of EMW Award 2008 for its outstanding achievements during EMW 2007 and previous editions, the Croatian city of Koprivnica is once again organizing an impressive array of activities confirming long-term sustainable transport policies of the town administration.
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European Mobility Week 2009 in the City of Luxembourg
by European Coordination | 26 August 2009 - 09:50 | 493 visits
Program of the City of Luxembourg
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Sevilla
by European Coordination | 25 August 2009 - 11:55 | 501 visits
The deep conviction that the chosen path is the best guarantee to a higher quality of life for citizens and the development of a sustainable city, Sevilla found an appropriate framework of expression in the European Week of Mobility (EWM), as a means to disseminate these ideas among the Sevillians.
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Access funding for small-scale transport projects!
by European Coordination | 15 July 2009 - 10:45 | 509 visits
Funding opportunities for small-scale projects is now available through a dedicated ‘CIVITAS Activity Fund’. The fund seeks to enable the exchange and/or transfer of experiences between CIVITAS Cities and other cities interested in CIVITAS’ integrated approach to sustainable mobility.
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Best Practice Guide 2009 released!
by European Coordination | 22 June 2009 - 16:35 | 464 visits
The European Coordination finalised the European Mobility Week Best practice guide during the summer.
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Mobility Week Brief n°17 has been released!
by European Coordination | 22 May 2009 - 16:45 | 432 visits
The European Mobility Week Brief n°17 has been released.
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Promotion of the European Mobility Week at Velo-City in Brussels
by European Coordination | 22 May 2009 - 09:40 | 501 visits
From 12 to 15 May, the European Coordination actively promoted the 2009 edition of European Mobility Week at Velo-City in Brussels - the biggest bi-annual cycling conference in the world - and at the European Conference on Mobility Management in San Sebastian.
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Last publications on-line!
by European Coordination | 13 May 2009 - 08:10 | 412 visits
The last publications of the European Coordination have been fully released.
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Final report and best practice 2008 from Spain
by European Coordination | 7 April 2009 - 14:45 | 452 visits
The Spanish national coordination provides us with two interesting documents in English about the European Mobility Week in Spain.
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Mobility Week communication tools 2009 are on-line!
by European Coordination | 31 March 2009 - 14:20 | 436 visits
The Communications tools for the Mobility Week 2009 have been published in English and French.
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Almada, Budapest and Zagreb video presentations for the European Mobility Week Award
by European Coordination | 11 March 2009 - 08:40 | 499 visits
Videos presentations of the three finalists for the European Mobility Week Award
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European Mobility Week Workshop in Brussels!
by European Coordination | 26 February 2009 - 14:51 | 518 visits
A European Mobility Week Workshop was held on Tuesday 24th February in Brussels gathering about 100 persons. The goal of this workshop was to exchange experiences between the different stakeholders of the European Mobility Week organisation: European partners, national coordinations and cities and towns of all around Europe.
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Hamburg - European Green Capital 2011
by European Coordination | 25 February 2009 - 11:35 | 1168 visits
Hamburg seeks green answers to metropolitan challenges and, has innovative ideas on how to share experience and best practice as the European Green Capital of 2011.
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European Mobility Week 2009 in Budapest
by European Coordination | 25 February 2009 - 10:25 | 454 visits
This year’s programs of the weekdays will try to make EMW well-known among citizens and harmonise with the slogan: ‘Improving City Climates!’
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European Mobility Week Award Ceremony in video!
by European Coordination | 24 February 2009 - 17:30 | 386 visits
European Mobility Week Award Ceremony on 23rd February 2009 (Brussels).
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Stockholm - European Green Capital 2010
by European Coordination | 24 February 2009 - 10:50 | 567 visits
The Swedish capital - which will be the first European Green Capital in 2010 - has the ambitious target of saying goodbye to fossils by 2050
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Budapest wins European Mobility Week Award!
by European Coordination | 23 February 2009 - 16:37 | 587 visits
Budapest today won the European Mobility Week Award. The Hungarian capital was judged by an independent panel of experts to have done the most to raise public awareness of air pollution from traffic and promote cleaner alternatives during European Mobility Week Almada in Portugal and Zagreb, the Croatian capital, were runners-up.
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European Mobility Week Award
by European Coordination | 12 February 2009 - 16:55 | 553 visits
From 16 to 22 September 2008, thousands of European towns and cities participated in the seventh European Mobility Week (EMW) and invited their citizens to a wide range of activities promoting sustainable mobility.
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Interactive Workshop: "Keys to making European Mobility Week a success"
by European Coordination | 4 February 2009 - 15:05 | 470 visits
On 24 February in Brussels the Workshop "Keys to making European Mobility Week a success" will be organised by the European Commission with Eurocities and will feature both speed networking sessions and training sessions.
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European Green Capital Awards Ceremony 2009
by European Coordination | 4 February 2009 - 08:35 | 515 visits
A record number of 66 cities submitted an application for the European Mobility Week (EMW) Award 2009. The Award jury, which met on 16 December 2008 in Brussels, has selected the ten best applications, including three finalists.
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Mobility Week Brief n°16 has been released!
by European Coordination | 28 January 2009 - 09:20 | 428 visits
The European Mobility Week Brief n°16 has been released.
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DG TREN Call for proposals for actions in the field of urban mobility
by European Coordination | 13 January 2009 - 14:25 | 523 visits
The European Commission intends to award grants to actions in support of the development of sustainable mobility policy for urban agglomerations.
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Sky Sports London Freewheel 2008
by European Coordination | 29 September 2008 - 12:25 | 518 visits
London, on 21st September 2008.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Buenos Aires
by European Coordination | 22 September 2008 - 09:06 | 413 visits
Take a look at what will be going on in the Argentinian capital during this year’s Mobility Week!
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Ljubljana
by European Coordination | 19 September 2008 - 09:20 | 537 visits
This year, Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, is participating for the ninth time in the European city project European Mobility Week, which runs from 16 to 22 September, including Car Free Day on 22 September, with a central theme of Clean Air for All.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Riga
by European Coordination | 18 September 2008 - 17:15 | 500 visits
From September 15 till September 20 in Riga will be organized several activities within the European Mobility Week. The theme for this year is „Fresh air for all – a dream or real possibility!”
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“Fête des Transports et de la Mobilité Durables” in Paris – the launch event of the Mobility Week 2008
by European Coordination | 18 September 2008 - 15:25 | 477 visits
On Friday 12 September, the 7th edition of the European Mobility Week (EMW) was officially launched at the opening of the “Fête des Transports et de la Mobilité Durables” in Paris.
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Video Clip for the promotion of the European Mobility Week 2008
by European Coordination | 17 September 2008 - 12:25 | 432 visits
Take a look at the latest videos promoting the campaign.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Berlin
by European Coordination | 15 September 2008 - 15:18 | 423 visits
« Saubere Luft für alle » (Healthy air for everybody) is the name of the mobility week in Berlin and the objective aimed by the local authorities: to reach a real improvement of the air quality.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Glasgow
by European Coordination | 15 September 2008 - 15:14 | 442 visits
Since 2003 the City of Glasgow has participated in the European mobility week. Two main activities are proposed this week on top of the Glasgow City Council Bicycle Users Group Inaugural Meeting which will happen on Friday September 12th.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Swansea
by European Coordination | 15 September 2008 - 14:55 | 438 visits
In order to promote sustainable travel modes and highlight the necessity for changes in urban travel patterns, and in particular the need to cut private car use, the City and County of Swansea is supporting again the European mobility week through its partnership with The Swansea Bay Alternative Travel Forum.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Budapest
by European Coordination | 12 September 2008 - 08:58 | 518 visits
The European Mobility Week has been organised to show the ways of sustainable urban mobility in the Hungarian Capital since 2002 between 16-22 of September. Municipalities, public transport service companies, NGOs and the other stakeholders can popularise their policies and practices during this week.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Lausanne
by European Coordination | 12 September 2008 - 08:55 | 417 visits
The City of Lausanne takes an active part in the European Mobility Week 2008 with many actions. Exhibition, pedestrian areas, children activities,... are organized throughout the week “Hâte toi autrement”.
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European Mobility Week in 2008 in Quito
by European Coordination | 9 September 2008 - 10:20 | 444 visits
Quito, Capital City of Equator, organizes its third edition of the Mobility Week. 11.2 Km. of cycling path had been built along the longitudinal axis of the city, with parking facilities.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Rome
by European Coordination | 9 September 2008 - 09:00 | 421 visits
The Provincia di Roma participates this year to the European Mobility Week.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Nantes
by European Coordination | 8 September 2008 - 09:30 | 506 visits
After four years participation to the European Mobility Week, Nantes and its surrounding municipalities will organize number of actions aimed at promoting car alternative transportation.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Luxemburg
by European Coordination | 17 August 2008 - 09:15 | 498 visits
The European Mobility Week is, for the City of Luxemburg, the opportunity to introduce new « mobility instruments » to the citizen and visitors of the city, and to inform and increase public awareness on the importance of a sustainable and responsible mobility.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Montreal
by European Coordination | 30 July 2008 - 10:23 | 480 visits
This year again, the City of Montreal will participate to the event ’In town without my car’. The theme of the event will be: Homage to the companies that walk.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Zagreb
by European Coordination | 29 July 2008 - 14:00 | 484 visits
The City of Zagreb has been very active in the way of sustainable mobility and has been implementing several permanent measures:
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European Mobility Week 2008 in London, Islington
by European Coordination | 29 July 2008 - 11:30 | 433 visits
The London Borough of Islington is planning to shut down part of Liverpool Road on Saturday 20th September in the south of the borough to hold the event "Screen on the Street".
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City biking and European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 29 July 2008 - 09:10 | 427 visits
City biking is the action in Germany developed by the Climate Alliance for the European Mobility Week for the year 2008. Matching with the main topic "Clean air for all" the action serves the zero-emission-vehicle bicycle in the local city transport. Biking is active climate protection.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Zürich
by European Coordination | 24 July 2008 - 14:40 | 437 visits
The main activity of the City of Zürich is a one day-event called „Zurich Multimobil“, taking place on Sunday, September 28. A big part of Zurich’s city centre will be reserved for this event and no cars will be allowed in this area.
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The Commission’s package on ’Greening Transport’
by European Coordination | 21 July 2008 - 16:03 | 464 visits

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European Mobility Week 2008 in Brussels
by European Coordination | 10 July 2008 - 11:30 | 454 visits
For the 2008 edition of Car Free Day, the Brussels-Capital Region will once more dedicate 160 km2 to sustainable mobility. With the STIB public transport network free of charge, citizens will get the perfect opportunity to test and combine several means of transport: bus, metro, walk, roller-skate, bike, …
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Reykjavik
by European Coordination | 9 July 2008 - 10:40 | 452 visits
Besides a full week action in the frame of the European Mobility Week 2008 the City of Reykjavik is planning to open various bike paths around the city and to implement a travel plan for Reykjavik city´s employees.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Prague
by European Coordination | 9 July 2008 - 09:30 | 392 visits
European Mobility Week became a traditional event highly appreciated by the public in the City of Prague . A programme is planned in cooperation with public transport organisations, NGOs and public institutions in the field of urban mobility.
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Sustainable Mobility developments in Central and South America!
by European Coordination | 10 June 2008 - 11:33 | 499 visits
Major developments in the field of sustainable mobility are occuring in Central and South America. Take a look at two videos presenting projects carried out in Columbia and Mexico!
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European Green Capital Award launched!
by European Coordination | 23 May 2008 - 11:19 | 627 visits
A new annual European Green Capital Award, to be given each year to a city that is leading the way with environmentally friendly urban living, was launched on 22nd May 2008 and the online application process is now open for 2010 and 2011.
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Another "Sunday without car" in Brussels!
by European Coordination | 19 May 2008 - 17:30 | 573 visits
Another "Sunday without car" has been organised in Brussels on May 11th in the area within the Brussels’ small ring (4,25km²).
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First Asian Forum in May 2008!
by European Coordination | 29 April 2008 - 07:30 | 2256 visits
The European Coordination is very pleased to inform you that the first Asian Forum on Car Free Day and Mobility Week will be held in Yokohama, Japan on 29 and 30th May 2008.
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Mobility Week Brief n°15 has been released!
by European Coordination | 10 April 2008 - 06:55 | 395 visits
The European Mobility Week Brief n°15 has been released. You can download freely on our website.
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Registrations for the Mobility Week 2008 are open!
by European Coordination | 1 April 2008 - 06:54 | 758 visits
We are very happy to announce that the registrations to the European Mobility Week 2008 are officially open!
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Communication aids and tools 2008 released!
by European Coordination | 19 March 2008 - 06:55 | 618 visits
We are pleased to announce you that all Communication aids and tools 2008 have been released except the Handbook that should be available during April.
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Coordination meeting on 14 & 15 February!
by European Coordination | 22 February 2008 - 14:25 | 612 visits
Few days ago, a coordination meeting for the campaign was held in Brussels.
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European Mobility Week 2008 in Dublin
by European Coordination | 15 February 2008 - 15:11 | 516 visits
Take a look on the impressive list of activities organized this year in the Irish capital!
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Koprivnica, Croatia, winner of the EMW Award 2008
by European Coordination | 14 February 2008 - 21:19 | 569 visits
The City of Koprivnica has been awarded with the European Mobility Week Award 2008 for its outstanding achievements during EMW 2007 and previous editions.
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Three nominees for the EMW Award 2008
by European Coordination | 11 February 2008 - 15:09 | 426 visits
Congratulations to three cities, nominated for the European Mobility Week Award 2008!
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European Mobility Week Award 2008
by European Coordination | 31 January 2008 - 17:04 | 460 visits
The European Mobility Week jury met on Monday 21 January 2008 and assessed all applications carefully. A winner has been selected and it will be rewarded with its prize at the EMW Award Ceremony that will be held on 13 February 2008 in Brussels.
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EU Sustainable Energy Week 2008, Brussels, 28 January 2008 – 1 February 2008
by European Coordination | 18 January 2008 - 11:45 | 530 visits
The second EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) will take place in Brussels, Belgium, and in other cities across Europe from Monday 28 January to Friday 1 February, 2008.
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Mobility Week Award 2008: Next step!
by European Coordination | 14 January 2008 - 12:53 | 488 visits
All applications of European cities that have participated to the European Mobility Week 2007 and that wish to take part in the Mobility Week Award 2008 have been received.
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Mobility Week European Worshop 2008
by European Coordination | 8 January 2008 - 18:15 | 403 visits

Changing for the better! Mobility management initiatives promoted by the European Mobility Week campaign

Centre Albert Borschette, Brussels, Belgium on 13-14 February 2008.


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Mobility Week European Worshop: Changing for the better!
by European Coordination | 20 December 2007 - 18:00 | 529 visits
Mobility management initiatives promoted by The European Mobility Week campaign.
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Coordination meeting on 15 & 16 November!
by European Coordination | 19 November 2007 - 11:45 | 640 visits
A proper time to make a point on the European Mobility Week 2007.
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A couple of figures for the Mobility Week 2007
by European Coordination | 23 October 2007 - 14:50 | 430 visits
2015 cities and towns from 35 countries have participated to the Mobility Week 2007. 24 358 visitors on the Website for the month of September.
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Video clip for the promotion of the European Mobility Week
by European Coordination | 8 October 2007 - 12:39 | 456 visits
The European Commission (DG ENV) has published a video clip for ensuring the promotion of the European Mobility Week throughout Europe. Please find hereby in English and French.
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Green Paper on Urban Transport
by European Coordination | 30 September 2007 - 17:45 | 463 visits
"Towards a new culture for urban mobility” is the title of the European Commission’s new Green Paper on urban transport.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Buenos Aires
by European Coordination | 21 September 2007 - 07:25 | 402 visits
During the Mobility Week 2007 the Ministry of Environment has organized activities with different social actors and in different districts to extend the interest of the inhabitants of the City of Buenos Aires on the theme “Streets for people”.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Lisbon
by European Coordination | 14 September 2007 - 17:31 | 397 visits
The City of Lisbon is going to participate in the European Mobility Week 2007 with a full week program. A "Zero Tolerance" campaign is already taking place during the whole week and onwards.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Geneva
by European Coordination | 13 September 2007 - 12:20 | 781 visits
La Ville de Genève organise, pour la sixième fois consécutive, la Semaine européenne de la mobilité du 16 au 22 septembre, comme d’autre villes en Europe.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Copenhagen
by European Coordination | 10 September 2007 - 12:25 | 457 visits
During the Environmental festival in September 2007 ideas for traffic tests presented by local groups will be implemented in twelve locations throughout the City.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Berlin
by European Coordination | 30 August 2007 - 10:55 | 397 visits
Berlin prepared events for all days of the week.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Zürich
by European Coordination | 29 August 2007 - 11:15 | 492 visits
“Zürich multimobil” will take place on 23rd of September 2007. It’s an event organized by the City of Zürich, Switzerland, which aims at pointing out the needs of our environment.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in London
by European Coordination | 29 August 2007 - 09:55 | 488 visits
European Mobility Week 2007 in London
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Ljubljana
by European Coordination | 29 August 2007 - 09:45 | 404 visits
The City of Ljubljana in Slovenia is organising the European Mobility Week 2007 on the theme: «Streets for people». The Mayor of the City of Ljubljana, Mr Zoran Janković, nominated a special Board for these activities, headed by Deputy Mayor of the City of Ljubljana, Mr Jani Möderndorfer.
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Best Practice Guide released!
by European Coordination | 27 August 2007 - 09:30 | 501 visits
The European Coordination finalised the European Mobility Week Best practice guide during the summer. It gathers 14 best practice from all over Europe:
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2 more languages for the on-line registration procedure
by European Coordination | 23 August 2007 - 10:25 | 483 visits
On the European Mobility Week Website, the on-line registration form and the partners section have their own translation system.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Brussels
by European Coordination | 22 August 2007 - 09:50 | 468 visits
Invitation to take the roller blades and bicycles out of the cellar on 23 September 2007, when the 6th edition of the Car Free Day will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Vilnius
by European Coordination | 21 August 2007 - 09:33 | 468 visits
The City of Vilnius in Lithuania participate for the sixth times in the European Mobility Week.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Rome
by European Coordination | 20 August 2007 - 09:50 | 423 visits
As regards to the statement approved from the Town Council on 3rd August 2007, the Town of Rome in Italy expresses its formal adhesion to the European Week without cars: All the Municipalities have been invited to participate with their own initiatives, in particular fostering the pedestrianisation of streets or significant street areas, according to the establishement of future permanent car-free areas.
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Car Free Day 2007 in Helsinki
by European Coordination | 17 August 2007 - 14:45 | 450 visits
The City of Helsinki organize the Car Free Day-campaign on 22 September.
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Car Free Day 2007 in Montréal
by European Coordination | 16 August 2007 - 08:50 | 520 visits
Au Québec, 38 % des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) proviennent du secteur des transports.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Oslo
by European Coordination | 14 August 2007 - 16:50 | 562 visits
The programme is not finalized yet but some key activities for the Mobility week are already set up:
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Prague
by European Coordination | 10 August 2007 - 08:10 | 495 visits
Not all details are yet available for the programme of the City of Prague for the European Mobility Week. It should be finalised very soon.
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European Mobility Week 2007 in Budapest
by European Coordination | 6 August 2007 - 08:20 | 504 visits
The City of Budapest will organize the European Mobility Week and the different events will be harmonised with the slogan of EMW: „STREETS FOR PEOPLE!” The Theme Days will follow this idea.
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369 cities involved on 3 August!
by European Coordination | 3 August 2007 - 10:15 | 590 visits
369 cities are registered in the European Mobility Week on 3 August 2007 which is normal at this stage of the Campaign. We wait for a great amount of participating cities this year as last year the Campaign reached the number of 1322 participating cities and towns.
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Announcement 2007, press release
by European Coordination | 1 August 2007 - 15:35 | 429 visits
From 16 to 22 September 2007, hundreds of European cities are going to participate in the sixth edition of the European Mobility Week (EMW) and invite their citizens to a wide range of activities dedicated to the promotion of sustainable mobility.
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BOLOGNA: A bottom-up approach for an integrated mobility plan at local level
by European Coordination | 31 July 2007 - 08:55 | 501 visits
European Mobility Week in Bologna in Italy saw the launch of several mobility management projects mainly focusing on new access modalities and cycling facilities as well as the introduction of new energy-efficient buses.
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Mobility Week in Wikipedia!
by European Coordination | 30 July 2007 - 10:05 | 543 visits
The European Mobility Week is now in Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. An article describing the initiative in English is available for the promotion of the Mobility Week. Please feel free to complete it or translate it in your Wikipedia language version.
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ÉVORA: Safe commuting to school
by European Coordination | 26 July 2007 - 08:55 | 455 visits
The City of Évora in Portugal launched the project “Safe Commuting to school” during European Mobility Week. This project will be developed along the full school year, involving as sociations, police and the whole school community in general, with the objective to discuss home-school mobility plans for each school individually.
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GENEVA: The Street is Yours!
by European Coordination | 26 July 2007 - 08:55 | 454 visits
For European Mobility Week 2005, the City of Geneva in Switzerland organised several well attended public debates on sustainable mobility, accessibility and health concerns, raising awareness of citizens on challenges faced by the city.
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SAN SEBASTIAN: Redesigning the city
by European Coordination | 25 July 2007 - 08:55 | 465 visits
The City of San Sebastian in Spain (Basque Country) entered a large programme for developing the cycling culture in the city together with the creation of a new cycling network.
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COPENHAGEN: Traffic experiments for a more liveable city
by European Coordination | 24 July 2007 - 09:55 | 554 visits
The main objective of the City of Copenhagen for the European Mobility Week 2005 was to test 15 traffic experiments in various neighbourhoods - including for example the elaboration of a new traffic plan for the Mimergade area in connection with urban renovation.
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ELBLAG: Modernising public transport in a more comfortable and ecological way
by European Coordination | 24 July 2007 - 08:55 | 450 visits
Decreasing traffic volumes and improving air quality were the main objectives for European Mobility Week in Elblag, Poland. The programme for modernising the public transport induced positive effects such as increasing public transport use and decongesting the town centre.
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LJUBLJANA: Using alternative fuel for city buses
by European Coordination | 20 July 2007 - 09:25 | 527 visits
The Environmental Protection Office in Ljubljana in Slovenia monitored the results of the annual European Mobility Week and determined that short-term measures were not reaching the desired results of reducing pollution or congestion. The City then favours the introduction of long term measures and informative campaigns.
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HELSINKI: Innovative technologies to purchase public transport tickets
by European Coordination | 18 July 2007 - 09:15 | 633 visits
Since 2001, the City of Helsinki in Finland offered its citizens the chance to buy public transport tickets by sending a text message (SMS) from their mobile phone. Since then, the use of the mobile phone tickets has expanded to cover most means of public transport in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, except for certain bus lines. The purchase of tickets was simplified during the ‘In Town Without My Car’ day in 2006.
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Mobility Week on YouTube!
by European Coordination | 16 July 2007 - 09:17 | 465 visits
The European Mobility Week is on YouTube, a community Website for video sharing. The objective is to gather videos about the event. Already 17 video clips show the Mobility Week in practice.
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VÖCKLABRUCK: Promoting cycling
by European Coordination | 12 July 2007 - 09:20 | 435 visits
Vöcklabruck in Austria participated in European Mobility Week for several years now.
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KOPRIVNICA: Long term strategies for sustainable mobility
by European Coordination | 11 July 2007 - 09:05 | 477 visits
The City of Koprivnica in Croatia, a small but committed town in Croatia, is engaged in a four-year strategy for reducing architectural barriers for children, disabled people and elderly, giving accessibility a high emphasis.
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BUDAPEST: 110,000 visitors on the car-free day
by European Coordination | 10 July 2007 - 10:15 | 533 visits
“The European Mobility Week is a success story for the City of Budapest” says Noemi Takacs in the official application form of the city.
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CAMDEN: Expanding the car-free area
by European Coordination | 6 July 2007 - 08:45 | 440 visits
Camden in the United Kingdom has held a car free day event every year since 2000. The Camden Car Free Day in 2003 introduced a new permanent road closure in the heart of London.
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NANTES: Clever commuting for all
by European Coordination | 5 July 2007 - 09:01 | 459 visits
Nantes Métropole in France has made continuous efforts towards sustainable mobility, applying diverse and innovative means to achieve its aims. It has consistently been one of the most active French cities in the different European Mobility Weeks.
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Registrations are opened!
by European Coordination | 4 July 2007 - 12:15 | 600 visits
Registrations to the European Mobility Week 2007 are opened!
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HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ: Road space reallocation as a viable solution to traffic challenges
by European Coordination | 2 July 2007 - 09:10 | 445 visits
During European Mobility Week 2006, a project with the aim of calming the traffic in Třída E. Beneše was launched in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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Coordination meeting on 15-16 June 2007
by European Coordination | 18 June 2007 - 09:40 | 466 visits
Partners of the initiative at the European level have had their last coordination meeting before the 2007 Mobility Week edition on 15-16 June 2007 at Eurocities premises in Brussels.
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A blog for the European Mobility Week!
by European Coordination | 6 June 2007 - 11:10 | 488 visits
The European Coordination is glad to open this blog. The purpose of this tool is give the latest news on the European Mobility Week initiative.
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Handbook 2008 released!
by European Coordination | 20 May 2007 - 16:13 | 459 visits
The European Mobility Week Handbook 2008 has been released! This European handbook aims to provide useful information and advice for local authorities participating in the ”European Mobility Week” initiative.
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