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On 6 December, Commissioner Dalli launched the third edition of the European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Award. The award sets out to recognise, give visibility, and highlight best practices that can be a source of inspiration for other European cities in creating more diverse and inclusive environments for their citizens. The Award will recognise three cities in two categories: local authorities with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants local authorities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

Graz pilots smart traffic monitoring project Submitted by Claus Köllinger on 06 Dec 2023 The City of Graz is running a pilot project on smart traffic monitoring at one of its inner-city intersections. The idea is to gain real-time data and learn from its analytics, to improve the conditions for cyclists and ultimately further increase the cycling modal share in Graz.

DyMon Webinar: Digitally-enabled behaviour change for sustainable mobility When it comes to promoting sustainable mobility, local decision-makers (e.g. city representatives, transport planners and providers) have the choice between two options. “Hard measures”, like introducing new policies, infrastructure, and bans, on their own are not always effective and cannot be implemented in every situation.

Submitted by BAXCOamc on 27 Nov 2023 The ULaaDS project brings together 24 partners including city authorities, research institutions, industry and logistics stakeholders, associations, and networks to support the deployment of novel, feasible, shared, and zero-emission logistic solutions across a three-year period. ULaaDS offers a new approach to system innovation in urban logistics.

Germany’s €49 public transport ticket remains, but its price remains uncertain after 2024 Submitted by Michiel Modijefsky on 23 Nov 2023 The German federal and state governments have agreed: the Deutschlandticket (Germany ticket) should be retained. However, numerous uncertainties persist, primarily revolving around the future pricing structure of the ticket. Introduced on 1 May 2023, the Deutschlandticket, also known as the D-Ticket, has garnered significant popularity.

Transport at COP28 In the three decades since the Rio Summit and the launch of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP) has convened member countries annually to determine, identify and assess climate measures.

Urban Freight Transport (UFT) and Last Mile Logistics (LML) are essential urban functions and bring economic gains, but they also contribute to the negative impacts that are associated with light-duty vehicles (LDVs) and motorised transport modes, posing social challenges due to outdated infrastructure, impacting small city centres' liveability.

Save the date for TRA2024, to be be held in Dublin from 15–18 April 2024. The selected theme is Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. TRA is a major transport conference that covers all transport modes and discusses all aspects of mobility. TRA (Transport Research Arena) offers a rich and diverse conference experience with extensive exhibitions, demonstrations and technical tours complementing the extensive conference programme.

New research on gendered travel patterns holds key learnings for urban planners Submitted by Isobel Duxfield on 16 Nov 2023 Following a growing quantity and quality of research on gendered travel patterns, systematic inequalities in urban mobility planning, and the impacts on gender equality are becoming ever clearer. However, lack of data continues to obstruct targeted action.

Connecting Europe Days 2024 conference will take place 2-5 April in Brussels, Belgium. It brings together politicians, financial institutions, industry representatives, transport stakeholders and the European Commission to discuss concrete measures and exchange good practices on creating a fully decarbonised, resilient, seamless and digital transport and mobility network in Europe. Participants will see state-of-the art innovations first-hand at an exhibition of EU-funded projects.