by Walther Ploos van Amstel
After six years of research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute), Roboat has officially launched independently. The project, which focused on developing autonomous navigation technology for boats for urban and inland waterways, has now transitioned into a spin-off company that will scale up the technology …
Meet EIT Urban Mobility in Eindhoven on Tuesday, 25 October 2022. EIT Urban Mobility is organizing EIT Open Day Eindhoven: Exploring the Future of Urban Mobility. The event is part of INNOVEIT – the flagship event of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The event will take place at Natlab in the heart …
Come and explore perspectives on the future of Urban Mobility during EIT Open Day Eindhoven, part of INNOVEIT, on Tuesday 25 October 2022. The event will take place in the heart of one of the largest design events in Northern Europe: Dutch Design Week. Get to know EIT Urban Mobility and get inspired by solution talks, …
Despite governments’ best efforts, traffic is getting worse in many cities, and urban mobility has become increasingly complex. Congestion carries health consequences, in the form of accidents and air pollution. Demographic trends will accentuate today’s strains, which aren’t solely about the movement of people. E-commerce is also growing fast, adding to the demand for urban commercial …
In order to enable mobility planning authorities across Europe to embrace the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) as the European-wide strategic planning approach, both the Civitas Prosperity and SUMPs-Up projects consider the role of the national and regional levels as essential for supporting SUMP take-up. This support encompasses governance, financing and capacity building.
In a bid to tackle air pollution and cut greenhouse gas emissions, many cities across Europe are rolling out plans to encourage people to ditch fossil-fuelled cars and choose public transport, or switch to cycling or walking instead. People are demanding that their cities change for the better.
ICLEI is working on a big demonstration project of sustainable urban mobility solutions: Civitas Eccentric. About 50 mobility measures are being demonstrated in the cities of Madrid, Stockholm, Munich, Turku and Ruse. The Eccentric project focuses on sustainable mobility in suburban districts and innovative urban freight logistics, two important areas that have previously received less …