Awards 2006
CIVITAS Award: “Cities in Motion: Towards a New Role for Cities in European Transport Policy” - for a CIVITAS demonstration city
Presented to the CIVITAS II demonstration city that in the near past has been able to demonstrate a record of success in translating stated policies into concrete facts and prove evidence of its “New Role in European Transport Policy."
CIVITAS Award: “Cities in Motion: Towards a New Role for Cities in European Transport Policy” - for a CIVITAS Forum member city
Presented to CIVITAS Forum non – demonstration city that in the near past has been able to show a record of success in translating stated policies into concrete facts and prove evidence of its “New Role in European Transport Policy.”
CIVITAS Award: “CIVITAS City of the Year”
Presented to the CIVITAS II demonstration city that best handled the involvement of local stakeholders, the information exchange with other CIVITAS cities and, best promoted the initiative. This is to say to the “CIVITAS Best Ambassador” in the year 2006.
CIVITAS City of the Year
Winner city: Malmö
Great ambassador of the CIVITAS initiative, the City of Malmö has successfully implemented a partnership with local dairy and bus companies for the enlargement of their vehicle fleet with biogas compatible engines. Together with the introduction of incentives for owning clean vehicles and the creation of low emission zones, this will foster private environmental car ownership and reduce the negative effect of car use on the environment. Mobility Management is high on Malmö’s agenda, who actively promoted itself as a bicycle city creating informative booklets and working in close collaboration with local commerce, industries and schools to achieve a traffic environment that is both environmentally sustainable as well as financially competitive.
Award for a CIVITAS demonstration city
Winner city: Preston
Three ambitious transport measures were implemented in the City of Preston, which had a positive effect on the City every day mobility. A new bus service was implemented that required infrastructure works in order to give bus priorities across the route and improve passenger waiting facilities. The TravelSmart project addresses the cultural factors by providing individualised travel marketing to those households who are open to modal shift for some of the journeys made each week. The City also entered a partnership with the University for enhancing pedestrian, cycling and public transport networks near the University area.
Award for a CIVITAS Forum city
Winner city: Stockholm
The City of Stockholm has implemented many ambitious measures in different policy fields, notably reaching a market breakthrough for clean vehicles and fuels and introducing 30 km/h speed limit in all residential streets in the city. Other transport measures such as the congestion charges or the improvement of the public transport system lead to the creation of a more sustainable urban transport system in Stockholm. The City is also involved in an international cooperation that allows a continuous exchange of information with other cities engaged in related fields of action.
