The visit was organised by CIVITAS SATELLITE so that Funchal could share its great success in making public transport through this challenging environment the go-to option for citizens and tourists alike.
The presentations and photo gallery of the study tour are now available on the event page.
The study tour for all CIVITAS network cities welcomed 25 participants from Sweden, Norway, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Italy. Participants could hear, feel and experience the sustainable freight traffic approach in Utrecht. Municipal...
The measure aims to reassure waiting passengers at bus stops with accurate information on the arrival of the next bus and in turn decrease the perceived waiting time and passenger experience. All buses and trolleybuses in Tallinn equipped with GPS...
Co-funded by CIVITAS MIMOSA, the edition of 2012 of the urban cycling contest saw seven European cities challenge each other. Nearly 1,200 participants cycled throughout May in their cities, leaving their cars in the garage, covering about 90,000...
Safety and Security has been a keystone policy objective in Gdansk over the last four years under CIVITAS MIMOSA. Addressing the three main groups of road users - drivers, cyclists and pedestrians - the "Direct Respect" campaign engages residents to...
Under CIVITAS MIMOSA, Tallinn has reviewed its public transport (PT) information graphics to improve the user experience and image of public transport.
Recently launched at the CIVITAS Forum 2012, the video and brochure tell how Bologna, Funchal, Gdansk, Tallinn and Utrecht worked together over four years on 69 measures at a cost of EUR 23 million.
If you are visiting Gdansk during the month of September, you will see a very special Cycle Chic Exhibition documenting 15 personal “cycling love stories” that Gdansk residents have decided to share with their audience. Located in four attractive...
Easy, fast, and reliable delivery is essential to keep the commercial heart of a city alive. Due to restricted delivery hours, hard to access inner-city areas, congestion and environmental regulations, ensuring the supply of goods isn’t easy. On top...
Tallinn has won the European Cycling Challenge in May 2012. However, looking at the results achieved, all seven cites triumphed! Over 1,100 citizens took part in swapping the car for the bike for four weeks - resulting in 90,000 kms and a saving of...
Thanks to this meeting and the innovative and practical tools identified by CIVITAS MIMOSA, the Urban Intergroup has the opportunity to better identify future policies and funding for environmental sustainability and urban mobility within the...
These agencies provide more than 200 shared cars all over the city. Customers have all the advantages of driving a car whenever they want without the cost and time hassles of maintaining it and finding a parking spot.
Violations at Tallinn's main intersections to date include speeding, ignoring red traffic lights and using the dedicated public transport lane. In the future, cameras will record all violators. Enforcement cameras can distibguish vehicles by size....
The traffic monitoring system is available to the public on http://seire.tallinn.ee. It helps reduce congestion and improve public transport planning. The system counts the vehicles passing intersections and sends the data to a server every minute....
A week-long referendum on the topic ended on Sunday with 75.5 percent of participants voting in favour of the idea. A total of 68,059 people or 20 percent of the city's voting-age population, took part in the referendum.
Initial results show Tallinn is leading the competition on Europe’s Cycling Challenge. By the end of day one, local organisers the City of Tallinn, Cyclicious Estonia & Tallinn Bicycle Week confirmed that the Tallinn Facebook event page had...
Awareness raising and behaviour change measures such as school mobility campaigns, pedestrian activities and CIVITAS participation in local events have been crucial in disseminating the CIVITAS message not only within Funchal but throughout Madeira...
The vehicles required a total investment of €700,000 and were procured by TPER (Passengers Transport Emilia-Romagna), a company recently formed following the merger of the municipal owned LPT company ATC and the regional company FER. Emilia-Romagna’...
The announcement coincides with the launch of a new communication campaign for the integrated season contactless smart card. The Smart Cards allow travel throughout Bologna and the wider Emilia Romagna Region. They can now be recharged at cash...
Identifying innovative mobility solutions and analysing their relevance for transferal to other European cities is a MIMOSA 2012 goal. With this in mind, the Technical University of Berlin as MIMOSA evaluation group (PEM), has developed a half day ‘...
With cycling becoming a big part of daily life in Utrecht so too is the need for people to find bike parking spots easily. First established in 2009 under the MIMOSA framework, portable bicycle facilities have been extremely successful in offering...
With results on measures coming in thick and fast, where better to share MIMOSA and CIVITAS PLUS expertise with other global mobility transport planners than on the fastest growing professional social media platform, LinkedIn. The recently launched...
The current waste disposal boat deals only with waste from bars and restaurants located along the canals wharfs in Utrecht. At road level however, waste disposal trucks collecting company and household waste are damaging historic cellars below the...
Bologna was judged by an independent panel of mobility experts to have done the best job in promoting clean alternatives to using cars and involving citizens in activities to support sustainable urban mobility during European Mobility Week 2011. The...
It’s not enough just to show that more people are satisfied with a measure after the implementation compared to the situation before. Sometimes external impacts such as a tax relief might have contributed to improvements of general satisfaction, for...
The training specifically sought to address three stages of the ITS cycle: objectives & measures, implementation, and finally evaluation & monitoring. First up was a presentation about “the potential of ITS to help cities reach urban...
As ongoing evaluation is key to successful marketing, Gdansk chose to apply innovative web-based questionnaires alongside street surveys as an evaluation tool. Using Survey Monkey, Gdansk has successfully applied online surveys supported by face-to-...
Over the past 10 years, large infrastructural investments have resulted in new impressive motorways, bridges and tunnels in Funchal that provide the basis for an efficient public transportation system. As investments would be too high to establish a...
The launch of Funchal’s accessible mobility measure for the neighbourhood of Santa Luzia, the Dial & Ride service, took centre stage as the main CIVITAS Forum flagship initiative.
Launched as a pilot project during 2009 European Mobility Week, it was the first measure implemented in Funchal as part of CIVITAS MIMOSA. Results show that by the end of 2010, the Green public tramsport line reached 4.3 million passengers, a 5...
The second multi-purpose vessel (MPV) is based on the existing "Beerboat" and comes with several added features including transportation of larger and heavier cargo, waste collection and the ability to empty wheelie bins. 2010 saw the launch of...
Connekt, an independent institution for businesses and governmental organisations support 250 so-called innovators. Those innovators work in the field of logistics and have the ambitious goal to reduce CO2 emissions by 20 percent by 2012.
Designed to carry heavier and bigger loads than its predecessor, the new version Cargohopper II also comes with the added features of a larger action radius and faster speeds. It is now delivering to supply stores in the outskirts of Utrecht and...
Before hitting the drawing board, Tallinn’s transport department first started with its customers and potential customers! How effective is the information service design for everyone?
Together with four events organisers, Utrecht has just launched a campaign to encourage people to go to events by bike, public transport or walk. Visitors to four big cultural and sports events will receive a free subscription for the public...
Representatives of the Municipality of Bologna, ATC and CIVITAS MIMOSA were also present. Led by the measure leader SRM, prizes were handed out to two overall winners with another eight spot prizes going to participants. Bologna By Bike, devised...
Interaction with locals and businesses was based on a two-way approach looking at why and how to get stakeholders moving in the right direction. Initial attention focused on the fact that road transport is the primary cause of air pollution and...
RegioStars winners are recognised as leaders that inspire other regions to pursue the same goals.
Gdansk carried out a survey with support from the CIVITAS MIMOSA team that received over 1,200 responsers from web users, most of whom use public transport (PT) daily. The CIVITAS MIMOSA team in Gdansk analysed the data and found some interesting...
Both the Electric Mobility project and CIVITAS MIMOSA have proved vital in creating the right conditions for increasing the number of electric vehicles in the region, by ensuring the existence of adequate infrastructure for the development of the...
This new service is especially designed to provide families living far from PT network lines with easier access to the PT network. Not only will this allow quicker access to enter and leave Funchal reducing commuting time but it also helps working...
Car-sharing is extremely popular in larger Dutch cities like Utrecht. The Transport Knowledge Resource Centre estimates that there will be around 7,300 shared cars in the Netherlands by 2020. If the national government brings in programmes to...
These new parking machines provide a much needed user friendly parking service for the 307,000 people living in Utrecht as well as the many city visitors. Car users to date have had to use their license plate number to get a ticket and pay with...
With over 100 entries, the winning Cultural Bike Stand was recently announced at the start of June as the ‘Infinity Bike Stand’. Shaped in the figure eight, the bike stand will be made out of steel with a closed square profile and covered with...
The event kicked off with Bike Through The City setting off from the historic heart of Gdansk and ending up by the pier in Gdansk-Brzezno, where the festival carried on for the rest of the day. At Bike Safely, locals took part in a family picnic...
Essentially, the CLCU will allow for various suppliers and transport companies to drop off building materials in one site on the outskirts of the city 24/7. Materials are combined and only completely full trucks deliver to the building site on a...
With the increased number of school drop offs and pick ups by parents in cars compounded by the lack of knowledge in younger children about road safety, the risk to children’s lives is acute. Designed as a proactive instrument, the Road Safety Label...
Pillars of the underground bus terminal and one regular bus will be soon wrapped in coloured woollen knitted scarves along with a central park in Tallinn. The bus will literally be wrapped both inside and out. Scarves will cover seats and a sticker...
Attended by 70 elected people, teachers, civil servants, environmental associations and mobility professionals, the stakeholder meeting saw technicians and experts propose strategies and solutions to increase road safety nearby schools with topics...
The Mobility EcoTicket, works as a single daily ticket, allowing passengers to travel on the entire Bologna bus network up to midnight. A single booklet contains 15 Mobility EcoTickets to be used within four months. Compared to the ordinary...
COPERT, developed back in the 80’s under a previous European project, was designed to estimate emissions from road transport allowing countries to develop official annual national inventories. Using basic information on the operating vehicle stock...
Buses that travel between the centre and the northern part of the city are frequently delayed, especially during rush hour. This results in a reduced reliability of buses on these routes. The main objective of the project is to decrease travel times...
Speaking at the conference under the topic of ”Making Sustainable Mobilities - Interdisciplinary Perspectives”, MIMOSA Evaluation Manger Katrin Dziekan alongside measure leaders Giuseppe Liguori and Dora Ramazzotti outlined how Bologna’s pilot phase...
Due to it’s location as freight gateway to Finland and Scandinavia, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia with a population of over 400,000, has the same transportation problems as a city of one million inhabitants. With freight transportation being such...
Over the last two years, the Tallinn Bus Company has renewed it’s total bus fleet of 335 with about 100 new buses. However, most drivers have yet to adapt their driving style according to the capabilities of the new engine technology. Technology...
In a bid to entice more people to use this valuable flexible public transport service on an ongoing basis, SRM - Reti e Mobilità made the ‘colBUS’ available for free to all citizens over the course of Valentine’s weekfrom 14-19 February 2011....
With the help of private investment combined with support from CIVITAS MIMOSA, the TriCityBike locally known as the TRM (Trójmiejski RoweR Miejski), will arrive in the cities of Gdansk and Sopot mid 2011. The first phase will see 1,200 bicycles (1,...
Ideas from the public included parking basements under big squares in the city centre, parking integrated with park benches, combined parking for cars and bicycles, roof bicycle parking, a Ferris wheel for parking bikes and many more.
Utrecht will take a variety of measures to aid this process, many of which come under the CIVITAS MIMOSA programme. One such innovative measure is Reverse Road Pricing. This involves motorists receiving a cash bonus if they avoid rush hours instead...
On February 3rd, the Utrecht City Council voted unanimously for the Freight Traffic Action Plan 2010-2015 and voted with a large majority for the Clean Traffic Action Plan 2010-2014.Dissent for the Clean Traffic Plan came from the Liberal Democrats...
Perishable food produce has always been considered a cumbersome category within freight distribution. Keen to solve this problem, Utrecht, a frontrunner in the field of clean freight logistics, is researching 2 innovative solutions within the...
Joined-Up Thinking on Mobility Information, Infrastructure and Budget forms the basis of Accessible Utrecht. Three infrastructural authorities, several public transport operators and the Utrecht Trade & Industry have come together to formulate a...
As part of the CIVITAS MIMOSA framework the Municipality of Bologna have finished the second phase of a semi-pedestrian area around the University to reduce pollution and use of motorised vehicles and in turn promote public transport, bicycle and...
Situated deep within the Po valley, the Emilia-Romagna region suffers from a very high degree of air pollution.
The “Little 4 has a maximum speed of 50 Kph and a range of 100km, costing about 80 cents of domestic electricity per 100 km. The versions available in today's market range from two to four seats, with prices starting from 12,500 Euros.
Three different types of road signs, which lead the cyclists towards the different urban routes, have been placed along the cycle trackThe first is characterised by small road signs, indicating and confirming the proper direction of the different...
The survey, held between September and October 2010, and organised by the University of Bologna, was carried out using automatic measuring devices, microwave sensing devices and pneumatic piping devices, between September and October 2010. For each...
The Plan's mission is to “bundle, innovate and optimise” freight traffic in Utrecht and make it greener. The freight transport Work Package is a large part of Utrecht’s contribution to the CIVITAS MIMOSA project. With this document, the City Council...
Up until the end of March 2011, heavily pollutant vehicles and mopeds will be prohibited from entering certain areas of Bologna's city centre. To clearly explain the new rules and locations to citizens, most notably students and younger people, the...
So far, the data was available for internal use only. Now everyone can get free access by using google maps. The service has been working since 15 December. By clicking on “traffic” the map of the city will be red, yellow or green coloured,...
Bologna’s efforts have resulted in a 25 percent reduction in traffic in the city centre, and its citizens are already enjoying calmer, safer streets. This short video, available here, highlights the work Bologna has been doing as part of its push...
The debate followed the style of the UK House of Commons, with the room divided into two opposing teams (pros and cons) that had to debate these three statements:1. In Europe, a freight transport plan should be a compulsory precondition for the...
In the next ten years, the central railway station area in Utrecht will be reconstructed to dramatically improve the infrastructure. This revamp will involve increased construction work traffic and have a knock-on effect on the construction project...
The creative workshop held in the morning was dedicated to the Green PT Line, whilst the afternoon session revolved around the Bus and Bike. To widen the debate and bring in fresh thinking, stakeholders working on the project on an occasional basis...
Bologna Council is clearly committed to rewarding and increasing car-sharing use in the city, giving more flexibility to parking, as foreseen as part of the measures it has undertaken under the CIVITAS MIMOSA project. The benefits are two-fold,...
All three partners, The Mayor, Adamowicz, PESA president, Zaboklicki, and ZKM president, Zgliczyński came out to celebrate the roll out of the new trams and wave goodbye to the ‘old timer’ trams with the people of Gdansk. Cameras clicked all day...
On the first day the conference was opened by the Mayor of Gdansk. There were also speeches from the European Cyclists Federation president, Manfred Neun, the Danish Ambassador, Thomas Østrup Møller and many others. The second day, entitled “From...
Buzz was created early on with the launch of Bicycle Fridays, carried out over the first three Fridays in September. An early morning sustained campaign to make “Cycling Cool” for Gdansk residents was organised by CIVITAS MIMOSA together with...
The afternoon of 26 October is open to everyone and revolves around a debate between political representatives of at least five countries. Afterwards, a statement with policy recommendations will be handed over to the European Commission. The day...
The co-operating parties for Accessible Utrecht decided to continue the special Public Transport Pass into 2011, offering commuters a viable alternative to traffic jams. The pass, a measure within CIVITAS MIMOSA, was developed to mitigate the...
Funchal is the capital of Maderia, with a population of 104,000. (245,000 inhabitants live in Madeira). The city itself has an area of 75km2, with a population density of 1,387 inhabitants.
Created by a Gdansk-based audiovisual production company, in cooperation with the Traffic Department of the Voivodeship Police in Gdansk, this interactive computer program teaches the principles and rules of smart cycling. The Cyclist Handbook is...
Cargohopper is a narrow, 16 metre long, solar paneled vehicle that already is a great success in the inner city. Together with the large construction company Heijmans, Cargohopper is now starting a pilot project around the construction of the new...
Organised in conjunction with the local police traffic department, the event began with a bike parade featuring a host of strange and wonderful bikes along with many daily bike commuters. Led by the presidents of Gdansk, the parade stretched along...
No doubt, the most popular attraction was an actual car rolling simulation showing the importance of the safety belt. Aside from the the fun element, kids got to experience the terrifying feeling of being in a car with the four wheels pointing to...
The saying ‘No Man Is An Island’ certainly springs to mind. A good example of this is the two way co-operation between Tallinn and Utrecht on sustainable mobility, be it on a technological, communications and political platform.
Visitors are extremely important to shops in the centre of Utrecht. Visitors who arrive by car are perceived to purchase more per client because they can load their cars with goods. Keeping these shoppers is therefore desirable - an increase in car...
As a result of ongoing construction work, the accessibility of the city is affected. Within CIVITAS MIMOSA, “Accessible Utrecht” offers an alternative to traffic jams, by offering a personal Public Transport pass that can be used for daily commuting...
Politicians spoke of how CIVITAS MIMOSA seeks to show citizens that smarter more measured use of vehicles carries personal, economic and health benefits, as well as improving the surrounding environmental conditions.Emphasis was placed on how...
The project aims to reduce the emission of fine particles produced by diesel engine by up to 90%. Commercial lorry owners can access grants amounting to 50% (max. 2,000.00 €) on the total amount of the vehicles refit.
The overall aim was to make citizens and businesses aware of just how much atmospheric pollution and overcrowding, caused by heavy traffic volumes in the city, can be easily prevented with the help of the people, business and new measures being...
Attended by representatives of several key local bike and environmental associations, SRM (public transport agency at provincial level) took the unique opportunity of the friendly meeting to make a direct call out for interest in group participation...
Car Share users were invited to learn more about the new range of Bio power cars, increased dedicated and protected parking spaces, greater integration with public transport, new payment arrangements and an improved customer care service. Also on...
In Bologna, the initiative was publicised as being part of the CIVITAS MIMOSA Project. Throughout the day, a series of cycling events targeting families and children took place in the car-free zones of Piazza Maggiore and other central areas....
Now council employees who bike to work, have parking closer to the work building, protection against bad weather conditions and safety guaranteed by the guard personnel. This combined with the opportunity to buy electric bikes at a convenient price...
The Trade Fair, which included a number of conferences and workshops, acted as both an information platform and a technological showcase for renewable energy related equipment. Displays included electric and hybrid cars, electric bicycles, segways...
The purpose of the workshop was to provide key influencers in Funchal's driving community with eco-driving knowledge and techniques. This could then be applied in both their daily work routines as well as having a ripple effect in the driving of the...
Mr Pereira has played a significant role in the Politcal Advisory Committee Since September 2009, and was delighted to accept the invitation to be the new vice-president. His role will see him contribute to the Commission, on the implementation of...
Throughout the day, events will take place to promote cycling at Piazza Maggiore (the central square located in the heart of Bologna’s historical centre). Events will be carried out in conjunction with various organisations and will be mainly (...
Gdansk has its own MIMOSA web page www.civitas-mimosa.eu/gdansk which will be treated the web HQ as they try to attract people by using the internet as a way of communicating with them. This has been done in two ways: writing blogs and conducting...
Many of Funchal's roads are much more than mere transport stretches. The Green Line route, in particular, winds its way through beautiful cliffs, offering fantastic views and access to historical landmarks, making it a big favourite with tourists....
The new system will allow passengers to travel by train and bus across the whole region by buying only one ticket for the entire trip. Both ATC tickets and the method for calculating the bus fare have now changed in the Provinces of Modena, Parma...
Much of the storm damage, resulting in several deaths, occurred in the old town centre and up in the surrounding mountainous areas. Reconstruction work started straight away both in Funchal and the other municipalities affected, such as Ribeira...
What are the top three priorities in your city with regard to Sustainable Mobility?• Reduce transport related emissions• Encourage modal transfer to more sustainable means of transport.• Reduce traffic in the city centre and promote conditions for...
The event gained international relevance as a result of the contribution of various European projects, such as CIVITAS, EPOMM PLUS and the Intelligent Energy Europe programme.
Mobilità sostenibile in Italia: indagine sulle principali 50 città is a significant annual report, produced by “Euromobility” (Italian Mobility Manager Association) supported by the National Department of Natural Resources.
First Dutch Award for Sustainable City Distribution won by UtrechtUtrecht, 3 December 2009 - The city of Utrecht is the winner of the first National Award for Sustainable City Distribution 2009. The €250.000 prize and is intended to stimulate...
A big and broad programme of activities and events was promoted, namely:Exhibitions and seminars on electric vehicles;A contest on \Environment, Energy and Mobility\ (sponsored by local newspaper);Workshops; sport events; street campaigns; games for...
Several initiatives and events took place across the city with the purpose of promoting sustainable mobility and presenting provisions and plans that are in the pipeline. Under the title “Cycling towards Kyoto”, a two-day key event, highlighted the...
With increasing traffic, it is important to change habits and improve other forms of active mobility such as walking. CIVITAS-MIMOSA actions and objectives were also promoted in the Orienteering Contest.This campaign also aimed to disseminate the...
The European Mobility Week events in Bologna, supported by the Municipality of Bologna and the Emilia-Romagna Region, will also act as a platform to announce the MIMOSA project and the CIVITAS Initiative to the citizens. A roadshow will take place...
Utrecht obtains second clean beer boatThe shipyard called Bocxe from Delft will build a second beerboat for the city of Utrecht. The beerboat navigates through the canals of downtown Utrecht to supply hotels, bars and restaurants with goods. The...
