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Workshop on “Effective solutions for green urban transport – Learning from CIVITAS cities”
16th April 2013
Geneva (CH)
Cosimo Chiffi, CIVITAS WIKI
CIVITAS opportunities for potential “take-up” cities
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In this presentation
CIVITAS opportunities for potential “take-up” cities
• CIVITAS Demonstration cities and editions
• CIVITAS Plus II
• Knowledge Base: the CIVITAS heritage
• The CIVITAS Forum Network: get your city involved!
• CIVINET national and regional networks
• Thematic Cooperation in CIVITAS
• Upcoming Events
• CIVITAS Award
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CIVITAS - Introduction
CIVITAS - cleaner and better transport in cities – stands for CIty-VITAlity-Sustainability.
CIVITAS is an EU initiative for supporting and evaluating the implementation of integrated sustainable and energy efficient urban transport strategies in European cities that should make a real difference to the welfare of the European citizen.
Key elements
• It’s an open network of cities for cities
• It’s Public Private Partnerships
• Political commitment: the Political Advisory Board (PAC) is group of leading and motivated politicians
• Living “laboratories” allowing participation and knowledge sharing
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CIVITAS – Demonstration cities and editions
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CIVITAS I CIVITAS II CIVITASPLUS
CIVITASPLUS II
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Development of demonstration cities
TOTAL: 69
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Where we are now: CIVITAS Plus II
Demonstration Support
Stuttgart, Brno, Malaga, Tel Aviv± 20 measures
Aachen, Gdynia, Palma, Koprivnica± 30 measures
• Exploitation and further dissemination of results of CIVITAS
• Evaluation• Thematic Cooperation• Annual Forum
Conference• PAC• Website www.civitas.eu
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CIVITAS Knowledge base
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Safety & Security
Freight & Logistics
Less car dependent lifestyles
ITS
Clean vehicles
Collective Transport
Demand Management
Mobility Management
Cities have demonstrated 675 measures in 10 years
Old member states New member states (incl. Non-EU)
Measures, practices, contacts,
materials, know-how
Join and use the CIVITAS Heritage!
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CIVITAS Knowledge base
Search mesures by city,
theme or topic
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Measure Database
http://www.
civitas-initiative.org/
index.php?id=16
CIVITASKnowledge base
Explore results
Effective solutions for green urban transport • 16/04/13 • Geneva • Cosimo Chiffi
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CIVITAS Knowledge base
Search materials
and guidance
Effective solutions for green urban transport • 16/04/13 • Geneva • Cosimo Chiffi
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CIVITAS Forum Network cities: 216 members
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CIVITAS I CIVITAS II CIVITAS PLUS CIVITAS PLUS II
Development of CIVITAS Forum members in CIVITAS
Demonstration Cities
Forum Member cities (approx)
CIVITAS - Cities Involvement
ChangeLess focus on ‘production of results’More focus on dissemination of results and replication of measures
Effective solutions for green urban transport • 16/04/13 • Geneva • Cosimo Chiffi
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CIVITAS – Get Your Cities Involved!
Effective solutions for green urban transport • 16/04/13 • Geneva • Cosimo Chiffi
CIVITAS DECLARATION
Cities shall demonstrate political and technical commitment to introduce ambitious, integrated urban transport strategies by > Achieving a significant change in the modal split > Following an integrated approach
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CIVITAS National and Regional Networks
CIVINET
• Promoting the CIVITAS approach at a local level
• Aims to overcome language and contextual barriers
• Platform for the exchange of information
• Existing networks:CIVINET España & PortugalCIVINET FrancophoneCIVINET ItaliaCIVINET SlovenijaCIVINET UK & IrelandCIVINET Dutch
Find more information in your language at www.civitas.eu/civinet or write to: [email protected]
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Thematic Groups in CIVITAS: Get involved!
THEMATIC GROUP
IntegratedPlanning
THEMATIC GROUP
Clean fuels and vehicles
THEMATIC GROUP
CollectiveTransport
THEMATIC GROUP
DemandManagement Strategies
THEMATIC GROUP
UrbanFreightLogistics
THEMATIC GROUP
MobilityManagement
THEMATIC GROUP
TransportTelematics
THEMATIC GROUP
Safety andSecurity
THEMATIC GROUP
CarIndependent Lifestyles
THEMATIC GROUP
PublicInvolvement
Profile: CIVITAS Initiative (connect!) Main Group: CIVITAS Urban Mobility (subscribe!)
TGs webpages
• Thematic leaders at your disposal
• Webinars, workshops, study tours
• Ask a peer
• Write to [email protected]
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Thematic Groups in CIVITAS: Get involved!
Upcoming Events:
WEBINAR ON CHARGING POLICIES, AND LOW EMISSIONS ZONES Europe-wide, May 2013
CIVITAS DYN@MO, 26-28 June 2013 in Palma de MallorcaSection: News > Newsletter
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Annual CIVITAS Forum Conference
The 11th edition will take place between 30th September and 2nd October in Brest
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Awarding CIVITAS Forum Network cities
CIVITAS Award
• Europe’s annual highest award for clean urban transport
• Open to members of the CIVITAS Forum Network whose transport policies or activities to achieve clean urban transport are outstanding
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CIVITAS result publications
Ready – can be ordered at [email protected]:
• Handbooks on public involvement and communications
• Policy Advise notes CIVITAS II
• CIVITAS Plus projects result brochures
Coming soon:
• Case studies: best practices in CIVITAS Plus cities - online, ready from May
• CIVITAS in numbers - Achievements in sustainable urban mobility 2008-2012 : brochure on key results and trends
• Living laboratories + Measure Directory: 10 years of innovations from Aalborg to Zagreb
• Innovative urban transport solutions: CIVITAS makes the difference – experiences in each thematic category from CIVITAS Pus
• Policy recommendations: trends and recommendations for the EC from CIVITAS Plus
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The future of CIVITAS
New funding opportunities
• CIVITAS Activity Fund (2014)
• Next CIVITAS edition? Wait 1st January 2015 for
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Event • Date • Location • Speaker
Thank you!
Cosimo Chiffi
TRT Trasporti e Territorio Srl, Milan
www.civitas.eu
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