THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION Workshop on “Effective solutions for green urban transport – Learning from CIVITAS cities”

THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED

BY THE EUROPEAN UNION

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


BY THE EUROPEAN UNIONEffective solutions for green urban transport • 16/04/13 • Geneva • Cosimo Chiffi

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



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

Effective solutions for green urban transport • 16/04/13 • Geneva • Cosimo Chiffi


BY THE EUROPEAN UNIONEffective solutions for green urban transport • 16/04/13 • Geneva • Cosimo Chiffi

CIVITAS – Demonstration cities and editions

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5

10

15

20

25

CIVITAS I CIVITAS II CIVITASPLUS

CIVITASPLUS II

1917

25

8

Development of demonstration cities

TOTAL: 69



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




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!





Search mesures by city,

theme or topic




Measure Database

http://www.

civitas-initiative.org/

index.php?id=16

CIVITASKnowledge base

Explore results





Search materials

and guidance




CIVITAS Forum Network cities: 216 members



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50

100

150

200

250

300

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




CIVITAS – Get Your Cities Involved!


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



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]




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]




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




Annual CIVITAS Forum Conference

The 11th edition will take place between 30th September and 2nd October in Brest




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




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




The future of CIVITAS

New funding opportunities

• CIVITAS Activity Fund (2014)

• Next CIVITAS edition? Wait 1st January 2015 for


Event • Date • Location • Speaker

Thank you!

Cosimo Chiffi

TRT Trasporti e Territorio Srl, Milan

[email protected]

www.civitas.eu

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THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION Workshop on “Effective solutions for green urban transport – Learning from CIVITAS cities”