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Implementing innovative and green urban transport solutions

The European Solutions project on innovative and green urban transport solutions is calling for cities from Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Mediterranean to become involved in the project's innovation activities as leading, take-up or training city. The main focus of the Solutions project will be on the exchange between cities from Europe, Latin America and the Mediterranean. Solutions brings together some of the leading experts and city networks from these regions, aiming to foster knowledge exchange a
August 5, 2013 Read time: 1 min
The European Solutions project on innovative and green urban transport solutions is calling for cities from Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Mediterranean to become involved in the project's innovation activities as leading, take-up or training city.

The main focus of the Solutions project will be on the exchange between cities from Europe, Latin America and the Mediterranean. Solutions brings together some of the leading experts and city networks from these regions, aiming to foster knowledge exchange and boost the uptake of innovative sustainable urban mobility solutions through the further exploitation of existing knowledge.

The project will particularly look at solutions in: public transport; transport infrastructure; city logistics; integrated planning/sustainable urban mobility plans; network and mobility management; and clean vehicles.

Submission deadline is 30 September 2013. %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal Click here www.iclei-europe.org/topics/mobility/solutions false http://www.iclei-europe.org/topics/mobility/solutions false false%> for more information.

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