Watch Out (“Kijk uit†in Dutch), a TV programme on traffic safety, has reached 1832 episodes and is one of the longest running Belgian TV programmes. Since 1972 it has been one of the building blocks of the federal action plan on traffic safety, disseminating traffic recommendations and examples.
The regional administration of Huelva, in cooperation with several city councils, is undertaking pilot actions during the first three months of 2012 designed to give an impulse to sustainable mobility.
The municipality of Olsztyn in south Poland has started preparations for the construction of a new tram route. The route will connect Jaroty district in the city centre with the main railway station and Kortowo campus.
France has taken a first step in making life easier for cyclists. They are now allowed to turn right at certain junctions that are equipped with new traffic lights and signs.
The Finnish capital Helsinki has inaugurated the World Design Capital year 2012. During the year Helsinki is calling for openness in design: transparency, global responsibility and innovation, usability, sustainability and desirability.
The key factor to achieving sustainability is no longer money but using available resources appropriately, according to a new study published by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.
From 14 February, the new Alto Adige Pass will be valid on the public transport network of the Province of Bolzano. The Alto Adige Pass allows users to travel by all public transport modes without any time or route limits. Most importantly, it is more convenient than ever before.
That estimate comes from a survey of 2,600 inhabitants of the city conducted by the Department of Research and Statistics. The aim of the survey was to evaluate the attitude of the inhabitants of Amsterdam towards the bicycles in town, and to collect information about the number of bikes in the city.
After 41 months, 9 transnational working meetings, 3 international conferences, 7 progress reports, numerous surveys, studies and guidelines and uncountable glasses of wine, the CO2NeuTrAlp project has come to an end in January 2012.
The 2012 Summit of Transport Ministers, organised by the International Transport Forum at the OECD, will convene on 2-4 May in Leipzig, Germany. The ITF is offering to cover travel costs and accommodation for a limited number of journalists from non-European countries.
With a public transport ticket unique to North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), Düsseldorfer Rheinbahn, car2go and nextbike want to combine different means of transport in the future.
The Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and Environment kicked off the smart in-car testing campaign which aim to improve traffic flows and traffic safety.
The Belgian institute for Traffic safety evaluates and re-launches the ‘Go for Zero’ campaign with the objective of ending road fatalities on the Belgian roads and meeting EU targets.
The World Health Organisation have published a new brochure containing a range of tools and guidance that can be used to assess the impact of walking and cycling and therefore facilitate modal shift in their favour.
The first activities of cross-border cooperation between Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro have started, with the aim of achieving more efficient transport.
A study has developed practical and transferable schemes that serve to promote local supply and local mobility against the background of concentration in the retail sector and substantially changed shopping travel behaviour in recent years.
A communication campaign has been launched by the Province of Milano, together with Autoguidovie, in order to convince residents to choose the bus as an easy, time-saving, environmentally friendly and relaxing means of travelling.
The European bus manufacturer Irisbus has presented the innovative concept of a modular bus seat: it allows the capacity of the vehicle to be adapted without loss of comfort for passengers.
Den 5 mars, kl 9-11:30 ordnar Trafikverket i samarbete med Stockholms stad seminariet "Cykeln i staden, regionen och landet - förutsättningar och utmaningar". Anmälan görs till Sara Jonsson på sara.a.jonsson@trafikverket.se.
Mellan den 12 och 15 juni hålls den 16:e European Conference on Mobility Management (ECOMM) i Frankfurt. Mer information finns på: http://www.ecomm2012.eu/
Den 11 November arrangerar Miljörapporten och IVL Svenska Miiljöinstitutet konferensen Hållbara Transporter på Stockholm Waterfront. Mer info samt program finns på: http://www.miljorapporten.se/1881.html
Samtrafiken anordnar en konferens med tema förändring den 26-27 oktober. Konferensen kommer att hållas på Radison Blu Royal Park, Frösundavik, Stockholm. Fokus för konferensen är branschens framtid och förändringarna som avregleringen kommer att innebära.