Seminar on urban transport, Brussels
12 December 2006 - 12 December 2006
Belgium
A seminar on, 'Today's urban transport at tomorrow's crossroad - innovative solutions meeting local challenges', will be held in Brussels on 12 December.
At the event representatives from European cities will present their initiatives for making urban transport more efficient, competitive and sustainable in their respective cities. Lyon for instance will present its 'rent-a-bike' scheme and Barcelona will describe how it optimises space for urban freight delivery, while Stockholm will explain how it actively promotes clean vehicles.
The seminar will also include a round table discussion on urban transport innovation and a presentation of the NICHES mobility concepts. NICHES (New and Innovative Concepts for Helping European transport Sustainability) is an EU funded project which aims to stimulate a wide debate on innovative urban transport and mobility, and promote the most promising new concepts, initiatives and projects.For more information, please visit:
http://www.ccre.org/(opens in new window)
At the event representatives from European cities will present their initiatives for making urban transport more efficient, competitive and sustainable in their respective cities. Lyon for instance will present its 'rent-a-bike' scheme and Barcelona will describe how it optimises space for urban freight delivery, while Stockholm will explain how it actively promotes clean vehicles.
The seminar will also include a round table discussion on urban transport innovation and a presentation of the NICHES mobility concepts. NICHES (New and Innovative Concepts for Helping European transport Sustainability) is an EU funded project which aims to stimulate a wide debate on innovative urban transport and mobility, and promote the most promising new concepts, initiatives and projects.For more information, please visit:
http://www.ccre.org/(opens in new window)