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THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
Opportunities for potential “take-up” cities
Gloria Spezzano
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
In this presentation...
• Who benefits?
• Access to information coming from the initiative
• The CIVITAS Forum network
• The CIVITAS Awards
• CIVITAS National and Regional Networks
• CIVITAS Thematic Groups
• CIVITAS Study visits
• CIVITAS Training events
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
CIVITASWho benefits?
• Participating CIVITAS cities
• Citizens
• Road users
• Public transport users
• Fleet owners and municipal fleets
• Special needs communities
• Transport planners
• Non-CIVITAS cities
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
CIVITAS Themes addressed
• Alternative fuels, energy efficient vehicles
• Collective transport and integration modes
• Demand management strategies
• Mobility Management
• Safety and security
• Less car-dependent lifestyles
• New concepts for goods distribution
• Innovative telematics systems
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
CIVITAS Access to information about the initiative
• Brand new CIVITAS.EU
• MOVE Newsletter: register online
• Publications
– Handbooks on public involvement and communications: order now!
– Policy Advise notes CIVITAS II
• Visit the CIVITAS resource centre at www.civitas.eu
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
Exchanging ideas and experiences CIVITAS Forum Network
• Community of cities pioneering clean urban transport
• Over 200 cities from 30 European countries
• Platform for the exchange of ideas & experiences
• Benefits for cities:
– Assistance with policy formation
– Funding and other information
• Cities engage by signing the CIVITAS declaration
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
Exchanging ideas and experiences CIVITAS Forum Network
• Once a year, the CIVITAS Forum conference brings together representatives from member cities
• Each CIVITAS Forum conference takes place in a different city and includes site visits that promote a real transfer of expertise
• CIVITAS Forum: Malmö (Sweden), 27-29 September 2010Funchal (Portugal), 17-19 October 2011
Vitoria Gasteiz (Spain), 24-26 September 2012
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
Awarding CIVITAS Forum Network cities CIVITAS Award
• Annual award, presented to members of the CIVITAS Forum Network whose transport policies or activities to achieve clean urban transport are outstanding
• Presented in connection with the annual CIVITAS Forum meeting
• The winners are awarded based entirely on the merit of their applications
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
Exchanging ideas and experiences 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
• Site visits and regular events to promote good practices
• Complement CATALIST and the CIVITAS Forum Network
• CIVINET España & Portugal, Francophone, Italia, Slovenija, UK & Ireland, Dutch (at present)
• Find more information in your language at www.civitas.eu/civinet or write to: [email protected]
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
Exchanging ideas and experiencesCIVITAS thematic groups
• 10 Online communities
• 8 CIVITAS themes + public involvement + integrated planning
• Receive information about the topic of your interest
• Ask questions to experienced city experts
• Open to urban transport professionals
• Contact [email protected]
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
Exchanging ideas and experiencesStudy visits
• Methodology to highlight the "living laboratories" aspect of CIVITAS.
• Visiting ongoing projects and seeing how they operate in reality is an integral part of the CIVITAS programme.
• Upcoming study visits announced together with practical information and the registration form in the city-to-city market place in the ‘mobility solutions’ section at www.civitas.eu
• Contact [email protected]ù
Next: Public transport, Craiova, 7-8 May 2012
Public transport infrastructure, innovative energy-saving and mobility management measures.
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
Exchanging ideas and experiencesThematic training events
• In depth training events for urban transport professionals
• Bring your “local challenge”!
• Upcoming:
– Legacy, maintaining the momentum created in EU projects
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
..see you at next CIVITAS result workshop!
• Third CIVITAs results workshop to take place in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) on 11 October 2012
• In parallel to EEAC conference (European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils)
• Topic: CO2 free city logistics
– Clean fuels
– Urban freight logistics
• Stay informed at www.civitas.eu/event
THE CIVITAS INITIATIVE IS CO-FINANCED
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
CIVITAS Contacts
CIVITAS Secretariat
C/o The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC)
Ady Endre út 9-11
2000 Szentendre
Hungary
Tel: +36 26 504046
Fax: +36 26 311294