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October 31, 2008

2008 Polis Mobility in Cities & Regions Conference, Barcelona, 25/26 November

'Public meets private : Towards a common agenda for mobility in cities and regions' is the title of an upcoming this conference to be organsied by POLIS, the network of European local and regional authorities working together to develop innovative technologies and policies for local transport.

This event will be an opportunity to:
- Learn about innovative examples of multistakeholder cooperation;
- Gain insight to the future direction of urban and regional mobility;
- Debate the research needs for sustainable mobility in cities and regions;
- Network with local and regional transport decision-makers and professionals from around Europe including decision makers at local, national and EU level, transport professionals from public authorities, transport industry players and researchers
-This will also be an opportunity to learn about current practice and future plans to:
- Reduce the environmental impact of road transport
- Tackle congestion and manage mobility demand
- Deliver safer roads and a more secure transport network
- Achieve inclusive transport systems

Draft programme: http://www.polis-online.org/index.php?id=359

Posted by iroronan at October 31, 2008 10:53 AM