Sustainable Urban Mobility: What is it?
Sustainable urban mobility is an ideal transport system that not only reduces impact on the environment, but also makes travel easy, fast and less expensive, benefiting the community and the region.
For some years now, thanks to an increased sensitivity to environmental issues and the possibilities offered by new technologies, large cities have been experiencing a period of radical transition: not only have effective projects related to sustainable mobility been launched, but a genuine and complete redesign focused on smart solutions has been initiated.
Urban Mobility: Real Projects
Projects have varied from city to city and have been interpreted according to the characteristics of the area: car sharing, scooter sharing, carpooling, support for the switch to electric cars through a targeted taxation system, interconnected public transport systems, means for personal micro-mobility such as sharing pedal-assisted bicycles and scooters, and some experiments in road pricing, i.e., charging for entry into certain areas of large urban city centres; this list represents just some of the projects implemented so far.
Urban Mobility: Planning for the future
One of the most interesting initiatives related to the redesign of cities is with EIT Urban Mobility, a consortium of 48 partners from 15 countries aiming to drive technological innovation for the future of cities through a greener, more inclusive, safer and smarter urban mobility system.
It is a project initiated in 2008 by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and represents the largest urban mobility transformation initiative in Europe. The resources available are significant: 1.6 billion euro from European funding, spread over seven years, to promote integrated mobility and increase competitivity.
Italy is also part of the project: the Municipality of Milan, Agenzia Mobilità Ambiente e Territorio [Regional, Environment and Mobility Agency] (AMAT) and Fondazione Politecnico di Milano [Milan Polytechnic Foundation] are among the partners of EIT Urban Mobility. The participation of these entities is linked to the redesign of urban mobility, both collective and individual, in large city centres and small localities through the use of advanced technologies, which also promote social inclusion.
Appointments for exploration
The issue of sustainable electric mobility is, and will be increasingly, the focus of investment and policies, both at a national and European community level. Architects, local administrators, managers of energy service companies, mobility managers and, more generally, all the businesses that operate in and around the sustainable mobility sectors have a selection of various appointments where they may meet and examine the solutions adopted in various countries around the world. Among the most important are:
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