The CIVITAS suite of online courses now includes 10 topics, offering foundational information to users in a concise and interactive format. There are three courses on CIVITAS "˜essentials' or broad themes, which includes public involvement, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans, and traffic and mobility fundamentals.

Seven courses take a closer look at thematic areas in different areas, and include topics such as cycling in urban areas and bike sharing, intelligent traffic management, mobility management, and sustainable freight. Courses are made up of several blocks, each of which is concluded with a small test and a final test allows users to reflect on their new knowledge. Forthcoming courses will include topics such as shared mobility and intermodality.

CIVITAS is continuing to publish the CIVITAS Insights, which are short overviews of a range of measures and policy areas illustrated by past CIVITAS activities and the outlook for the future. The most recent Insights deal with EU policy on electric vehicles and using Intelligent Transport Systems in public transport.

For more information, visit the CIVITAS Learning Centre and the CIVITAS Key Publications. more   25 July 2016 CIVITAS Forum 2016 to take place in Gdynia (Poland)The 2016 edition of the CIVITAS Forum Conference will take place from 28 - 30 September in the Polish city of Gdynia. The conference will take as its theme 'Shaping the Mobility of Tomorrow' and will bring together local governments, EU policy-makers, transport practitioners and researchers to discuss how to develop clean, safe and efficient mobility for the future.

Topics highlighted at the conference will include smart cities, electric buses, inclusive and shared mobility, intelligent transport systems, urban freight logistics and clean alternative fuels. A number of site visits are planned during the conference, including of Gdynia's trolleybus system and its new traffic management centre. The 2016 edition of the CIVITAS Awards will also be presented during the conference. Attendance at the conference is free of charge.

A CIVITAS training will take place prior to the conference on 27 September 2016, with a focus on scaling up mobility pilots for wide-scale deployment. Although pilots are useful for assessing the feasibility and public perception of measures, there are often barriers to expanding successful pilots. The training is aimed at urban mobility professionals involved in innovation, project development, and evaluation in the field of sustainable transport.

For more information and to register for the 2016 CIVITAS Forum, visit civitas.euImage copyright: Sea Towers Skwer (Wikimedia Commons) by "Tomasz Kolowski", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 more

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