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Urban mobility has
increased dramatically in the last decades, accompanying the
economic growth of towns and cities. This has caused negative
effects for citizens directly: increase of traffic congestion
and energy consumption, noise, pollution, reduction of the urban
environmental quality, etc. So, it is not surprising that the
Green Paper on Urban mobility (September 2007) pledges to create
a new urban mobility culture, stating that “the challenge
facing urban areas in the context of sustainable development is
immense: that of reconciling the economic development of towns
and cities and accessibility with improving the quality of life
and with environmental protection, on the other”
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The increasing urban mobility demands the implementation of a
number of measures in order to put the citizen in the
core of urban mobility. To this purpose it is necessary to
encourage the use of public transport, to undertake actions to
improve traffic in the city, to promote alternative modes of
transport, to achieve a dynamic and organised system of
distribution of goods and loading and unloading, etc. In other
words, to achieve an accessible city for everyone, less
polluted and more respectful with the environment.
The Green Paper on Urban Mobility puts forward a
new culture
for urban mobility. This objective demands integrated
approaches combining transport, environment and land use
planning. Furthermore, not only local authorities, but
stakeholders affected by these policies should be fully engaged,
since, for instance, everybody should be aware of the importance
of an energy-efficient consumption on the environment and
quality of life in the city.
To make people more aware of the effects caused not only by the
increase of urban mobility, but their mobility behaviour, and
progress in the implementation of the European Green Paper on
Urban Transport, the Mobility Foundation organizes the
2nd
International Conference "Citizens Mobility management”. The
Conference will be focused on finding international smart
solutions, based on best practices dissemination and R&D
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