Mobility
Sustainable urban mobility plans and the overall layout of a city are key factors in how citizens and goods move around. Local authorities all over Europe are designing schemes that give priority to low-emission transport. Energy Cities also foster integration across mobility modes and, with an increase in e-vehicles, an integration between sectors.
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Innovative financing for cities
Five free handbooks to improve your city's energy performance
Energy Cities welcomes 4 new member cities
The cities of Krizevci, Vienna, Valencia and Vilvoorde join the Energy Cities’ network!
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“Superblocks” free up to 92% of public space in Barcelona!
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Unlocking investment in cities
Project review of five european local authorities
Energy Cities prepared a review of projects undertaken in the cities of Paris, Malmö, Barcelona, Bristol and Brussels-Capital that received support from the ELENA-EIB facility. The aim of this study is to identify the ways in which technical assistance programmes such as ELENA-EIB can help unlock investment in cities. The projects we reviewed cover a wide array of sectors, from public building refurbishment to public transport or renewable energy production.
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CitiZEN
Sustainable Mobility for Citizens in Europe
Efficient and effective urban mobility can significantly contribute to achieving sustainable economic growth and employment opportunities in our cities. It is of huge importance to achieving the EU 2020 objectives as 70% of the EU population live in cities and account for over 80% of the EU’s GDP. Moreover, in many urban areas, the increasing demand for urban mobility has created a non-sustainable environment with severe congestion, poor air quality and high levels of CO2 emissions.
PROSPECT
Peer-powered cities and regions
The overall aim of PROSPECT is to enable peer to peer learning in regional and local authorities in order to finance and implement their sustainable energy plans. The learning will empower them to make use of best practices in developing financing for these plans, which have been implemented successfully in other cities and regions in the EU. The specific objectives of PROSPECT are:
