EcoMobility is an environmentally friendly and socially inclusive way of transportation, including cycling, wheeling, walking and the use of public transportation, with special focus on intermodality.
EcoMobility Alliance
ICLEI and Changwon City have launched the EcoMobility Alliance, a select group of ambitious cities that have achieved excellent results in certain dimensions of sustainable mobility, and that strive to reach similar results in other EcoMobility fields. We welcome applications from cities worldwide that are eager to take on the challenge of EcoMobility excellence.
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Report from Sustrans calls for a step change in cycling
A new report from Sustrans provides evidence that investing in cycling could significantly change mobility patterns in the English city regions. There is an enormous potential for increasing cycling, given that nearly half all trips are under 5km. In the report, Sustrans recommends a step change in investment levels and which measures should be given priority in order to achieve a step change in cycling behavior.
EcoMobility Changwon 2011: your contribution is needed!
ICLEI welcomes proposals of excellent urban cases to be presented at EcoMobility Changwon 2011 - World Congress on Mobility for the Future of Sustainable Cities, 22-24 October 2011 in Changwon, Korea. EcoMobility 2011 will bring advanced cities together with industry, business, academics, international organizations and decision-makers steering the current trends in EcoMobility to explore good practice and pursue future solutions together in partnership. Submissions can be sent until mid May 2011.
Planet Under Pressure conference
London 26-29 March 2012: Planet Under Pressure conference will deliver knowledge and global, scientific information necessary in assessing the risks humanity is facing due to global change. Participants will learn how to mitigate dangerous changes and cope with changes that are potentially unmanageable
Featured Document
Description document
The report examines the role of transport in a green economy and makes a case for ensuring future investment in the sector is increasingly green. It highlights a strategy of avoiding or reducing trips, shifting to more environmentally-friendly modes of transport and improving the efficiency of all modes of transport. It explores the challenges and opportunities posed by shifting to a greener transport system, and examines the various options to enable investments for the development of sustainable transport. The analysis encompasses all modes of freight and passenger transport, with an emphasis on land transport, and it takes into account the varying circumstances of developed and developing countries, regional differences, and rural-urban disparities.
