Joining forces towards clean and green cities Presentation by Karen Vancluysen - Secretary General - POLIS

1. Joining forces towards
clean and green cities
Karen Vancluysen, Polis

2. Peer-to-peer exchange
Policy
Research
Innovation
78 cities & regions
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3. Urban mobility:
Main local policy challenges & goals
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Source: EC – 2015 statistics

4. Multiple challenges – integrated action
City-level activities in the transport sector gaining importance
due to multiple benefits of sustainable urban mobility action
improve air quality, quality of life, traffic safety, public
health, reduce CO2 and congestion

5. Integrated Sustainable Urban Mobility Policy
Sustainable – Multimodal – Intermodal – Clean – Safe – Flexible –
Affordable – Connected – User-centric – Inclusive – Shared …

6. Air quality
‒ Sometimes no
margin to remedy
by allowing
polluters to pay
‒ Urgent need to
prevent pollution

7. Urban Vehicle Access Regulations
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8. Electromobility
• Electric PT as a
backbone of transport
chains
• Micro-mobility and
vehicle-sharing to
complete first and last
mile

9. Shared concerns & goals
‒ Breach of trust
‒ Need for reliable information
‒ Independent testing of environmental performance of
vehicles
‒ Simple, transparent and objective information
‒ Need for real-world driving emissions testing

10. A support tool for cities
‒ Evidence-based decision making
‒ Independent information source on vehicles with good
environmental performance
- Link to urban vehicle access regulations, low-emission zones,
incentives for clean vehicles...
‒ Link to requirements for clean procurement
- Minimum star rating required
‒ Star rating as a basis for reward
- Fleet recognition schemes
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11. Thank you!
kvancluysen@polisnetwork.eu
www.polisnetwork.eu