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Trainings and workshops
In order to help those working in cities to create cleaner, better and more efficient urban transport solutions, the CIVITAS Initiative organises various training sessions and workshops. These events are primarily geared to allow the sharing of knowledge and experience between CIVITAS cities, and beyond. Materials from the training sessions are available following each event.
PAST EVENTS
APRIL 2013
WEBINAR ON URBAN CONSOLIDATION CENTRES
Europe-wide, 22.04.2013|
CIVITAS VANGUARD and the CIVITAS thematic group ‘Urban Freight Logistics’ held a WEBINAR on how the cities of Stockholm, Utrecht, London and Hasselt have set up their Urban Consolidation Centres (UCCs).
Through short 15-minute pre... read more |
Donostia - San Sebastian Study Tour
CIVITAS ARCHIMEDES, Donostia - San Sebastián, 18.04.2013 - 19.04.2013|
The city of Donostia - San Sebastián, winner of the CIVITAS City of the Year award 2012, overlooks the sea and, with a bit more than 180,000 inhabitants, keeps a human scale. Some people consider the balanced combination of small mountains,... read more |
Effective solutions for green urban transport - Learning from CIVITAS cities
Geneva, 16.04.2013|
The last CIVITAS workshop in the series “Effective solutions for green urban transport” took place on 16 April in the margins of the 7th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT), which ran from 17-19 April 2013 in Gen... read more |
MARCH 2013
Webinar on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans
05.03.2013|
Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans define a set of interrelated measures designed to satisfy the mobility needs of people and businesses today and tomorrow. They are the result of an integrated planning approach and address all modes and forms of tr... read more |
FEBRUARY 2013
CIVITAS Webinar on public participation
22.02.2013|
At this webinar, Reggio Emilia - winner of the 2012 CIVITAS awards for Public participation- of Brighton & Hove, Krakow and the CIVITAS ELAN project presented their experience with public participation and public involvement in mobil... read more |
Webinar on safe school surroundings
Europe-wide, 21.02.2013|
CIVITAS VANGUARD and the CIVITAS thematic group ‘Safety and Security’ held a first WEBINAR on how to create safe routes to school and school surroundings, in order to create an inviting environment for sustainable trips to school.
... read more |
Webinar on biodiesel
14.02.2013|
CIVITAS VANGUARD and the CIVITAS thematic group “Clean fuels and vehicles” held a webinar on biodiesels. It took place on 14 February from 14.00 to 15.30 CET.
During this webinar, several CIVITAS cities (Graz, Aalborg and San Sebas... read more |
JANUARY 2013
Webinar on mobility training for specific target groups
Europe-wide, 22.01.2013|
CIVITAS VANGUARD, and the CIVITAS thematic group ‘Mobility Management’ organised a webinar on how to encourage a sustainable shift in mobility behaviour away from the personal car and how to assure basic mobility for all citizens by pr... read more |
OCTOBER 2012
Effective solutions for green urban transport - CO2-free city logistics
Rotterdam, 12.10.2012|
The third workshop of the series "Effective solutions for green urban transport - Learning from CIVITAS cities" took place on Friday 12 October in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The topic of this workshop was the future of urban freight... read more |
Study Tour - Innovative sustainable freight transport in Utrecht
CIVITAS MIMOSA, Utrecht, 11.10.2012|
The city of Utrecht, in cooperation with CIVITAS VANGUARD, organised a study tour on innovative freight transport solutions. Mobility experts were invited to join and to experience the Cargohopper and Beer Boat, and to learn from the sustain... read more |
JUNE 2012
Webinar - Provisions for cyclists
06.06.2012|
CIVITAS VANGUARD, CIVITAS ARCHIMEDES and the CIVITAS thematic group ‘Less car intensive lifestyles’ held their second WEBINAR: provisions for cyclists regarding infrastructural and promotional aspects.
During this webinar measures ... read more |
APRIL 2012
Effective solutions for green urban transport - Learning from CIVITAS cities
Athens, 24.04.2012|
Second of a series of four, this workshop brought together participants to learn about effective solutions for green urban transport based on experiences from CIVITAS cities.
The event took place on 24 April, 2012 in Athens in parallel t... read more |
MARCH 2012
Training on Social Inclusion
CIVITAS MODERN, Coimbra, 22.03.2012 - 23.03.2012|
CIVITAS MODERN and CIVITAS VANGUARD held a training workshop on social inclusion in urban transport and mobility systems. The focus was on different target groups, existing factors of exclusion (physical, geographical, economic, time-based, fear-b... read more |
Cycling for all study tour
CIVITAS ARCHIMEDES, Brighton & Hove, 14.03.2012 - 15.03.2012|
Why do people not want to cycle? There is no doubt that building cycle lanes and providing bike parking encourages people to cycle, however for some groups this is not enough. For these groups only special attention and specific interventions will... read more |
Webinar - Changing travel behaviour of children and young adults
02.03.2012|
CIVITAS VANGUARD, CIVITAS ARCHIMEDES and the CIVITAS thematic group ‘Less car intensive lifestyles’ held a first webinar on how to encourage a sustainable shift in mobility behaviour away from the personal car and towards clean an... read more |
DECEMBER 2011
ITS Training workshop
CIVITAS MIMOSA, Bologna, 14.12.2011 - 16.12.2011|
CIVITAS MIMOSA and CIVITAS VANGUARD held a training workshop on advanced telematics for urban transport improvement.
The training workshop provided:
The opportunity to exchange knowledge with experienced urban transport professionals;
... read more |
SEPTEMBER 2011
Effective solutions for green urban transport - Learning from CIVITAS cities
Brussels, 13.09.2011|
Based on experiences from CIVITAS cities, this workshop on 13 September 2011 in Brussels invited participants to learn about effective solutions for green urban transport. This showcase event was generously hosted by the Representation of the Free... read more |
JUNE 2011
Cycling Study Tour
CIVITAS ELAN, Gent, 28.06.2011 - 29.06.2011|
Organised by the CIVITAS Ghent team and the “bicycle unit” of the city administration, this Study Tour was the perfect occasion to experience Ghent’s bicycle culture and learn about the cycling infrastructure, the cooperation wit... read more |
Clean Fuels, Clean Vehicles, Cleaner City
CIVITAS ARCHIMEDES, Donostia - San Sebastián, 15.06.2011 - 16.06.2011|
On 15-16 June, CIVITAS ARCHIMEDES, CIVITAS VANGUARD and the BIOSIRE projects organised a joint event on alternative fuels and vehicles entitled ‘Clean Fuels, Clean Vehicles, Cleaner Cities’. The event gathered together profession... read more |
MAY 2011
High Level Training Workshop on Integrated Planning
Bucharest, 26.05.2011 - 27.05.2011|
The CIVITAS training workshop provided the participants with a thorough understanding of integrated planning as a means to better manage transport in cities. Using real life experiences (with the Gent and Nantes case studies), it substa... read more |
Organising an individualised social marketing campaign for sustainable transport solutions in cities
Toulouse, 17.05.2011 - 18.05.2011|
This training workshop, organised by CIVITAS VANGUARD provided a theoretical background to individualised social marketing; a generic step-by-step guide for setting up an individualised marketing campaign; and real-life examples and concrete case ... read more |
NOVEMBER 2010
Mobility management with a focus on company travel planning
18.11.2010 - 19.11.2010|
CIVITAS VANGUARD held, in cooperation with CIVITAS ARCHIMEDES and EPOMM-Plus, a training workshop on mobility management, with a focus on company travel planning. The training provided:
An optional basic introduction to mobility management... read more |
FEBRUARY 2010
Communicating with the Citizen
Leuven, 08.02.2010 - 09.02.2010|
CIVITAS VANGUARD organised in cooperation with CIVITAS MIMOSA a training workshop on external communication techniques to effectively distribute messages about sustainable urban mobility. The training provided: review of relevant communications te... read more |
NOVEMBER 2009
Stakeholder consultation & Citizen engagement
CIVITAS ELAN, Gent, 18.11.2009 - 19.11.2009|
CIVITAS VANGUARD organised its first training workshop on successful transport decision making through stakeholder consultation and engagement processes to support CIVITAS Plus cities. Together with CIVITAS ELAN a two day training session took pla... read more |
Contact
For further information on training and workshops organised by CIVITAS, contact: training@civitas.eu.