The CIVITAS Initiative helps cities to achieve a more sustainable, clean and energy efficient urban transport system by implementing and evaluating an ambitious, integrated set of technology and policy based measures. The Press Corner contains a wealth of useful information for journalists wishing to know more and write about CIVITAS.

Media Newsletter

• Media Newsletter #10, March 2013: "Tackling air pollution: the role of sustainable urban mobility"
• Media Newsletter #9, October 2012: "10 years of pioneering clean urban transport across Europe"
• Media Newsletter #8, July 2012: "Summer sunshine provides an incentive to leave the car at home... But improving safety and security is key"
• Media Newsletter #7, April 2012: "Listening to seniors, customising solutions"
• Media Newsletter #6, January 2012: "Exchanging ideas, finding answers"
• Media Newsletter #5, October 2011: "Reshaping cities, Redefining Mobility"
• Media Newsletter #4, June 2011: "Urban Transport on Two Wheels"
• Media Newsletter #3, March 2011: "Will Electric Vehicles Take Over Europe's Cities?"

• Media Newsletter #2, September 2010: "Urban Growth, Sustainable Mobility: How Can Cities Balance Intelligent Development?"

• Media Newsletter #1, April 2010: "A Safe, Secure and Nuisance-free Public Transportation Experience: How Ghent is Inspiring Mutual Respect"

Latest press releases

• Innovative, real-life examples of sustainable urban mobility win prestigious European award: CIVITAS hands coveted annual prize to Italy, Spain and Portugal
• Donostia - San Sebastián named ‘City of the Year’at European city transport awards: Spanish city takes home coveted prize for efforts to improve citizens’ quality of life
• Porto wins ‘Technical Innovation’ category at European urban transport awards: Portuguese city takes prize for mobile app that makes citizens’ lives easier
• Reggio Emilia wins ‘Public Participation’ category at European urban transport awards: Italian city takes prize for fully-integrated sustainable urban mobility ‘manifesto’
• Save the date: CIVITAS Forum 2012/ CIVITAS Plus Final Conference
• European leaders raise emission reduction targets: "Funchal Statement" signed by more than 200 cities  
• European cities prove dedication to clean urban transportation solutions

Background materials

CIVITAS Facts and Figures

• CIVITAS leaflet en, de, es, fr, it, pl
• CIVITAS Plus factsheet (2008-2012): en, de, es, fr, it, pl, ro, et
• CIVITAS ARCHIMEDES: Aalborg, Brighton and Hove, Donostia San Sebastian, Iasi, Monza, Usti nad Labem
• CIVITAS ELAN: Brno, Ghent,Ljubljana, Porto, Zagreb
• CIVITAS MIMOSA: Bologna, Funchal, Gdansk, Tallinn, Utrecht
• CIVITAS MODERN: Brescia, Coimbra, Craiova, Vitoria-Gasteiz
• CIVITAS RENAISSANCE: Bath, Gorna Oryhavitsa, Perugia, Skopje, Szczecinek

EU Policy Documents

• EU legislation relevant to mobility and transport in urban areas
• EU and Urban Transport Policy Summary
• White Paper 2011: Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource-efficient transport system
• ITS Action Plan and Directive (2010/40/EU; July 7, 2010)
• Action Plan on Urban Mobility (COM/2009/0490 final; September 23, 2009) full text - leaflet - memo

• Green Paper "Towards a New Culture for Urban Mobility" (COM/2007/0551 final; September 25, 2007) full text - leaflet - memo

Speeches interviews commentary

• May 26, 2011
  International Transport Forum on Transport for Society: Interview with Jerome Simspon and Anna Clark, CIVITAS

• October 20, 2009
  CIVITAS and the CIVITAS Forum 2009: Interview with CIVITAS Plus communications manager on radio programme "Europe and You" (FR)
• January 21, 2009
  Intervention of European Commission Vice-President Tajani at the CIVITAS II final conference in Toulouse (FR) - English summary