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Remember the list of 10 ideas for possible interventions that resulted from the HackDay in Budapest? We wanted to have the community endorse 5 and we succeeded to do so on September, 15th-16th, which happened to be the car-free weekend in Hungary. On a sunny afternoon, from 3 to 5 p.m., our local team hostedRead more

As every autumn, stakeholders who are active in the field of mobility gathered to participate in the Civitas Forum, one of the main annual events about cities, transport and mobility. As every year, the Forum was held in a relatively small city which had been selected based on its advancement in terms of sustainability, inclusiveRead more

Do you remember the first and second roadshow organised by our Budapest team? On 20 July 2018 the third one took place: A round table discussion at Valyo Harbour about the challenges of the Danube and the city. Four main speakers contributed to the panel with their insights into the relation between the river andRead more

Between 19-21 September 2018, hundreds of people with different backgrounds will meet in Umeå, up North in Sweden, to discuss how transportation and mobility services can be environmentally friendly, inclusive, efficient and user-centred. This is an annual event, the CIVITAS Forum Conference, which regularly attracts policy makers, academics, mobility professionals, municipal employees, and project representativesRead more

The Hackday of Istanbul took place on 18 July 2018 at Keşfet Üsküdar, the official location of the Citizen Mobility Lab in the building of the Municipality of Üsküdar. 18 people from different backgrounds, including public authorities, students, citizens and a mobility expert contributed to the elaboration of 10 mobility concepts that could respond toRead more

July, 27th at HausDrei was not a Friday like any other: our local team had taken good care of organising different activities to select valuable ideas for better mobility in Altona. The first part of the Hackday consisted in a voting exercise that was based on the ideas selected during previous Lab activities and entailedRead more

While the French were remembering the Storming of the Bastille, on July, 14th the Barton Neighbourhood Centre was hosting another BartOn The Move event: the Hack Day. From 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. local authorities, representatives of the mobility industry, academics, citizens and members of the civil society gathered to discuss the highest priority ideasRead more

Following up on the Presentation Day, an Hackday per pilot area was organised over the summer. On 29 June 2018 it was Trikala’s turn. Between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. participants gathered at the Matsopoulos Mill. The location had several advantages: it is very well known by Trikala’s citizens because it is a place where manyRead more

It’s the 10 July, a sunny, hot day in Budapest and at the Pop Up Park preparation is ongoing for the Hackday. Our team has organised activities which will help to refine the collection and selection of ideas to solve some of the most pressing mobility challenges concerning the Műegyetem embankment and Batthyány Square. AlthoughRead more

On June, 7th 2018, the SUMPs-Up project organised a Mobility Practitioner Workshop on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans at the Midlands Art Centre in Birmingham. The objectives were primarily three: showcasing the SUMPs-Up Civitas project looking at case studies sharing learning between similar projects in different areas around sustainable urban mobility and co-creation. Our partners fromRead more