COVID-19: Keeping Things Moving
As the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds, local authorities are stepping forward into the frontlines. This crisis is being tackled in our hospitals, but also in our streets and plazas, on our buses, trains and subways.
At Polis we want to help cities and regions navigate these difficult times. In this section of our website, we will collect examples of how local authorities are keeping things moving despite the Covid-19 crisis. We are showcasing both cities' and regions' responses during confinement measures and plans for after confinement measures have been lifted.
For an overview of useful resources, such as reports, tools and analyses, head to our page 'Useful resources on Covid-19 and mobility'.
For more information on Polis's response to COVID-19, please see our calls for support and recognition for the transport sector during the virus outbreak.
![Madrid launches free bus services to transport health professionals to new temporary hospital](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/madrid_fin_annee-1024x731.jpg)
Madrid launches free bus services to transport health professionals to new temporary hospital
![Berlin offers free bike sharing and cuts public transport to reduce spread of virus](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Berlin-Pedestrian-zone-1024x768.jpg)
Berlin offers free bike sharing and cuts public transport to reduce spread of virus
![Brussels adjusts public transport and parking; launches new information portal](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Brussels-1024x687.jpg)
Brussels adjusts public transport and parking; launches new information portal
![Ile-de-France strengthens transport serving hospitals and health facilities](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ile-de-France-Mobilite-1024x683.jpg)
Ile-de-France strengthens transport serving hospitals and health facilities
![Combating COVID-19 on public transport: Lessons from Shenzhen](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/shenzhen-4807543_1920-1024x683.jpg)
Combating COVID-19 on public transport: Lessons from Shenzhen
![London implements new measures to ensure transport of critical workers](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/london_tube-1024x570.jpg)
London implements new measures to ensure transport of critical workers
![Lisbon announces range of measures to keep city moving](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lisbon-Vita-Maria-Murenaite-1024x683.jpg)
Lisbon announces range of measures to keep city moving
![English councils to provide free parking for health service staff](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/15.-Parking-Pixabay-1024x682.jpg)
English councils to provide free parking for health service staff
![Rio de Janeiro steps up measures on mobility](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/rio-de-janeiro-4566312_1920-1024x683.jpg)
Rio de Janeiro steps up measures on mobility
![Gelderland sets out measures to support logistics industry](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-bridge-4576862_1920-1024x684.jpg)
Gelderland sets out measures to support logistics industry
![French cities set out changes to parking arrangements](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Paris.jpg)
French cities set out changes to parking arrangements
![New York City announces measures on taxis, shared mobility and cycling](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/new-york-668616_1920-1024x683.jpg)
New York City announces measures on taxis, shared mobility and cycling
![Glasgow launches free bike-sharing for health workers](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/glasgow-4746491_1920-1024x683.jpg)
Glasgow launches free bike-sharing for health workers
![Calls for Canadian cities to close streets to traffic to aid COVID-19 response](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/vancouver-2613994_1920-1024x682.jpg)
Calls for Canadian cities to close streets to traffic to aid COVID-19 response
![Australia launches automated pedestrian crossings to reduce virus spread](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sydney-opera-house-354376_1920-1024x683.jpg)
Australia launches automated pedestrian crossings to reduce virus spread
![Bogotá launches safe cycle lanes and deploys free e-bikes for health workers](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bogota-221346_1920-1024x771.jpg)
Bogotá launches safe cycle lanes and deploys free e-bikes for health workers
![Munich taxi firms offer free travel for health workers](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bavaria-63268_1920-1024x576.jpg)
Munich taxi firms offer free travel for health workers
![Milan suspends UVAR and provides tests for public transport drivers](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Milan-1024x681.jpg)
Milan suspends UVAR and provides tests for public transport drivers
![Barcelona launches ‘solidarity buses’ to transport COVID-19 patients](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Barcelona-1024x683.jpg)
Barcelona launches ‘solidarity buses’ to transport COVID-19 patients
![Manchester launches free metro offer for health and social workers](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Manchester-Victoria-stop-1024x681.jpg)
Manchester launches free metro offer for health and social workers
![Data from Rome reveals changing travel during COVID-19](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Rome-1024x683.jpg)
Data from Rome reveals changing travel during COVID-19
![Budapest launches temporary bike lanes to get city moving](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Budapest-Arvydas-venckus-unsplash-1024x681.jpg)
Budapest launches temporary bike lanes to get city moving
![New Zealand invests in pop-up bike lanes and safer streets during lockdown](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wellington-1116880_1920-1024x576.jpg)
New Zealand invests in pop-up bike lanes and safer streets during lockdown
![Rotterdam uses camera car for compliance with corona rules](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Rotterdam-1024x680.jpg)
Rotterdam uses camera car for compliance with corona rules
![London council to block cars to protect citizens from speeding drivers](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/London-1007x1024.jpg)
London council to block cars to protect citizens from speeding drivers
![France investigates potential to make bicycle main mode of travel after lockdown](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Paris_-Anthony-Delanoix-1024x683.jpg)
France investigates potential to make bicycle main mode of travel after lockdown
![Aarhus: Open real-time traffic data reveals changes during social distancing](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/arhus-949700_1920-1024x683.jpg)
Aarhus: Open real-time traffic data reveals changes during social distancing
![Medellín rolls out robots for food delivery](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/daniel-vargas-Csn2LCZqGWs-unsplash-1024x768.jpg)
Medellín rolls out robots for food delivery
![Auckland drops parking charges and launches new bus safety app](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hikvsvkh7no-1024x683.jpg)
Auckland drops parking charges and launches new bus safety app
![Italian cities seek to retain temporary bike lanes after lockdown](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/7ybkmhdtcz0-1024x678.jpg)
Italian cities seek to retain temporary bike lanes after lockdown
![Milan proposes post-COVID plans for walking and cycling](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Milan-1024x681.jpg)
Milan proposes post-COVID plans for walking and cycling
![Dublin cuts parking space to prioritise pedestrians](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dublin_transport-1024x683.jpg)
Dublin cuts parking space to prioritise pedestrians
![England eases rules on banning traffic to aid social distancing](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/crossing-801713_1920-1024x683.jpg)
England eases rules on banning traffic to aid social distancing
![Spain to provide masks for key workers on public transport](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/madrid_fin_annee-1024x731.jpg)
Spain to provide masks for key workers on public transport
![Ile-de-France plans post-confinement mobility changes](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ile-de-France-Mobilite-1024x683.jpg)
Ile-de-France plans post-confinement mobility changes
![New York to introduce legislation to open up streets](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/uexx0knnkjy-1024x596.jpg)
New York to introduce legislation to open up streets
![Madrid reopens public bike hire](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/madrid_fin_annee-1024x731.jpg)
Madrid reopens public bike hire
![Île-de-France prepares network of pop-up bike lanes for post-confinement](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Paris_-Anthony-Delanoix-1024x683.jpg)
Île-de-France prepares network of pop-up bike lanes for post-confinement
![London launches new measures to reduce spread of virus](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/London-1007x1024.jpg)
London launches new measures to reduce spread of virus
![Vilnius plans more public space for bars and restaurants](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/vilnius-1029634_1920-1024x683.jpg)
Vilnius plans more public space for bars and restaurants
![New York to open 40 miles of streets to pedestrians and cyclists](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/new-york-668616_1920-1024x683.jpg)
New York to open 40 miles of streets to pedestrians and cyclists
![Brussels announces 20km/h limits and expanded bike network](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/brussels-image-1024x670.jpg)
Brussels announces 20km/h limits and expanded bike network
![Scotland commits £10 million for pop-up cycleways and footpaths](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ub7_8xdj56q-1024x683.jpg)
Scotland commits £10 million for pop-up cycleways and footpaths
![London to fast-track mass walking and cycling network](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/London-1007x1024.jpg)
London to fast-track mass walking and cycling network
![Bologna speeds up bike network roll-out](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/bologna-2630373_1920-1024x576.jpg)
Bologna speeds up bike network roll-out
![France announces €20 million to get people cycling](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fwlrfr7b0uw-576x1024.jpg)
France announces €20 million to get people cycling
![New South Wales announces funding for pop-up street improvements](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sydney-opera-house-354376_1920-1024x683.jpg)
New South Wales announces funding for pop-up street improvements
![UK Government announces £2 billion for England in ‘new era for walking and cycling’](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/v53rv9ll5y0-1024x682.jpg)
UK Government announces £2 billion for England in ‘new era for walking and cycling’
![UK Government to fast-tracked e-scooters to tackle COVID-19](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Arlington-Scooter-Corral-Photo-by-Ryan-Croft-1024x768.jpeg)
UK Government to fast-tracked e-scooters to tackle COVID-19
![Edinburgh announces action plan for safe walking and cycling](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ub7_8xdj56q-1024x683.jpg)
Edinburgh announces action plan for safe walking and cycling
![Manchester announces £5 million for safe walking and cycling](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Victoria-stop-1024x681.jpg)
Manchester announces £5 million for safe walking and cycling
![London Borough Hounslow announces measures to improve road safety and help social distancing](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/London-1007x1024.jpg)
London Borough Hounslow announces measures to improve road safety and help social distancing
![Catalonia launches app to show passengers bus occupancy levels](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/thumbnail_image001.jpg)
Catalonia launches app to show passengers bus occupancy levels
![London announces car-free zones as congestion charge returns](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/London-1007x1024.jpg)
London announces car-free zones as congestion charge returns
![Auckland launches Innovating Streets projects](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/qedxqtje6fw-1024x684.jpg)
Auckland launches Innovating Streets projects
![Flemish Government creates fund for local walking and cycling improvements](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mhidossy4nc-1024x665.jpg)
Flemish Government creates fund for local walking and cycling improvements
![Catalonia launches public transport campaign for post-lockdown travel](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screenshot-2020-05-18-at-07.55.41.png)
Catalonia launches public transport campaign for post-lockdown travel
![Athens city centre to go car-free for three months](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/emwsmlnossa-1024x684.jpg)
Athens city centre to go car-free for three months
![Dublin publishes mobility recovery plan](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Dublin-1024x539.jpg)
Dublin publishes mobility recovery plan
![Bordeaux unveils emergency cycling plan](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/guillaume-flandre-Nz0vmakLQ2U-unsplash-1024x683.jpg)
Bordeaux unveils emergency cycling plan
![Glasgow receives funding for active travel infrastructure to tackle COVID-19](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/glasgow-4746491_1920-1024x683.jpg)
Glasgow receives funding for active travel infrastructure to tackle COVID-19
![Madrid announces suite of public transport measures as city recovers from COVID](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/madrid_fin_annee-1024x731.jpg)
Madrid announces suite of public transport measures as city recovers from COVID
![Glasgow converts a third of parking spaces for social distancing](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/glasgow-4746491_1920-1024x683.jpg)
Glasgow converts a third of parking spaces for social distancing
![Lisbon launches new measures to put people first post-lockdown](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lisbon-Vita-Maria-Murenaite-1024x683.jpg)
Lisbon launches new measures to put people first post-lockdown
![Germany agrees recovery package with focus on e-mobility](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2jvejf0tf50-1024x683.jpg)
Germany agrees recovery package with focus on e-mobility
![Madrid announces new e-bikes to keep city moving post-lockdown](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Madrid-Jorge-Fernandez-Salas-1024x683.jpg)
Madrid announces new e-bikes to keep city moving post-lockdown
![Hackney to roll out new School Streets](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/v53rv9ll5y0-1024x682.jpg)
Hackney to roll out new School Streets
![Madrid offers financial support for citizens to buy bikes](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/madrid_fin_annee-1024x731.jpg)
Madrid offers financial support for citizens to buy bikes
![30 English Councils planning e-scooter pilots](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Arlington-Scooter-Corral-Photo-by-Ryan-Croft-1024x768.jpeg)
30 English Councils planning e-scooter pilots
![Rotterdam launches new initiative for post-lockdown recovery](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/f7i6sexmis8-1024x768.jpg)
Rotterdam launches new initiative for post-lockdown recovery
![Île-de-France launches collaborative service to smooth demand at peak hours](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ile-de-France-Mobilite-1024x683.jpg)
Île-de-France launches collaborative service to smooth demand at peak hours
![Glasgow and Edinburgh launch temporary free bike-share](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/glasgow-4746491_1920-1024x683.jpg)
Glasgow and Edinburgh launch temporary free bike-share
![Beşiktaş launches new anti-stress campaign](https://www.polisnetwork.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Rızaakpolat-1-1024x576.jpeg)
Beşiktaş launches new anti-stress campaign
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