POLIS Conference 2022 – Presentations
The POLIS Conference 2022 took place on 30 November and 1 December in Brussels, Belgium.
Below you will find all the presentations from the event.
1A. Active travel boosting social cohesion & health
- Understanding the links between mental health, loneliness, travel and transport, Ruth van Ry, SUSTRANS
- The equity impacts of bicycle accessibility distribution: A European perspective, Isabel Cunha, University of Porto
- How to recycle micro-mobility fleets and increase the modal share in your city!, Marion Galan Alfonso, Donkey Republic
- Bicycle Heroes, youth voices for active mobility, Francesco Iacorossi, Roma Servizi per la mobilità Srl & Donna Cooney, BYCS and Dublin City Council
1B. Towards digital multimodal mobility platforms
- BudapestGO: Small step or giant leap in the digitalisation of Budapest’s mobility services?, Bence Nagy, BKK Centre for Budapest Transport
- Amsterdam’s strategy on MaaS revisited, Daan van der Tas, City of Amsterdam
- MaaS for the public good in Torino, Carlotta Gasparini, 5T
- How eHUBS & data standardisation are opening up shared mobility, Tjalle Groen, Mpact vzw
1C. Just transition: Everyone – everywhere
- Introducing new mobility policies and frameworks for an inclusive, prosperous, and sustainable rural Europe, Andrea Lorenzini, MemEx srl
- Start rural first, go urban afterwards!, Esen Köse & Jasmien Jacques, Mpact
- Making Public Transport more financially sustainable and accessible with Transport On Demand, Werner Kutil, CityWay
- Identifying user’s needs of vulnerable groups for autonomous vehicle services: A serious game co-creation approach, Cesar Casiano Flores, SADL, KU Leuven
1D. Let’s get digital. Technology-based safety solutions
- Crowdsourcing parking reports for tidier, safer streets, Harald Sævareid, Nivel AS
- Safety for micromobility and the RideSafeUM initiative, Irene Tsakiridou, RideSafeUM Consortium
- Successfully upscaling a safe car-sharing service for all, Lukas Yla, Bolt
- ISA in Helmond: Feedback pilots, limits and opportunities for the future, Matthieu Graindorge & René Spaan, City of Helmond
- Keeping drivers inside the Safety Tolerance Zone: i-DREAMS becoming reality, Tom Brijs, University of Hasselt, Transportation Research Institute
1E. Changing gears: Accelerating the uptake of electromobility
- The time is now: Smart charging of electric vehicles, Jaap Burger, Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
- Utrecht charges for 2030: Strategies for public charging roll-out, Matthijs Kok, Municipality of Utrecht
- Innovative solutions for electric user-centric charging infrastructure, Marion Pignel, Eurocities & Fabio Nussio, Roma Servizi per la mobilità Srl
- INCIT-EV: The last steps towards large scale smart charging, Pieter Looijestijn, MRA-Eletrisch
- eCharge4Drivers: User-centric solutions fostering e-mobility deployment in urban context and improving charging experience, Evangelos Karfopoulos, ICCS & Angel Lopez, Barcelona City Council
1F. Tailoring transport to SMC’s
- Tools to assist small and medium size cities in developing their SUMPs and transition pathway, Luciano Pana Tronca, UCL
- Providing support in the mobility transformation: Consulting for small and medium-sized municipalities in the field of sustainable mobility, Julian Moritz Renninger, SBB AG
- Take a shared bike, make it electric and add it to the public transport ticket, what happens next?, Espen Strand Henriksen & Randi Markvardsen, Kolumbus
- Mobility plans and concepts in Hesse: Results of a synopsis and recommendations for local planning in smaller and medium-sized cities, Stefanie Schwerdtfeger, Fachzentrum Nachhaltige Mobilitätsplanung Hessen
1G. Urban freight strategies and tools
- InTerLUD: A national programme to assist local authorities in developing concerted and sustainable urban logistics, Helene de Solere & Marion Cottet, CEREMA
- Integrating intelligent city logistics into sustainable area development, Nick Juffermans, Goudappel
- S+LOADZ, transforming urban logistics in Vic, Europe and beyond, Joana Rodríguez Bergadà & Fabiana Palmero, Vic City Council
- SULP revision in the shadow of COVID times and in light of the 100 climate neutral cities, László Sándor Kerényi, BKK Centre for Budapest Transport
- Towards a metropolitan goods and services logistics scheme for Lyon Metropolis, Emilie Fodor, Métropole de Lyon & Mélanie Legat, Interface Transport
1H. Better buy-in through co-creation
- The CurieuzenAIR story: How a citizen science project led to better air quality data and mobility policies in Brussels, Lieselotte Gevens, BRAL – Citizen Action Brussels
- The Transport Infrastructure Master Plan (SDIT): A planning tool designed in collaboration with citizens, Agathe Jobert & Paul Mondino, Lille Metropole
- Ghent: Co-creating district mobility plans with the citizens, Sophie Gillaerts & Wim Schuddinck, City of Ghent
- Schools Count!, Glenn Godin, Mobiel 21
- Sharing neighbourhoods: From sharing experiences to sharing active mobility modes, Merel Vansevenant, Autodelen.net
Opening Plenary Session: Channelling Change
2A. Shifting priorities: Reallocating urban space for active travel
- Prioritising walking, cycling and public transport is a cultural shift, Lilian Oskamp, Municipality of The Hague
- How did bicycle parking become a cornerstone of European building development legislation?, Ceri Woolsgrove, European Cyclists’ Federation
- Moving from pop-up to permanent cycling streets: Lessons from the Netherlands, Chris Bruntlett, Dutch Cycling Embassy
- Leveraging the construction phase to boost sustainable and active mobility, Markus Aarflot & Maria Wederbrand, City of Gothenburg
- Tel-Aviv light rail project: Re-allocating the public sphere, Batel Eshkol, Tel Aviv municipality
2B. Tools and strategies for modern traffic management
- Scai Vehicle: A strategic and technology tool to manage traffic, Jordi Jové Palou, Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- S+LOADZ, transforming urban logistics in Ankara’s wholesales market, Esra Sunker & Suna Akbayir, Artech Consulting
- Make way for emergency services, pedestrians, bikes, public transport and trucks! – The value of multimodal network policy information, Yvonne van Velthoven-Aarts, City of Eindhoven
- SUMP demand management and MaaS in Rome: From policy to the new Mobility Centre, Fabio Nussio, Roma Servizi per la mobilità Srl
2C. Boosting public transport
- Striving for equality – Improving public transport services in Budapest, Tímea Csikós, BKK Centre for Budapest Transport
- The importance of user engagement in improving accessibility to public transport, Hugo Costa, EMEL
- Smart mobility solutions for the young elderly, Sven Kørner, Rogaland County Council
- Building governance for interchanges: Lessons from European city-regions, Mathilde Pedro & Yo Kaminagai, RATP
2D. Squeezing insight from safety data
- Collecting and monitoring SPI-data in the Netherlands: What about human behaviour?, Wilma Slinger, CROW
- Star rating of driver’s behaviour as a tool to prevent risky driving, Milan Tešić, Road Traffic Safety Agency of the Republic of Serbia
- Telling the story with big data: Pulling relevant insights out of an ocean of safety data, Thibault Castagne, VIANOVA
- Road danger reduction through artificial intelligence, Craig Smith, Agilysis
- Empathic vehicles: Detection of occupant emotion in autonomous vehicles to adapt the response, José Solaz, IBV
2E. Integrating cycling on all levels
- Integrating active travel in global climate and transport policies, Jill Warren, European Cyclists’ Federation
- Think Big, Think Bike! Towards an integration of urban mobility and urban planning practices, Lucas Harms, Dutch Cycling Embassy
- Bicipolitana Bolognese: How to improve cycling mobility through a metropolitan bike plan and vision, Catia Chiusaroli, Metropolitan City of Bologna
- Connecting the dots – The shift in focus towards cycle route-based planning in the City of Dresden, Germany, Marie Sanders, City of Dresden
2F. Ramping up regions
- Mobility in the Amsterdam region: Well-being for all, Mark Degenkamp, Vervoerregio Amsterdam
- Interregional electric micro-mobility solutions in Antwerp and Geneva, Erdem Ovacik, Donkey Republic
- Regional sustainable mobility governance: Enabling long-term resilience within the rural-urban connectivity of Ljubljana urban region, Klemen Gostic, Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region
- STISE – Sustainable transport infrastructure in the strategic urban region Eurodelta, Dagmar Keim, City of Amsterdam & Stefanie Van Den Bogaerde, Tractebel ENGIE
2G. Moving forward with micromobility
- State of the art of the national and EU regulatory frameworks governing micromobility, Valerio Giovannini, TIER Mobility
- Finding the balance in the regulation of shared micromobility services with 3 main pursuits, Adam Bodor & Gergely Kofrán, BKK Centre for Budapest Transport
- Designing micromobilty to complement public transport: Lessons from EMEA and the US, Haya Douidri, Superpedestrian
- Where are the users of e-scooters coming from? An ex-post impact analysis of Norfolk, UK, Joan Estrada Peñas, Bax & Company
- Micromobility charging docks for effective space management in European cities, Welmoed Neijmeijer, Bolt
- Net Sustainability Impact: Combining Mode Shift and Life Cycle Assessment to Understand Shared Micromobility’s Contribution to a Sustainable Transportation System, Claus Doll, Fraunhofer
2H. From climate ambition to climate action
- Strengthening carbon reduction transition pathways through cross-sector collaboration, Peter Jones, UCL & Stuart Blackadder, Transport for Greater Manchester
- How are cities (and regions) progressing toward climate neutrality? Lessons from the Transport data reported to CDP in the 2022 questionnaires, Étienne Métais, CDP Europe
- How NextGenEU Funds are helping EMT Madrid in achieving climate neutrality, María José Rojo Callizo, EMT Madrid
- Becoming the number one climate protection region in transport, Katharina Hess, Ministry of Transport Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Pathways to climate neutrality, climate change and mobility: Beyond CO2, Lutske Lindeman & Annemiek Luimes, City of Rotterdam
3A. Rolling out active travel on a regional scale
- 500 vibrant and traffic-calmed main through-roads in Baden-Wuerttemberg by 2030, Karin Schuermann, Ministry of Transport Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Nudging up north, Arild Tjomsland, Kobla AS
- Active transport in small cities – A method to identify the potential and jumpstart the shift, Helmer Berre, Rogaland County Council
- Local mobility contracts for peaceful and pleasant neighbourhoods, Bruno van Loveren, Brussels Mobility
3B. Traffic signal innovations
- Traffic signage and road surface: A lightweight approach of digitising the physical infrastructure for maintenance and updated open data, Ibon Arechalde, ASIMOB – Advanced Services In Mobility
- Pre-deployment of C-ITS services in Gothenburg, using a hybrid communication setup, Kristina Jensen, City of Gothenburg, Urban Transport Administration
- Identifying and prioritising vulnerable road users safety at signalised intersections in Tel Aviv, Ebtihal Sheety, Technion
- Pedestrian priority measures, Korak van Tuyl, Transport for London
3C. Just transition: Digital tools to support policy and practice
- INDIMO Digital Mobility Toolbox: Helping stakeholders to make digital mobility inclusive and accessible, Imre Keserü, VUB & Floridea Di Ciommo, cambiaMO s.coop.mad.
- Working towards local strategies for a sustainable, integrated and user-friendly digital travel system for all, Sam Delespaul, Mobiel 21 & Mercedes Vidal, Barcelona Regional
- Budgeting mobility for a fairer transformation, Alexandra Gomes, LSE Cities, London School of Economics
- Co-design of and by digital tools: Lessons from the urban mobility field, Julienne Chen, EIT Urban Mobility
3D. This is how we do it. Hands-on safety solutions
- E-scooter services cause traffic accidents: Evidence from six European countries, Cannon Warren Cloud, Goethe University Frankfurt
- Triggering attentiveness by colourful road designs: An Austrian pilot project at a provincial town in the federal region of Lower Austria, Susanna Hauptmann, Radland GmbH
- “Message not received”: Using behavioural science and co-design to address a hidden road safety inequality, Nicola Wass & Holly Hope Smith, So-Mo
- This is how we make the city of Utrecht 30 km/h, Leonie Smeets, City of Utrecht
- We wanna do it, but can we do it? POLIS Road Safety Capacity Survey, Pedro Homem de Gouveia, POLIS
3E. Planning and building for regional access
- Interfaces between the new TEN-T network and metropolitan areas – What are the missing links?, Tiina Ruohonen, City of Oslo
- New urban cable car & 3rd metro line projects in Toulouse: Innovation and environmental assets, Vincent Georjon, Tisseo Collectivites
- Zuidasdok – For better accessibility, Anneke Van Wijngaarden & David van der Spek, Vervoerregio Amsterdam
3F. Please behave!
- Sharing is for everyone – Mechelen’s multidirectional engagement strategy to enhance sustainable transport, Lorena Axinte, Bax & Company & Veerle De Meyer, City of Mechelen
- The importance of an initiating government in flanking mobility measures towards companies to ensure the economic growth of a region, Korneel Vangansbeke, Stad Gent
- Which alternative to cars for families? Exploring their willingness to use cargo bikes, Leku Laura Ekong, Vrije University Brussels
- The T-verda scheme. Evaluation of the effects of an accelerated vehicle retirement programme in the Barcelona metropolitan area, Núria Pérez Sanz, Barcelona Institute of Regional and Metropolitan Studies & Marc Iglesias AMB
3G. Collaborative logistics
- Combining the four A’s of sustainable logistics in a single operator citywide zero-emission parcel-deliveries system, Koen Mommens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- LEAD project: Madrid LL first outcomes on the use of a Digital Twin for logistics, Sergio Fernández Balaguer, EMT Madrid
- Digital twin to double the benefit: Simulation and legal challenges of autonomous transport for passengers and goods, Deike Tamm & Steffen Henninger, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences – Research Lab for Urban Transport
- The Cairgo Bike project: Making cargo bikes mainstream through public-private collaboration, Charlotte De Broux, Brussels Mobility
- Storytelling for stakeholder involvement and acceptability of urban logistics measures in Rome – The L-3D project, Giacomo Lozzi, Roma Tre University
3H. SUMP innovation for climate mitigation
- Improvement of SUMP-Methodology for Climate Mitigation, Niklas Sieber, Fraunhofer ISI & Joachim Schneider & Neri di Volo, EIB & Susanne Böhler-Baedeker, Rupprecht Consult
- Mobility planning and transport governance in polycentric regions – How the FrankfurtRheinMain Region transferred the SUMP-concept to its functional area, Sebastian Schöneck, Metropolitan Region FrankfurtRheinMain
- A Carbon Reduction Policy Support Tool – An aid to extend the SUMP planning horizon to meet long-term visions and carbon targets, Steve Wright, VECTOS / SLR
4A. Out of the box: Exploring new use cases for electromobility
- The potential of light electric vehicles for climate protection through substitution for passenger car trips – Germany as a case study, Bram Rotthier, LEVA-EU
- Developing paratransit electrification policies: Case studies analysis, Solène Baffi, CODATU
- Bus service without compromise – Fuel cell electric buses in cities, David Yorke, Ballard Power Systems Europe
- Expanding access to green mobility across Europe – key lessons from ride-hailing electrification, Christopher Hook, Uber
- Towards emission-free local rail systems in regions and cities, Laurent Friot, ALSTOM
- Exploring possibilities for a circular public transport system, Kelly Pronk & Gerard Hellburg, Vervoerregio Amsterdam
- Electric roads in the city of Lund, Joakim Ahlberg, Ramböll Sweden AB
4B. Are cities ready for vehicle automation?
- SHOW project in Madrid: Automated public transport, Sergio Fernández Balaguer, EMT Madrid
- Improving automated shuttle services, Patrick Hofman, City of Helmond
- Testing an autonomous shuttle at the Port of Barcelona – How AVs can contribute to a safer, more sustainable and flexible transport environment for port workers, Christian Riester, Pendel Mobility
- Results from the PAV project: Demonstrating an AV shuttle bus in Hannover, Tanja Goebler, Region Hannover
- Exploring the value of Automated Vehicles in Logistics, Laura Babío, POLIS
- Systemic analysis of CCAM-readiness of cities from three EU projects: Ride2Autonomy, PAV and Dynaxibility4CE, Wolfgang Backhaus, Rupprecht Consult
- LEVITATE: Policy support tool, Suzanne Hoadley, POLIS
4C. Sticks with the carrots: What is new for Urban Vehicle Access Regulations?
- Making sticks hurt less: Planning and implementing urban vehicle access regulations, Bonnie Fenton, Rupprecht Consult GmbH
- Planning for UVARs in Functional Urban Areas: Outcomes from the Dynaxibility project, Laura Babío, POLIS
- UVAR in Jerusalem, Nimrod Levy, Jerusalem Municipality
- Expanding London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) – why it is needed, how was it delivered & what’s the impact so far?, Korak van Tuyl, Transport for London
- UVARBOX: How digitalization improves UVAR efficiency, Lucy Sadler, Sadler Consultants
- UVAR EXCHANGE: Solutions to improve communication and exchange of information in the implementation of UVARs, Maria Rodrigues, Panteia
- Implementing geofencing in Swedish cities – Lessons learned and challenges ahead, Malin Stoldt, City of Gothenburg & Victoria Herslöf, City of Stockholm
- Code the Streets – Dynamic policies and digital rules, Lilian Leermakers, City of Amsterdam
4D. Enablers for shared mobility
- Europe on wheels: The success of shared mobility in 2022, Julien Chamussy, Fluctuo
- The European Shared Mobility Accelerator: An (ES)MArvellous tool to help you accelerate your shared mobility policy, Arne Stoffels, Mpact & Esther De Reys, Autodelen.net
- Mobility Policy Auto Tuner: Lessons from Ai-informed policymaking and the perils of Innovation, Alex Pazuchanics, VIANOVA
- Mode shift starts with financial incentives and smart regulation, Kim Watts, Coalition for Reimagined Mobility
- Implementing the new national legal framework for free-floating shared mobility in Paris, Natalia Ciciarello, City of Paris
- Doubling carsharing every two years!? Funding, campaigning and agenda setting in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Wolf Engelbach, Ministry of Transport Baden-Württemberg
- How AI-powered carpooling unlocks mobility in suburban and rural areas: Toulouse Metropole case study – a unique public-private partnership, Anaïs Enrico, Karos Mobility
- Building a cross-municipal shared mobility network for rural and urban areas: Lessons from the Twente region, Irma Lissberg-Grondstra, Regio Twente & Lotte Rijsman, RHDHV
4E. Managing the curb, improving parking
- From parking standards to mobility requirements in project development: Recommendations and practices from Flanders, Dirk Lauwers, Universiteit Gent
- Strengthening off-street parking: Sharing is caring, Carl Hanssens, City of Sint-Niklaas
- FlexCurb: Implementation of dynamic curbside management solutions to improve sustainable city logistics operations, Philippe Rapin, Urban Radar & Sandra Rothbard, Freight Matters
- Data-driven parking policy: An extensive automated parking study as the base for changes in parking policy, the redesign of the public domain and opportunities on private domain, Caroline Gillaerts, Mobility Company City of Ghent
- Dynamic service times to enable a more efficient use of public space, Camilla Wikström, City of Stockholm
- Investigation of the effects following an increased parking fee in the central parts of Örebro, Hanna Malm, Örebro Municipality
- Improving parking in Helsingborg through Voi’s Parking Photo, Christy Pearson, VOI Technology
4F. Unlocking the value of data
- Walking and cycling data – Cities needs and market gaps, Marianne Weinreich, Ramboll Denmark
- Vienna’s experiences with new data sources for travel demand analysis, Helmut Augustin, City of Vienna
- Rethinking traffic circulation in Leuven: Balancing citizen participation and data-driven tools, Eli Nomes, City of Leuven
- PPP:P2R, Daniel Deparis, Mercedes-Benz AG
- Lisbon’s journey towards digital transformation of the urban mobility system, Sofia Taborda, EMEL – Empresa de Municipal de Mobilidade e Estacionamento de Lisboa
- Use data, don’t build new infrastructure to meet today’s and tomorrow’s demand for safe and healthy journeys, Eric van Dijk & Waldo Kolk, Province of Utrecht
- Opening up our traffic data – Data visualisation in Budapest, Patrik Toth, BKK Centre for Budapest Transport
- The UK Department for Transport Bus Open Data Service: Transforming access to public transport information and data-driven governance, Mike Jacklin, Ito World
4G. More multimodal moves? The potential of mobility hubs
- Mobility hubs as a regulatory instrument, Julia Hansel, University of Muenster
- The SmartHubs integration ladder for assessing the European mobility hub landscape and its potential to become a gamechanger in urban mobility, Anna Grigolon, University of Twente
- From ambition to realisation: Mobihubs in Flanders, Evelyn Wymeersch & Bram Roelant, Mobipunt vzw
- 40 eHUBs in Leuven: Insights and the way forward, Hilke Evenepoel, City of Leuven
- Urban mobility hubs: Where, how, what? A vision on hubs for the city of Rotterdam, Mariet de Haas, Municipality of Rotterdam
- Canalejas 360: Strategic mobility hub in Madrid, Sergio Fernández Balaguer, EMT Madrid
4H. Being smart for real
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5A. Activating Active Travel – A Master Class
- Evaluating the success of cycling cities: Hardware, software and orgware, Lucas Harms, Dutch Cycling Embassy
- MORE – Co-design and redistribution of road space, Peter Jones, UCL
- The 15-minute city, a panacea for cycling?, Paul van de Coevering, Stichting Breda University of Applied Sciences
- Active Streets Assessment Tool, Steve Ferris, Agilysis Limited
5B. Digging into data – Local and regional authorities: Unlock your data power now!
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5C. Urban Air Mobility Training – Deep dive into urban airspace
- Drone Strategy 2.0, Nicolas Eertmans, European Commission, DG MOVE
- Developing the tools for UAM operations, Aurilla Aurélie Arntzen, USN, USEPE project
- Integrating urban air mobility in cities, Kathryn Bulanowski, EPF, AURORA project
- Learning from public opinions on UAM introduction, Lucy Mascarenhas, Luxmobility, AiRMOUR project
- Public (air) space use and interactions with city life, Geert van Waeg, IFP
- Involving cities in shaping UAM, Vassilis Agouridas, UIC2 Initiative
- Raising awareness on airport mobility plans, Alexandra Covrig, Airport Regions Council
- Building capacity for local authorities to deal with future UAM services, Sofia Kalakou, ISCTE, UAM school for cities project
5D. Gender equal mobility: Beyond the ‘vulnerable users’ paradigm
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5E. Clean vehicles: Creating the right framework conditions – Bringing the just transition and an inclusive approach to e-mobility
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5F. POLIS & ALICE: Advancing together towards zero-emission urban logistics by 2030
- Yanying Li, ALICE
- Lola Ortiz, Municipality of Madrid
- Caryn-Ann Allen, DPDgroup
- Hans Schurmans, Proximus
- Julia Hildermeier, Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
- Tiina Ruohonen, City of Oslo
- Josephine Darlington, ASTER (Lindholmen Science Park)
5G. Innovative data-driven tools for shaping cities’ mobility policies: nuMIDAS
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