Public transport
Public transport is the backbone of the city. The role of public transport in making mobility in cities and regions more sustainable is largely known. Offering people an alternative to private vehicles, public transport significantly reduces traffic congestion, air pollution and road injuries.
POLIS work on public transport
Making public transport more attractive, more efficient and more sustainable is a top sustainable mobility priority for cities and regions. POLIS supports its members towards this objective by facilitating the exchange of best practices, especially within the Working Group on Access, and by favouring their participation in innovative research projects on public transport.
On public transport matters POLIS cooperates with UITP, the international association representing public transport stakeholders. This cooperation results in a regular exchange of information, collaboration in project initiatives and policy coordination. In November 2024, the Access Working Group brought back the Public Transport Lab webinar series.

EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK publishes its new guidelines!

World Health Day 2025: On transport and the health of women, babies, and everyone, really

The MOBILITYAWARDS winners have been announced!

Take the JULIA project survey on the uptake of satellite technologies in public transport

New POLIS policy paper sees Social Climate Fund as a key tool to fighting transport poverty

PT Lab – Importance of public transport for young and older people

Registrations are now open for the POLIS Leadership Summit in Rome!

Catalonia’s Exprés.cat buses hit record high with nearly 32 million trips

PT Lab – Integration of Public Transport and Shared Mobility: SUM’s Living Labs Interventions

The MOBILITYAWARDS finalists have been revealed!

PT Lab – Level up public transport for healthier & more sustainable cities in Europe with UPPER tools and resources

PT Lab – The Return of the Bus: BRTs and BHLS to power mobility networks in Catalonia and Barcelona

Save the date for the MOBILITYAWARDS ceremony!

Câble C1: Île-de-France’s first urban cable car nears completion

EMT Madrid sets new passenger record in 2024 with 476 million travelers

POLIS joins Arthur D. Little to exchange insights on the future of mobility

EU Parliament called upon to renew focus on public transport

POLIS relaunches the Public Transport Lab: A webinar series on the future of public transport

Clic.cat promotes safety with on-demand stops on night buses

Department of Territory of Catalonia reinforces bus lines in Costa Brava

POLIS x Pride 2024: Safe by design

JULIA investigates AI use in the future of mobility

Catalonia enhances services and launches new initiatives to adapt to growing express bus ridership

EU urban mobility leaders urge enhanced focus on public transport in next legislative term

From listening to empowering: Ensuring women’s safety in public transport

Register for the 6th European Mobility Days in Strasbourg

Join the SUM Project as Observer City!

EGUM adopts its first recommendations!

New BRT for Île-de-France unveiled until 2030

Submit your abstract for the 6th European Mobility Days in Strasbourg!

Factual Consulting launches online survey ahead of EU Space Week 2023

‘Trolley90 and its sustainable future’: Mobility experts celebrate in Budapest this November

Barcelona Declaration sets new ambition for sustainable transport in the EU

SOLUTIONSplus met in Madrid for an exciting study tour!

Upcoming Just Transition Webinar showcases urban mobility projects

POLIS publishes second volume of magazine Cities in motion!

Last EMR Connect workshop explores public transport in the Euregio

Last stop! POLIS present at the Clean Bus Europe Platform Final Event

SOLUTIONSplus is back with a brand new e-course!

Say “Hello!” to SMAPE project

POLIS elevates the voices of cities at Autonomy Paris

Madrid donates 32 buses to Ukraine

POLIS explores regional land use planning for sustainable mobility

ITF publishes new report on public transport and shared mobility

Regions Just Transition Webinar: Putting the periphery at the core

SMALL puts the focus on shared mobility for ALL

Registrations now open for the Just Transition Webinar series!

Madrid becomes first major European city with a 100% clean bus fleet!

POLIS launches Just Transition webinar series

POLIS unveils its brand-new magazine ‘Cities in motion’!

Modal shift to cleaner transport fails to materialise, shows ITF’s brief

Barcelona Port Authority wins the ESPO Award 2022!

Learn how to deploy your first autonomous vehicle with POLIS partner Pendel Mobility

‘Mobility hubs, a lever for more sustainable mobility?’ MOBI-MIX investigates

Participate in the eHUBS International Academy 2022!

Don’t miss this year’s European Mobility Week!

UWE Bristol and Sustrans tackle fair bus fares for youngsters

SUMPs are not just for cities: Regions Working Group meets

Registration for the Annual POLIS Conference 2022 is now open!

INDIMO discusses tool at 4th Co-creation Workshop

Concrete amendments to TEN-T legislation proposed

POLIS x Pride 2022: Mind the queer public transport gap

Registrations for Urban Mobility Days 2022 are now open

SOL+ and MOBI-MIX make workshop on shared e-mobility available online!

Join the event “E-bus deployment worldwide: an exchange with SOLUTIONSPlus experts”

Mobility coalition publishes joint statement on the PSO regulation

Save the date for the Urban Mobility Days 2022!

POLIS-ALICE webinar series kicks off!

ASSURED wraps up successfully!

Breaking the silence: tackling gender-based harassment

Putting gender data into action in Catalonia

POLIS contributes to TRAN Committee’s brief on relaunching transport and tourism in the EU after COVID-19

SAVE THE DATE for the Annual POLIS Conference 2022

Moscow welcomes 1000th electric bus

Tallinn develops predictive digital transport model

Sohjoa Last Mile: Developing autonomous mobility requires attention and action now

POLIS’ Public Transport Lab ends, but the dialogue continues

More than just hot air: Public Transport Lab discusses decarbonisation

Public Transport Lab talks tech

Public Transport Lab gets automated

Sharing the load: Public Transport Lab examines new modal mixes

POLIS Public Transport Lab redesigns the city

Public Transport Lab discusses MaaS

POLIS regional members join the European Week of Regions and Cities

Creating inclusive transit: POLIS Public Transport Lab explores

Baden-Württemberg introduces “Public Transport Guarantee” financed by car owners

Joint statement: Europe must come together to change urban mobility

“Public Transport Lab” webinar series kicks off with a bang

POLIS & members at the EU Week of Regions and Cities

POLIS launches the Public Transport Lab, a webinar series on the future of public transport

Barcelona issued 12,000 free annual public transport tickets to former car owners

Ride2Autonomy: New EU-Funded Project to Promote Automated Shuttles’ Integration into Public Transport

POLIS calls for funding to renew bus fleet and passenger rolling stock

Madrid to make public transport free during morning peak hours

Public transport in Barcelona generates 2.4 bn per year, study shows

Autonomy Industry Talks: POLIS members make a splash

Security of Public Transport Facilities: an effective approach

Research reveals harassment on Barcelona’s public transport

Submissions open for ESPO Award 2021

Under her own steam: Closing the mobility gender gap

Inclusion: Accessibility at its best

Lisbon: A truly intersectional mobility agenda

Catalonia launches ‘’Clic.cat”, a new on-demand transport service

Joint letter: More support is needed for clean bus infrastructure

EU Commission calls for feedback on TEN-T guidelines

DG Regio launches survey on cross-border public transport

A neighbourhood in Budapest co-creates mobility solutions with its citizens

New report provides roadmap for MaaS

Catalonia introduces mobile ticketing for public transport

Crossing (modal) borders: a webinar taking Maas global

For a more inclusive, equitable and accessible mobility – The INCLUSION toolbox

Cross border bus network connects Catalonia and the Region of Occitania

Île-de-France Region signs charter to reduce commuting during peak hours

REGISTRATIONS OPEN: Inclusive mobility for an inclusive society: new approaches and solutions

Post-Lockdown Mobility Webinar report: Public transport and COVID-19: Getting the offer right… and safe!

First fully electric bus line starts operations in Madrid – and it’s free

New year, new me(tro)

Barcelona: now home to southern Europe’s largest low-emissions zone

European Week of Regions and Cities: Polis-ERRIN Session on “Integrating New Mobility Services in Public Transport”, 8 October 2019, Brussels
A successful INCLUSION mid-term dissemination event in Groningen (The Netherlands)
Navigo Easy changes ticketing services in Île-de-France
Do SUMPs promote inclusion and transport justice? Agenda available now!
Five sustainable urban mobility priorities for healthy and liveable cities

NACTO Shared-Micromobility in 2018 Report is now available!
Île-de-France steps it up with 641 new clean buses for the Grande Couronne

Making transport more accessible and inclusive for all: new approaches and solutions, 18 June 2019 – Groningen (NL).
Flexigo: a new flexible on demand transport system available in Île-de-France

Upcoming Polis Working Group meetings in 2019
Call to join next round of SUMP Learning Programme extended to 31st January
Europe’s biggest investment in electric buses announced in Manchester
How to make transport more accessible and inclusive for vulnerable users? Read the INCLUSION second newsletter!
The INCLUSION project at GO MOBILITY: 27-28 November, Irun (Spain)
Draft programme of 2018 Polis Conference released
2017 Polis Conference: Programme launched and registrations open!
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PT Lab: Level up Public Transport for healthier & more sustainable cities in Europe with UPPER tools and resources

PT Lab: The return of the bus: BRTs and BHLS to power mobility network in Catalonia and Barcelona

European Transport Conference 2024

POLIS Leadership Summit: Prague

6th European Mobility Days

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AUTONOMY MOBILITY WORLD EXPO 2024

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POLIS Leadership Summit: Stockholm

UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2023

2022 Annual POLIS Conference

Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2022

WE-TRANSFORM First Webinar: What jobs and what workers in automated and digital transport services?

Training on Planning for Autonomous Mobility

5th INDIMO Co-creation Community Workshop: Transferability of the INDIMO tools to a wider European context

Urban Mobility Days 2022

INDIMO Co-creation Workshop: Finalisation of the Service and Policy Evaluation Tool

We-Transform 3rd Stakeholder Workshop

SOLUTIONSPlus Expert Exchange Session “E-bus deployment worldwide”

Nordic Edge Expo 2022

Go Mobility by MUBIL Tradeshow

PUTSPACE Conference: Public Transport as Public Space

Regions working group meeting: Public transport

Public Transport Lab: How can technology support Public Transport?

POLIS Public Transport Lab: Complementing mass transit with shared mobility

Public Transport Lab: Integrating urban design and infrastructure to accommodate public transport

Public Transport Lab: Overcoming barriers, inclusiveness in public transport systems

Public transport & COVID-19: What happened and what will happen?

Online Workshop: Responsible Innovation for Smart Public Transport

Safety & Security Working Group: Security in Transit Facilities

Join the FABULOS Final Conference

Past, present and future of the Interreg MED Programme and of the Governance in the Mediterranean

Inclusive mobility for an inclusive society: new approaches and solutions – 22 September 2020

Mobilising Mobility: e-Mobility hubs and transport modelling – the case of Leuven

TUMI: Making Public Transport Attractive the Vienna Way
Webinar: A new Fare Payments reality: Ticketless, Cashless and ‘as a service’

Busworld webinar: Government and the survival of the bus industry in COVID-19

Webinar: Public transit in the time of COVID-19

Webinar: Combating COVID-19 in the transport sector
Impact>Mobility conference

Mobility Redefined: Blurred Lines in Public/Private Transportation
EBSF_2 Final Conference
ZeEUS Final Conference
Fighting Transport Poverty with the Social Climate Fund
The Mobility Leaders Survey, 2024
Thinking Cities #7
Polis Position on the upcoming decarbonisation transport strategy
More EU Budget for Transport
NICHES+ Infrastructure for innovative bus systems
Member in the Spotlight: Milan’s approach on cultivating its “Transport Chi”
Member in the Spotlight: Barcelona uses technology for improving its mobility systems
Member in the Spotlight: In Manchester, the human scale is an essential part of the smart city concept
The Bristol Method: How to create liveable Communities
The Bristol Method: How to get more People riding Bikes and walking
The Bristol Method: How to increase Public Transport Use
The Bristol Method: How to reduce Traffic and its Impacts
Regionet Leuven: From academic research to intergovernmental cooperation
Thinking Cities #5
Member in the Spotlight: The year of living sustainably in Bristol
Innovative Technologies for Light Rail and Tram: Ground-Level Power Supply – Induction System
Innovative Technologies for Light Rail and Tram: Additional Fuels – Aeromovel System
Innovative Technologies for Light Rail and Tram: Additional Fuels – Hydrid Diesel/Electric System
Innovative Technologies for Light Rail and Tram: Ground-Level Power Supply – Alimentation Par le Sol
Innovative Technologies for Light Rail and Tram: Hybrid Battery/Supercapacitor – Hybrid Electric and Rapid Accumulator Systems
Innovative Technologies for Light Rail and Tram: Hydrail – Hydrogen Hybrid and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems
Innovative Technologies for Light Rail and Tram: Kinetic Power – Flywheel System
Innovative Technologies for Light Rail and Tram: Traction Battery – NiMH and PRIMOVE Systems
Innovative Technologies for Light Rail and Tram: Typology of Technology Approaches
Innovative Technologies for Light Rail and Tram: Tyre Innovation – Rubber Tyre Trams
EMT’s presentation at Busworld India
Member in the Spotlight: Barcelona’s new interurban, high service level bus network
Member in the Spotlight: how public transportation protection is being tackled in Bologna
Member in the Spotlight: Tallinn introduces fare-free bus lines
Member in the Spotlight: The Role of Transport in London
Member in the Spotlight: Thessaloniki’s tremendous effort to implement SUMP in a difficult working environment
Encouraging modal shift to public transport with the use of ITS
