Clean Cities

🏫 Parents and children in #Rome want more school streets! They're calling on Mayor Gualtieri to allocate more funding in the budget to make #SchoolStreets a priority. It's time to create safer routes for our kids to get to school - the change must happen now. #StreetsForKids Read more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ennJPcGV

Low-emission zones have far-reaching benefits… 👍 Cleaner air 👍 Climate protection 👍 Less congestion 👍 Reduced noise pollution 👍 Benefits to local economies We want to see more LEZs across Europe and for them to be implemented quickly and fairly, taking into account all areas of society. These cities are leading the way. See how it can be done 👇 https://lnkd.in/gkb_MPuz

🚨 Air quality is the biggest environmental threat to human health. But change is on the way. By 2030, European cities will have to implement new measures to improve air quality, and tackling air pollution from transport must be one of their first steps. A new alliance of businesses and NGOs from the transport sector, called the Transport Alliance for Clean Air (TACA), is committed to driving change for healthier, cleaner cities across the EU. TACA's new briefing, ‘Pathways to clean air in cities' looks at a range of approches to reduce emissions of air pollutants and transform urban mobility. rom simply ensuring all internal combustion engines vehicles meet the latest Euro standards, to reimagining urban transport to include car sharing and active transport, the results show there is a clear road ahead to a less polluted future.

🚚 Can London lead the way on zero-emission freight? Last week, we hosted Pathways to Zero Emission Freight: Can London Lead the Way? Industry leaders, policymakers and climate advocates came together to discuss how zero-emission freight can help achieve a net-zero carbon city by 2030. 🤔 It’s a big challenge: UK van emissions are up 63% since 1990, with 1M+ more diesel vans on UK roads than 10 years ago. Vans are now central London’s leading source of harmful NOx emissions. Meanwhile, cities like Amsterdam and Stockholm are already flexing bold zero-emission policies that will deliver results. Paris is on course too. 🙌 But, there’s hope: A Zero-Emission Zone for freight in central London could cut 285,000 tonnes of CO2 annually and save £140M in health and carbon costs by 2030. Electric vans will soon outcompete diesel, and cargo bikes - having increased by 63% across London last year - are transforming last-mile deliveries. Members of our panel stressed the need to ramp up charging infrastructure, extend incentives like the congestion charge exemption and commit to a central zero-emission freight zone by 2030. 📖 Explore our latest report for insights and policy recommendations to make zero-emission freight in London a reality: https://lnkd.in/eSkV8zyw A huge thank you to Seb Dance, Anna Krajinska T&E UK, Eva Neitzert Just Economics, Dominic Phinn Climate Group, Elizabeth Culwick and Oliver Lord for joining us on the day and providing your expert views.

🚚 A zero-emission delivery zone pilot has been approved in Paris - a bold move towards cleaner air and healthier streets! Read more 👇 Tony Renucci Respire

🌟 Excited to be part of the Annual POLIS Network Conference 2024 - Europe’s leading event for urban mobility! Jens Müller and Martin Baierl from our Policy and Research team will present our (E)Mission: Zero study, which explores how five European cities can achieve zero-emission urban mobility by the 2030s. For those attending the conference, join us TOMORROW in Room K12 from 09:00-10:30 CET to hear how we can transform urban mobility together! You can also check out our research, here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVfecnHV

BEFORE VS AFTER 😍 Let's keep reclaiming space in our cities for people 💪 Would you like to see more redesigned urban spaces in your city?

Could Warsaw be a city that prioritises people over cars? This week we took a step closer to answering the question with a debate: "How to Unclog Warsaw and Give It Back to Its Residents?" ✨Key highlights from the debate: 🚌 Creating more bus lanes in Warsaw – what’s stopping us? 🚗The challenges and opportunities of introducing a Central Paid Parking Zone The event was co-organised with our amazing partners @Lepszy Służewiec and brought together representatives of key city institutions, activists and residents who all share one goal: a greener, more livable Warsaw! 💡Let’s keep the conversation going 💡 (And check out our report on 17 great ways to tackle Warsaw's transport problems here: https://zurl.co/yL9Y )

🚛 Heavy-duty vehicles and vans make up less than 20% of traffic in Paris but are responsible for over 40% of NO₂ pollution. Read about how transitioning these vehicles to zero-emission alternatives and introducing a Zero-Emission Delivery Area can drastically improve air quality and health ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eKYbhuk6 Respire

🌍 Every city has its own challenges, but the solutions to reduce car use and cut carbon emissions are within reach! The 2024 State of Transport in Cities report dives into where cities stand today and highlights actionable strategies for transforming urban transport. Check out the full report for insights on building a sustainable transport future 👇 https://lnkd.in/e-DRdy3X