Newsletter 6 – May 2016
The Viajeo Plus newsletters give you an update on the project activities. To learn more about the project please visit www.viajeoplus.eu or contact y.li@mail.ertico.com.
Taking stock of 3 years of work within Viajeo PLUS
“As coordinator of this project, I would like to thank all the consortium members, external experts and all organisations that have been involved in the project’s activities” – says project coordinator Yanying Li.
“I truly believe that Viajeo Plus has made significant contributions to uptake of sustainable urban mobility worldwide by facilitating knowledge transferring and best practice dissemination and provision of implementation plans for selected solutions. I hope that we will continue our work and make city life more enjoyable and more sustainable.”
Viajeo PLUS partners discussed innovative public transport & EV infrastructure requirements at TRA2016
Viajeo PLUS coordinator Yanying Li (ERTICO ITS-Europe) presented the paper “Infrastructure to facilitate usage of electric vehicles and its impact”.
Guido Di Pasquale (Pluservice, Italy) presented the paper developed by him and his colleagues Alessandro Santiago dos Santos, Adriano Galindo Leal and Michele Tozzi. Mr Di Pasquale emphasized the importance of cooperation and cross-learning for all stakeholders involved in the project.
Energy Union: Have a say on comprehensive research, innovation and competitiveness strategy
Public Consultation on the development of a comprehensive, integrated Research, Innovation, and Competitiveness Strategy for the Energy Union.
The European Commission has launched a Public Consultation on the development of the Energy Union Integrated Research, Innovation and Competitiveness Strategy (EURICS) aimed at facilitating the European Union’s transition to a sustainable, competitive, energy-efficient and low-carbon economy.
‘Travel the world’ and discover some of the best innovative and sustainable urban mobility solutions worldwide
The Viajeo PLUS Virtual Solution Book is available online. It includes a summary of over thirsty case studies and a reference to the report where you will find more detailed information about them.
Top urban mobility solutions presented to a delegation of Chinese experts
On Friday 22 January 2016, Dr. Yanying Li (Project Coordinator of Viajeo Plus) presented the project and ten of the top innovative and sustainable urban mobility solutions assessed, to a delegation of Chinesse high level experts from private sector, local governments and universities. The presentation included an introduction to ERTICO ITS Europe and to Mobility as a Service, a concept with which the participants were already familiar.