ERTICO is thrilled to announce that the City of Lamia has joined its Partnership. Located in central Greece, the city is home to approximately 70,000 people. Lamia has an ambitious plan to transform its transport network and become a model for sustainable urban mobility. This new collaboration opens ERTICO’s network to another important player in the Public Authorities.
“It is with great pleasure that I am welcoming the City of Lamia to the ERTICO Partnership. We are very glad to introduce this historical Greek city to our broader mobility ecosystem and we look forward to learn from their use of state-of-art tools and technologies,” states Joost Vantomme, CEO of ERTICO – ITS Europe. “We are really looking forward to kick off this new cooperation and leverage our joint vision of building knowledge and sharing expertise in the southern hemisphere of Europe”.
Lamia City, capital of Sterea Ellada Region is located in central Greece and provides public services for around 110 hundred inhabitants people in the fields of environment, transportation, city planning, water and waste management, infrastructure and road maintenance amongst many other cross-sector activities.
“Smart and Sustainable Urban Mobility refers to a strategic priority for the city of Lamia and ERTICO Partnership represents an ideal ecosystem for the city to make a real impact to the research, development and deployment of SUM solutions. To this end, the Municipality cherishes the opportunity to become a member of ERTICO to gain access to its innovation and deployment activities, accessing fruitful insights by leaders in the field, exchange experiences and best practices, inspire and be inspired by ERTICO peers and eventually actually contribute to the evolution of the sector,” says Dr Fotis Gogoulos, Electrical & Computer Engineer, City of Lamia.
The City of Lamia in Greece has been actively pursuing sustainable transport and urban mobility initiatives in recent years. These efforts has been aimed at reducing traffic congestion, improving air quality, and promoting active modes of transport such as cycling and walking.
The partnership between ERTICO ITS Europe and the City of Lamia demonstrates the benefits of collaboration between public and private sector organizations in achieving sustainable transport solutions. By working together, ERTICO ITS Europe and the City of Lamia will able to leverage the respective expertise and resources to create innovative and effective transport solutions that benefit residents, businesses, and the environment.
Find out more about the Cityof Lamia here.
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