UN Secretary-General Appoints Membership of High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the membership of a High-level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport to provide recommendations on sustainable transport actionable at global, national, local and sector levels.
European Parliament's Committee on Transport Chaired by Green Party Cyclist
Michael Cramer, an MEP for Alliance ’90/The Greens, was elected chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism on July 7 for a two-and-a-half year term. It is expected that with the leadership of Cramer, Europe’s transport future will become greener and more sustainable.
OWG Final Report on SDGs and Targets calls for pro-growth sustainable transport
Shanghai, July 24 2014
The final report of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which concluded in the early hours of 19 July in New York, represents a major breakthrough for the sustainable transport community.
SAVE THE DATE: 1st Ministerial and Policy Conference on Sustainable Transport in Africa
The 1st Ministerial and Policy Conference on Sustainable Transport in Africa is designed to provide a platform for high-level attention and policy dialogue on access to environmentally s
World Bank publishes report to estimate multiple benefits of transport policies
Shanghai, China
University of Michigan SMART Initiative launches MobiPrize for sustainable transport awards
Shanghai- 20 May, 2014
University of Michigan SMART initiative, supported by Rockefeller Foundation launched the MobiPrize and is calling for applicaticants. The MobiPrize is an award honoring entrepreneurial ventures that are changing the world–helping to improve the quality of life and revitalize the environment and economy of communities and regions through sustainable transportation (New Mobility).
City of Milan wins prestigious transport award
Paris/Leipzig – May 20, 2014
The Municipality of Milan in Italy is the winner of the 2014 Transport Achievement Award for its ‘Area C’ urban road pricing scheme.
The Transport Achievement Award is awarded annually by the International Transport Forum at the OECD, an intergovernmental organisation for the transport sector with 54 member countries.
SLoCaT Partnership emphasizes the need to mainstream sustainable transport in the proposed Post-2015 development agenda
Shanghai-May 1st 2014
UN road safety debate hears call for post-2015 action
Global action to combat a growing worldwide epidemic road deaths and injuries must become part of the UN’s new priorities for global development, the UN General Assembly was told on 10 April as it passed a new Resolution to address the crisis.
Key Elements SLoCaT Results Framework on Sustainable Transport Reflected in OWG co-Chairs' Proposals on post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda
As part of the development of a new global sustainable development agenda, the co-chairs of an UN Open Working Group (OWG) published on 21 February an initial list of 19 Focus Areas that will be discussed by the OWG in 5 negotiating sessions up to the summer before the OWG will report to the UN General Assembly in September of 2014. Transport is not a focus area in its own right but is mentioned in several of the Focus Areas.