To our dear ELABORATOR family, Welcome to the second ELABORATOR newsletter! It has now officially been one year since the beginning of our ambitious project, and to celebrate the occasion, we are thrilled to bring you our latest updates and insights. Discover how our Living Labs are progressing, learn about past and upcoming events, and explore the impactful work we have been doing to create sustainable, inclusive, and safe urban mobility in our cities. Enjoy your read! |
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Opening words from ELABORATOR's Coordinator |
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Dear ELABORATOR followers, We are now entering the second project year and are one step closer to our goal: guiding cities in the transition towards climate neutrality by promoting zero-emission, shared, active, and human-centred mobility. So much has been achieved in this first project year and yet even more is about to come! In this second ELABORATOR newsletter, you’ll get a taste of our consortium’s main achievements performed during the last six months and all about the project’s progress. |
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Read on and come with us on this journey towards sustainable yet inclusive urban mobility! - Dr. Angelos Amditis, Research & Development Director at the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS) and ELABORATOR project coordinator. |
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ELABORATOR consortium meets Lighthouse cities: Issy-les-Moulineaux, Copenhagen |
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This year, our ELABORATOR consortium had the opportunity to meet in two of our Lighthouse cities, Issy-les-Moulineaux and Copenhagen, to take stock of the project's progress and co-creatively take further steps towards developing climate-neutral cities and sustainable urban mobility designs for our Living Labs. Plus, we got to see first-hand the actions Issy and Copenhagen are planning to conduct within their Living Labs. Find out more in the articles below! |
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| | ELABORATOR wraps up 1st Plenary in Issy-les-Moulineaux And that's a wrap ELABORATOR's 1st Plenary in its Lighthouse city of Issy-les-Moulineaux! The consortium came together on 31 January - 1 February 2024 for two days packed with fun co-creation activities. | | |
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| | ELABORATOR holds 2nd Plenary Meeting in Copenhagen ELABORATOR wraps up another Plenary Meeting in one of our Lighthouse Cities! This time, our consortium gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark for four days filled with workshops and collective activities. | | |
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ELABORATOR WP updates: full steam ahead! |
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Wondering what our ELABORATOR Work Packages have been up to? Check the articles below to find out more about our latest workshops, deliverables, magazine articles, and the open call for our Community of Practice! |
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As the ELABORATOR project steps into its second year, we put Work Package (WP) 3 in the spotlight, which focuses on the co-creation actions across the discovery and definition phase, building up capacity and methodological frameworks for the twinning activities of the project. | | |
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| | Revealing our Evaluation Plan for measuring inclusive mobility ELABORATOR's Evaluation Plan, a cornerstone of our project's impact evaluation framework, is finally available! This plan outlines a comprehensive approach to assessing the environmental, social, and safety impacts of solutions implemented in each Living Lab. | | |
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| | ELABORATOR publishes Inclusion Plan, charting path to inclusive mobility In our pursuit of sustainable and inclusive urban mobility solutions, we have finally published our latest deliverable, the ELABORATOR Inclusion Plan. The comprehensive document outlines strategies to promote inclusivity in the transition to climate-neutral cities. | | |
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| | The call is open! We are looking for experts to contribute to our mission of designing sustainable urban mobility towards climate-neutral cities. Find out more and apply now to the ELABORATOR Community of Practice. | | |
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| | ELABORATOR features in POLIS' Cities in motion magazine The newest issue of 'Cities in Motion' magazine, titled 'Pathways to Progress', features an article on the innovative use of video games in urban planning, with a spotlight on the ELABORATOR project. | | |
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ELABORATOR shares its mission in events all over Europe |
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That's right! ELABORATOR has been sharing its mission and exchanging with stakeholders at events all over Europe. Find out all about them in the articles below. |
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| | ELABORATOR Event Recap: June 2024 June was a busy month for ELABORATOR! Find out more about the European events we attended, focusing on cycling, climate-neutral cities, and urban resilience. | | |
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| | ELABORATOR talks safe and sustainable mobility at Intertraffic Amsterdam ELABORATOR goes to Amsterdam! On 16 April 2024, our partner POLIS joined Intertraffic for two sessions diving deep into active mobility and road safety. | | |
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| | ELABORATOR heads to Paris for AUTONOMY MOBILITY WORLD EXPO And that's a wrap on ELABORATOR at the AUTONOMY MOBILITY WORLD EXPO! Together with fellow EU project PHOEBE, we headed to Paris for an enlightening discussion on safe street spaces. | | |
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| | ELABORATOR Lighthouse City Milan shares their inclusive mobility pilot during UPPER workshop That's right! On 19 March 2024, Milan attended and presented their pilot at UPPER's workshop on 'Leaving no-one behind: safe, accessible and inclusive mobility'. | | |
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| | ITS World Congress 2024 ELABORATOR never stops! Our next destination? Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the 30th ITS World Congress. We will organise a session on sustainable, safe, and inclusive urban mobility. | | |
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| | CIVITAS Forum 2024 ELABORATOR will be featured at the CIVITAS Forum 2024! Taking place in Parma, Italy, on 1-3 October 2024, we will host a session on 'Inclusive and co-creative strategies towards sustainable mobility'. | | |
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Introducing our new sister project: JUST STREETS |
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Our Urban Public Space Design Cluster, composed of our sister projects REALLOCATE and AMIGOS, now has a new addition: the JUST STREETS project! Find out all about it below. |
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JUST STREETS JUST STREETS is an international Horizon Europe project focusing on (re)developing streets that are sustainable, safe, and inclusive for all citizens. Scheduled from January 2024 to June 2027, it aims to link inclusive streets with supporting climate neutrality goals. The project focuses on (re)developing streets shaped by active mobility that are both: sustainable and inclusive for all citizens. Realising this shift from streets for the exclusive use by cars towards street space for more active modes of mobility will be led by prioritizing the needs and visions of social groups often under-represented in urban planning. This includes particularly women, migrants, the elderly, children, LGBTQI+ individuals, and people with disabilities. | | |
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Resource point Here is what is inspiring us right now: |
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Public Space & Mobility with Melissa Bruntlett
Melissa Bruntlett, Expert Advisor for the REALLOCATE project, talks about the importance of creating shared public space for greater equity.
Check it out in the video below! |
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"Making the city truly inclusive is about big gestures" Urban Cycling Institute's report reveals that a new perspective is needed on cycling policy, why it is so important to better understand what prevents people from cycling, and what municipalities can do to improve conditions for vulnerable (non-) cyclists. Read more |
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Introducing Transport for All's Manifesto Transport For All has released its For All Manifesto, outlining its key demands for the next government. The document was informed by over 500 disabled people who completed the Accessible Transport Survey in 2022 and has been co-developed with our members through focus groups to ensure we are accurately representing our community. The For All Manifesto focuses on six essential areas to improve transport accessibility for disabled people. Read more |
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Thank you for reading! We look forward to bringing you even more updates soon. |
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