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| Utrecht “City of the Year” | | 19-10-2011 | In a European competition created to promote clean and sustainable urban transportation solutions, Utrecht (Netherlands) dominated two of the three categories for its impressive efforts to implement transport policies and engage the public.
| Utrecht was named City of the Year, and also took honours in the Technical Innovation category. Ghent (Belgium) was the winner in the third category (Public Participation).
Now in its 8th edition, the CIVITAS Awards are given to cities that demonstrate ambitious urban transport activities, programmes or policies supporting cleaner and better city transportation. The Awards Ceremony took place in Funchal, on the opening day of the CIVITAS Forum Conference. Since 2002 the CIVITAS EU initiative has actively facilitated the sharing of best practice among more than 209 European cities.
The wide range of measures combined with its a progressive programme for freight delivery earned Utrecht recognition as CIVITAS City of the Year. According to Sonja Van Renssen, ury member, “Utrecht has a “wide-ranging approach…stretching from targeting behavioural change to investment in public transport. It’s promoting everything from car sharing and cleaner trams to efficient freight transport and Park & Ride.”
About CIVITAS
CIVITAS (City-VITAlity-Sustainability) is an EU initiative designed to support cleaner and better transport in cities. Launched in 2002, it facilitates the sharing of best practice and receives European Commission funding for collaborative transnational projects.
Each city that entered the awards competition is a member of the CIVITAS Forum Network, a community of more than 200 cities committed to introducing ambitious and forward-thinking transport policies.
Watch this film of the City of Utrecht about clean urban transport!
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