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15 Apr 2024

Europe needs more EU budget for local public transport

The transport sector is of strategic importance in responding to Europe’s environmental, geostrategic and capacity challen...

02 Apr 2024

Combining cycling and public transport in the Eternal City

Horizontal partners can play a critical role in facilitating collaboration and networking among different stakeholders involv...

27 Mar 2024

UPPER Summa cum laude

Linking UPPER to Academia to establish fruitful relationships with young professionals was part of WP8 guidelines since the b...

27 Mar 2024

3 more UPPER cities were awarded with the EU Mission Label

After Valencia and Mannheim, three more Upper cities were awarded with the EU Mission Label. Congratulations to Thessaloniki,...

15 Mar 2024

Budapest wins European urban mobility award 2023

Last night our living lab Budapest was crowned with the #EuropeanMobilityWeek award 2023 EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK is the Europ...

07 Mar 2024

CarrisWay, the new app for public transport passes in Lisbon

As part of the UPPER's measures, project partner CARRIS launched a mobile app to load passes and transport tickets via smartp...

11 Jan 2024

Valencia kicks off 2024 as new European Green Capital

València, having been awarded the title of European Green Capital 2024 in October 2022, stands as a beacon of environmental...

18 Dec 2023

EMT Valencia puts out to tender the purchase of 57 new electric and hybrid buses for 30 million euros

“The EMT of València, in conjunction with the city council, has a strong commitment to combating climate change and reduci...

20 Nov 2023

The Mobility as a Right concept #MAAR in Oslo

The “Mobility as a Right” (MaaR) concept is one of the pillars of UPPER. It is a strategic vision aiming to ensure inclus...

17 Oct 2023

Mannheim and Valencia awarded with EU Mission Label for their plans to reach climate-neutrality by 2030

Mannheim and Valencia two of the 5 "living labs" within our project were awarded with EU Mission Label yesterday. The EU M...

07 Jun 2023

The age of public transport – Eurocities Mobility Forum 2023

Public transport took centre stage at the 31 May – 2 June Eurocities Mobility Forum in Porto.

19 Apr 2023

Next stop: a friendlier and greener Valencia

Air pollution is the largest environmental health risk in Europe, according to European Environment Agency (EEA). It is linke...

15.04.2024 - 18.04.2024

UPPER goes to Dublin. TRA Conference

TRA Conference, gathers individuals and organisations in the shared pursuit of knowledge and innovation in the field of trans...

19.03.2024

Leaving no-one behind: safe, accessible and inclusive mobility

As we look at strategies and measures to transition towards more sustainable urban mobility tools is of paramount importance...

04.04.2024

New UPPER&SPINE shared workshop: “Streets for Life” – lower speed limits and better public transport

Better urban transport has the potential to improve public health and to support climate actions. Lower speed limits are at t...

12.03.2012 - 13.03.2024

UPPER HACKATHON MANNHEIM 2024

it's #UPPERHACKATHON time again! After the successful event in Rome and Oslo, hackathonians will now be heading to Stadt...

03.02.2024 - 09.03.2024

Lifting the pressure that sports events place on cities is both possible and mandatory #RomaGiocaSostenibile

Sports events can put significant strain on cities and their transportation networks due to the influx of spectators and incr...

24.01.2024 - 25.01.2024

UPPER HACKATHON OSLO 2024

it's #UPPERHACKATHON time again! After the successful event in Rome, Oslo will be hosting the second project Hackathon....

29.01.2024 - 31.01.2024

Press Release – UPPER General Assembly in Rome

PRESS RELEASE: Progetto UPPER, a Roma dal 30 al 31 gennaio 2024 si parla di #TrasportoPubblico Al via a Roma la terza A...

29.11.2023 - 30.11.2023

Polis Conference

The Annual POLIS Conference is an opportunity for cities and regions to showcase their transport achievements to a large audi...

07.11.2023 - 09.11.2023

Tomorrow Mobility World Congress #TMWC23

When talking about sustainability, every action matters, every move counts. Despite efforts, transportation is still the fast...

04.10.2023 - 06.10.2023

URBAN MOBILITY DAYS #UMD23

The Urban Mobility Days Conference combines two previously leading events from Europe’s transport calendar: the CIVITAS For...

03.10.2023 - 05.10.2023

UPPER HACKATHON ROME 2023

THE CHALLENGES The UPPER Hackathon Rome 2023 is a 3-day on-site event for multinational and multidisciplinary teams of stude...

21.09.2023

UPPER&SPINE Online Workshop “Integrating public transport with active mobility for saving energy in the future”

Transport accounts for 24% of CO2 emissions in the energy sector. To address this situation, the European Green Deal, Sustain...

26.06.2023 - 27.06.2023

Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities conference 2023

The second annual event for the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities invites Mission City mayors, political repres...

31.05.2023 - 02.06.2023

Eurocities Mobility Forum (Porto, Portugal)

The 2023 edition of the annual Eurocities Mobility Forum meeting comes with the title All aboard: future-proofing urban mobil...

04.06.2023 - 07.06.2023

UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2023 (Barcelona, Spain)

The UITP Global Public Transport Summit is the world’s biggest event dedicated to sustainable mobility which brings togethe...