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01.-25.04.2008 Pan-European Workplace Mobility Plan Awards 2008 (Deadline 25.4.08) + ECOMM2008 (4th - 6th June 08) PRIZE FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES TO REDUCE TRANSPORT CO2 EMISSIONS VIA WORKPLACE MOBILITY PLANNING. To be presented at ECOMM, London, 4-6 June 2008

Pan-European Workplace Mobility Plan Awards 2008 (Deadline 25th April 2008)

OBJECTIVES
ECOMM and COMMERCE 'Creating Optimal Mobility Measures to Enable Reduced Commuter Emissions' are working in partnership to deliver the Pan-European Workplace Mobility Plan Award. The Award was created to reward public authorities' activities for reducing CO2 emission levels in their urban area. While various policy actions can be undertaken in order to achieve a significant reduction in CO2 levels, this award will concentrate on public authorities' efforts to facilitate the implementation of workplace mobility plans. The award aims to demonstrate the essential role that local and regional authorities can play in reducing CO2 emissions from transport through the implementation of workplace mobility plans as well as to raise awareness of the benefits that such plans can generate.

BACKGROUND
COMMERCE is a European project funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe programme. It aims to facilitate the uptake of workplace mobility plans by establishing concrete partnerships between local authority actors and businesses across Europe, enabling mentoring and exchange of expertise. The ultimate goal of COMMERCE is to reduce excessive CO2 emissions in urban areas through the promotion of workplace mobility plans. COMMERCE is in partnership with ECOMM.

CRITERIA
Candidate dossiers will be evaluated by an international panel of experts based on:
1. the commitment of the public authority for reducing CO2 emissions levels in its urban area (policy strategy);
2. the comprehensiveness of the action plan for reducing CO2 emissions levels;
3. the inclusion of workplace mobility planning as an important measure within the action plan (objectives, measures and targets);
4. the strategic approach adopted for communicating and promoting workplace mobility planning in the urban area;
5. the measurable impacts of workplace mobility plans in terms of CO2 reduction objectives.

REQUIREMENTS/STANDARDS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
The award is open to local and regional authorities. All applicants should submit a complete and detailed application form (preferably in English). In addition, applicants are invited to submit:
1. a copy of the action plan on coordination of efforts and promotion of workplace mobility planning,
2. a list of businesses implementing a workplace mobility plan in the urban area,
3. a list of support actions undertaken by the public authority to encourage the uptake of workplace mobility plan,
4. a monitoring report highlighting the impacts of the implementation of workplace mobility plans (if available). Please note that this is voluntary.

DEADLINE FORSUBMISSIONS
Send your application to

EUROCITIES
1, square de Meeûs, BE – 1000 Brussels

Ms. Valérie Bénard,
Tel: +32 2 552 08 66,
Fax: +32 2 552 08 89
valerie.benard@eurocities.eu
Deadline 25. April 2008

AWARD CEREMONY
The presentation of this Award will take place at an official award ceremony in London during the European Conference on Mobility Management on 4-6 June 2008. The winner of the prize will be invited to present and display its experience on stage and will be highlighted in the EPOMM and COMMERCE websites. In addition, the winner will have the opportunity to enjoy a study tour to a best practice site in Europe.


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ECOMM 2008 - The 11th Annual European Conference On Mobility Management, London, 4th - 6th June 2008

Travel Demand Management - Tackling Climate Change

Introduction
Mobility Management is now firmly embedded in transport policy in London. It has a vital role in the Mayor of London's Transport Strategy, and is prevalent in the work delivered by the 33 separate municipalities (boroughs) that make up Greater London and represent the 7.5 million people that live in the Capital. Specific targets are set by this strategy, which include increasing Cycling by 80% between 2001 and 2011 and increasing the amount of walking journeys by 10% between 2001 and 2015, as well as reducing congestion, reducing bus waiting time and increasing the amount of journeys undertaken by modes of transport other than the car.

To achieve these goals, Transport for London (TfL) are devoting an unprecedented level of resource to delivering projects on a local and regional level under the banner of Travel Demand Management. This includes promoting and implementing personal, residential, workplace and school travel plans, travel awareness campaigns, car clubs and car pooling schemes as well as developing guidelines to increase the quality and effectiveness of delivery.

At previous ECOMMs we have seen some of the foremost examples of successful mobility management schemes from across Europe and beyond, and there are always new and exciting initiatives that we can learn from. We are looking forward to hearing about the very latest in mobility management from as wide a range of counties as possible

Cities can achieve considerable improvements to CO2 emissions by adopting progressive mobility management policies, and there are already a wide range of measures being implemented across Europe and beyond. This is why the theme for ECOMM2008 is Travel Demand Management - Tackling Climate Change.

Delivering ECOMM2008
The London European Partnership for Transport (LEPT) is a regionally funded local authority partnership that represents the London boroughs in terms of mobility management in Europe. LEPT seeks to improve the level of communication and cooperation that exists between London and the other cities and regions within the EU27, in order to increase the use of mobility management techniques as part of mainstream transportation policies. LEPT represents the UK on EPOMM and manages the UK coordination for European Mobility Week on behalf of the Department for Transport. It has organized a number of successful conferences and events in London and Brussels involving key mobility management stakeholders from across Europe. LEPT will be hosting ECOMM2008 in partnership with Transport for London and the Department for Transport.

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