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

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

By |March 25th, 2024|

On March 19th, Katie Bulanowski participated in the workshop, “Leaving no-one behind: safe, accessible and inclusive mobility”, at the Eurocities Mobility Forum in Utrecht.

Moderated by Eurocities’ Arianna Americo and Francesco Iacorossi, this workshop was the first in a series of workshops around the UPPER project’s Mobility-as-a-Right (MaaR) concept. The MaaR concept is one of the pillars of the […]

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    EPF’s Insights at the TRAN Committee Hearing on Advancing Public Transport

EPF’s Insights at the TRAN Committee Hearing on Advancing Public Transport

By |February 20th, 2024|

On 14. February 2024, the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN Committee) convened a public hearing on “How to boost public transport and deal with the challenges faced by the sector”. The hearing aimed to delve into crucial aspects of future transport policy and identify strategies for enhancing the efficiency, accessibility, and sustainability of public transport across […]

TOD-IS-RUR webinar: A Deep Dive into User-Centric Solutions and Inclusive Transport Policies

By |December 19th, 2023|

On 12. December, EPF organised a webinar in the context of the TOD-IS-RUR (Transit-Oriented Development for Inclusive and Sustainable Rural-Urban Regions) project. The target audience of the webinar consisted of the Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) employed by the project. The 2-hour event, moderated by Wandi Chivaura from EPF, provided an insightful exploration into user-centric solutions and inclusive transport policies.

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    Involving citizens in transformation to smart, sustainable urban mobility: Easier said than done

Involving citizens in transformation to smart, sustainable urban mobility: Easier said than done

By |December 10th, 2023|

On Thursday 30 November, Delphine Grandsart participated in the Polis Conference session “Smart & Just”.

In this interactive session of 1.5 hours, a series of 13 speakers had 5 minutes each to pitch their challenges and ideas related to New Mobility Services (NMS). After two rounds of pitches, participants broke off into smaller groups to further discuss a specific challenge […]

EPF at the OTIF Anniversary Event for CIM and CIV Rules

By |November 28th, 2023|

On Tuesday November 7th, Marc Debrincat, delegate of the Fédération Nationale des Associations d’Usagers des Transports (FNAUT, founding member of EPF), represented EPF at the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) anniversary event of the CIV uniform rules.

The first International Convention concerning the Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Rail (CIV) entered into force in 1928. This […]

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    Conference commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Alvia train accident

Conference commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Alvia train accident

By |July 11th, 2023|

Last week on July 6th EPF was present at the European Parliament at the Conference “Lessons Learned in Rail Safety in the EU”, organized by MEP Ana Miranda (Greens, Spain).

The conference aimed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Alvia train accident in Galicia (2013), which was one of the most tragic train accidents in recent decades in which […]

Setting the scene for new rail passenger rights

By |May 30th, 2023|

On 17. May, UITP – with the participation of EPF – organised an online webinar ‘Setting the scene for new rail passenger rights’. A revised EU rail passenger rights regulation will be implemented from 07 June 2023. What new rights does this new Regulation bring? 

The aim of the training was to explain the major changes occurring as of 07 […]

Webinar: Setting the scene for new Rail Passenger Rights

By |April 5th, 2023|

On 17. May, UITP – with the participation of EPF – will organise an online webinar ‘Setting the scene for new rail passenger rights’. A revised EU rail passenger rights regulation will be implemented from 07 June 2023. What new rights does this new Regulation bring? 

This training aims at explaining the major changes occurring as of 07 June 2023 for […]

EPF at the Amsterdam Drone Week

By |March 27th, 2023|

On 22 March, our colleague Wandi Chivaura represented the European Passengers’ Federation and the AURORA project at the Amsterdam Drone Week, where she participated in a panel discussion on “What’s on the horizon for UAM in the European landscape”. The discussion which was organised by EIT Urban Mobility, saw the gathering of professionals in the UAM domain including Dominique […]

Less than one month until the World Passenger Festival

By |October 28th, 2022|

We are less than one month away from the World Passenger Festival, which will be hosted at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam, Netherlands from November 16th to 18th.

EPF’s board members look forward to participating in the different panel discussions and interacting with likeminded global public transport leaders who are driving forward the strategy, technology, and innovations that shape the future […]