On the 2nd of December, Back-on-track Belgium organized a Night train lunch webinar to replace the in-person Conference that has been postponed until March next year, due to the strengthening of COVID-19 measures. Our board member, Emil Frodlund, participated in the discussion, bringing the passengers’ needs into the debate.
Emil stressed the difficulties caused to passengers by the unfair competition […]
To create a more sustainable and accessible mobility for the future, understanding passenger needs and priorities has to be put on the agenda. Therefore, EPF has strived to bring passengers’ input to different events and conferences during the past months.
On the 12th of November, Project Officer Sandra Lima attended the Seminar “Shaping the Future of Mobility” where she presented […]
As INDIMO nears the end of its second year, we are putting the project’s tools to the test.
The pilots have entered phase 2 of the project, with the aim of bringing together developers, end-users, user representatives and policy makers to discuss and improve INDIMO’s digital mobility services. This is done through the use of the INDIMO inclusive digital mobility […]
The threats posed by the climate crisis call for immediate and concerted action at all levels of governance, while the green transition must not aggravate existing inequalities.
Amidst important climate negotiations at COP26, the European Passengers’ Federation together with the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), The European Passenger Transport Operators (EPTO), POLIS (the network of European cities and regions […]
Mobility habits, needs and preferences of children and youth are often forgotten in the planning and decision-making process. The European project CES4Kids focuses precisely on listening and understanding these demands from pupils, as well as empowering new generations to be participants in the co-creation of mobility planning.
Supported by the EIT Urban Mobility, within the framework of the Citizen Engagement […]
The 17th Florence Air Forum, co-organised by the Florence School of Regulation and European Commission’s DG COMP Directorate F, took place on October 22. The aim of this high-level event was to examine, together with key stakeholders, the hard impact of Covid-19 on the air sector and to explore possible ways-forward to ensure its recovery. EPF was invited to […]
On 7 October, the Connecting Europe Express reached its final destination of Paris after 36 days travelling across Europe – West to East, North to South, and visiting neighbours outside the EU. The train made more than 200 stops, crossed 26 countries and 33 borders, travelling on three different gauges along the way.
The final event in Paris was an […]
AURORA will involve end-users and relevant stakeholders in all phases of its journey, to ensure that our innovative solutions meet the needs of citizens and stakeholders, resulting in services with added value.
To commence our stakeholder engagement activities, AURORA organised a first virtual workshop on Tuesday, September 28th 2021, from 13:00 to 17:00 CEST.
Overall we can see that UAM’s success […]
EPF participated in the Night Train Seminar at the TRAKO fair the 22th of September in Gdansk. The seminar was organized by ProKolej and moderated by their chairman Jakub Majewski. Representatives from ÖBB, UK’s Department for Transport and Siemens Mobility participated among others. EPF was represented by Emil Frodlund who made a presentation that highlighted the end user needs […]
Following the Covid-19 crisis, many transport companies have received state aid. The financial support of operators impacted by the crisis is certainly welcome. However, such aid should be justified so that it is not endangering competition – neither between operators, nor between modes.
EPF stresses that decisions taken today must be considered in a broader, long-term perspective and assessed against the […]
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