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MDMS (Multimodal Digital Mobility Services) action by EPF members

By |December 20th, 2023|

Today, planning, booking and executing multimodal journeys – especially long-distance, international ones – is risky, difficult and time-consuming. Therefore, EPF is a strong supporter of the European Commission’s MDMS – Multimodal Digital Mobility Services – initiative, which would tackle the issue of data sharing and also distribution agreements between transport operators and mobility service providers (MDMS) (see our position […]

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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.

Katie […]

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    Revision of the Package Travel Directive – what’s changed?

Revision of the Package Travel Directive – what’s changed?

By |December 12th, 2023|

On 4. December, EPF was invited to participate as a speaker in a parliamentary hearing on the performance of the Package Travel Directive and consumer protection, organised by the IMCO committee (Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee). The video of the hearing, as well as the presentations of the speakers, can be found on the IMCO website.

Last year, EPF […]

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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 […]

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Save the Date: EPF Annual Conference 2024

By |November 29th, 2023|

We are delighted to announce that the annual EPF Conference will take place in Warsaw, Poland on Friday June 21st and Saturday June 22nd, 2024.

The 2024 conference venue is Ibis Warszawa Stare Miasto (Old Town)!
The venue is located in the northern part of the center, close to Warsaw’s picturesque Old Town.

The programme will focus on bringing forward best practices […]

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    AURORA Project Culmination: A Milestone in Urban Air Mobility

AURORA Project Culmination: A Milestone in Urban Air Mobility

By |November 29th, 2023|

We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of AURORA, a project in which EPF has been a partner for three years. AURORA and its sibling projects AiRMOUR and Flying Forward 2020 organised their joint final event – “Elevating Urban Air Mobility” – on 22 November, 2023, at the European Convention Centre in Luxemburg.

As the three projects had been […]

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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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EPF member PTP Celebrates 30 Years!

By |November 27th, 2023|

This year, EPF’s Spanish member Associació per a la Promoció del Transport Públic (PTP) has reached a significant milestone: 30 years of promoting public transport.

PTP has been working towards better public transport since 1993, in order to achieve a more sustainable country and cohesive society. Since its establishment, PTP has grown to 402 associates and partners.

Since June 2023, PTP has […]

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    PRO BAHN’s Annual Passenger Award goes to ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks

PRO BAHN’s Annual Passenger Award goes to ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks

By |November 27th, 2023|

EPF member PRO BAHN, a non-governmental organisation powered by volunteers advocating for public transport users in Germany, recently honored ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks with its Annual Passenger Award, in recognition of Nick’s unwavering commitment and tireless effort to improving rail passengers’ experiences, advancing passenger rights and the implementation of Full Transparency and Mandatory Through Tickets policies.

Detlef Neuß, Chair […]

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    Plans to close rail ticket offices withdrawn following passenger organisations objecting in the UK

Plans to close rail ticket offices withdrawn following passenger organisations objecting in the UK

By |November 14th, 2023|

Plans to close rail ticket offices have been withdrawn by train operators following Transport Focus and London TravelWatch objecting to all of the current proposals.

Transport Focus and London TravelWatch received 750,000 responses from individuals and organisations to their consultation on the planned closure of rail ticket offices. The Secretary of State for Transport announced the outcome of the consultation […]

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