Sustainable mobility in the city - grant competition

Focused mainly on public transport Fand mobility management, the UBC Commission on Transportation is involved in various actions promoting effective transport solutions and thus improving life quality of BSR inhabitants.

One of the negative factors affecting the quality of life is heavy traffic which is a source of pollution and noise, cause of diseases and leading to more road accidents. Bearing in mind its numerous harmful effects, the Commission has decided to support different projects dedicated to reducing the use of cars, informing people of the drawbacks connected with increased private car use as well as improving traffic safety.

Therefore, in April it announced a grant competition for the UBC member cities entitled "Sustainable Mobility in the City", the purpose of this initiative being to select and award the most interesting actions complying with one or more competition priorities, which are:

• encouraging city inhabitants to use public transport or other alternative modes of transport (walking, cycling, car-sharing and car-pooling, etc.)
• raising awareness of the negative effects of increased use of private cars (growing air pollution, in creased noise, traffic congestion, accidents, etc.)
• promoting traffic safety rules in order to decrease the number of traffic accidents ("traffic safety" classes for children, campaigns against drink driving, speeding, etc.)

Projects and initiatives submitted may encompass informational campaigns, trainings, competitions for inhabitants, direct actions promoting sustainable transport, etc. They must be realised in the period between 1 June 2007 and 30 November 2007.

The Commission will have taken its decision by mid-May presenting the best project with a grant of 2.000 EUR and three other most interesting ones with a grant of 1.000 EUR each. We hope that this competition will provide an incentive for the member cities to look for sustainable transport solutions.