The Award rewards the local authorities judged to have made the biggest efforts to raise awareness of sustainable travel and implemented innovative projects supporting a complete shift towards sustainable urban mobility during the eight annual edition of European Mobility Week, which took place from 16-22 September 2009.
The Award winner will be officially announced by Mr. Janez Potočnik, the European Commissioner for the Environment, at a prestigious ceremony taking place at the Musée du Cinquantenaire in Brussels on 23 March 2010 during the EU–Sustainable Energy Week.
The eleven shortlisted cities are:
- Arenas de San Pedro (Spain)
- Bologna (Italy)
- City of London (United Kingdom)
- Gävle (Sweden)
- Hamburg (Germany)
- Ivanić-Grad (Croatia)
- Léon (Spain)
- Murcia (Spain)
- Östersund (Sweden)
- Panevėžys (Lithuania)
- Zagreb (Croatia)
The three finalists are:
- Gävle (Sweden)
- Ivanić-Grad (Croatia)
- Léon (Spain)
The EMW 2009 focal theme was ‘Improving City Climates’ which offered local authorities the opportunity to highlight their efforts to tackle climate change at local level and improve quality of life through the promotion of alternative transport modes to the private car such as cycling, walking, and public transport, as well as clever car use schemes such car-sharing and car-pooling.
Further information: www.mobilityweek.eu
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