Join the TUMIVolt Charging Station: Electrifying Informal Transportation in India, April 8, 7:30-8:45 CEST
Join us this Thursday to discuss electrification of informal transportation in India with these topics:
Why electrify informal transportation?
National & Sub-National policies
Challenges to electrification
Financing Solutions
Register here: TUMIVolt Charging Station
Save the date: TUMI2021 Green Recovery for a new Vision of Sustainable Urban Mobility – 25 May 2021
Join a lively digital discussion to explore Green Recovery for a new Vision of Sustainable Urban Mobility. Explore with us where targeted efforts produce the largest impact of greening our cities while stabilizing local economies. Discuss with international experts, high-level speakers and your peer network in interactive and experimental formats. Stay tuned!
#WomenMobilize – beyond International Women’s Day!
The whole month of March, we ran the #WomenMobilize Campaign on our Social Media Channels, raising awareness for the challenges women face in the transport sector and for women as transport users. A special milestone was the publication of the 3rd edition of the Remarkable Women in Transport Publication on March 8th, highlighting 20 more inspiring women working towards more sustainable mobility and equitable cities around the world.
In our new TUMI TV episode on female leadership, we heard about success stories, challenges and recommendations from women that have taken leadership roles in the transport sector and therefore are role models to many young professionals and mobility transformers around the world. The #WomenMobilize Campaign was accompanied by events, videos, and cooperation with several ambitious organizations and groups working towards inclusive mobility.
Even though our campaign has come to an end, we continue to work towards our objectives and build partnerships in order to achieve our vision of gender-sensible and equitable mobility. Some things that we are excited for in the upcoming months:
TUMI: Tactical Urbanism Pilot - Replicability Manual in EN and SP
The Manual highlights approaches for ‘building safer urban public spaces for women and girls’, based on the experiences gathered by the Me Muevo Segura-Initiative (“I Move Safely” Initiative) that seeks to improve women’s safety in the City of Bogotá.
Me Muevo Segura partnered up with CAF, TUMI and the District Secretariat for Women Bogotá (SDMujer) to implement a “pilot plan of data-driven interventions for the prevention and heightened perception of violence and sexual harassment against women and girls in urban public spaces.”
Watch a short video about Me Muevo Segura here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJof0AEgteg.
Download the Manual:
In English: Tactical Urbanism Pilot – Replicability Manual
In Spanish: Piloto de Urbanismo Táctico - Manual de Replicabilidad
C40: New report – Mayors and Transport Unions Demand Historic Global Investments in Public Transport
Johannesburg have joined forces to demand that governments make an urgent injection of stimulus funding into public transport services and infrastructure in order to drive economic stimulus, create millions of jobs and tackle the climate crisis. As ridership has fallen during the COVID-19 pandemic, so has revenue – public transport agencies across cities worldwide face a critical funding shortfall that threatens jobs and services.
The campaign launched on March 30, The Future of Public Transport confirms that green investment in global public transport systems will not only safeguard existing jobs, but will also create millions of decent, sustainable jobs and cut emissions from the transport sector in cities by over 50% in the next decade. This will create 4.6 million new jobs by 2030, and add many more benefits… (read the full report here )
Learn online: Transforming Urban Mobility – still possible to join 2nd round!
The Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) and the University College of London (UCL) have jointly developed the free ‘Transforming Urban Mobility’ Online Course which started off in its 2nd round in March! Everyone curious to learn about the relationship between global cities and their transport systems is welcome to join. The course, split into 2 parts of 4 and 5 weeks, includes a wealth of video lectures, interactive tasks, learning material as well as many case studies.
The course is open to everyone at no cost. You can enroll here: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/introducing-sustainable-urban-mobility and see the course trailer here. The first part introduces a global audience to the Avoid-Shift-Improve approach and crucial elements of urban development and low-carbon transport.
Read more about our online course here: https://www.transformative-mobility.org/news/online-course-transforming-urban-mobility--game-changer-or-first-step
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Best regards & stay healthy
Insa Illgen