1. Move Together Share it with us ! Move Together Day Conference Brussels, Monday 7 December 2009 European Economic and Social Committee Carlo Sessa – ISIS – Rome E-mail: mc7920@mclink.it

2. MOVE TOGETHER: What is about?  Creating a new culture of urban mobility in Europe (EU Green Paper),  by means of raising citizens awareness of what EU research is doing and how it could/should help to improve the quality of mobility in their cities (Move Together Citizens Statement), and  showing how “move together practices” may help to implement a better mobility in their towns, increasing the awareness and involvement of citizens (Move Together Exhibition & Move Together Day)

3. Move Together Citizens Statement/1 Download it from: www.move-together-exhibition.net

4. Move Together Citizens Statement/2 Download it from: www.move-together-exhibition.net

5. Who was involved so far? Partners: The project is funded by the European Commission, under the 7th Framework Programme, transport research. Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems (Italy) Project Coordinator The Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences (Austria) (Germany) Forum for Regional, Local and Urban Sustainable Mobility Governance (Italy) VII Department of Rome Municipality, Traffic (Italy) Missions Publiques (France) Italian section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)(Italy) The Clean Air Action Group (Hungary) Province of Rome (Italy)

6. Who was involved so far? Citizens: Two citizen groups were centrally involved in the Move Together Project –27 EU citizens, one from each EU country, and 25 citizens of Rome.

7. Who was involved so far? Cities: Six cities hosting the Move Together travelling exhibition:  Vienna – June 2009  Rome – September 2009  Malta – St. Julien – September 2009  Budapest – October 2009  Nice – November 2009  Brussels – December 2009

8. Who was involved so far? Cities: Eleven cities hosting the Move Together poster exhibitions during the European Mobility Week (16-22 September): Kalinigrad (Russia) Garzdai (Lithuania) Plunge (Lithuania) Corfu (Greece) Nivelles (Belgium) Ferrara (Italy) Girona (Spain) Almendralejo (Spain) Madrid (Spain) Donosta -San Sebastian (Spain) Braganca (Portugal)

9. The Move Together Exhibition shows the results of the project, and it will be shown here at the EESC until the 18 December. The Move Together Exhibition

10. MOVE TOGETHER DAY CONCEPT/1 BETTER MOBILITY: - for yourself (active travel) - for the others (less, smart, safe and accessible transport) - for the environment (green transport)

11. MOVE TOGETHER DAY CONCEPT/2 The initiative aims to create a new … Move Together Culture (Citizens communities) Eco-Car Culture (Eco-drivers & car sharing/ pooling communities) Cycling Culture (Cyclists Communities) Public Transport Culture (PT users communities) Walking Culture (Walking & health Communities)

12. MOVE TOGETHER DAY CONCEPT/3 By means of … Move Together Car Together Mobilising people to share and/or eco-driving of cleaner cars Cycling Together Mobilising people to cycling Public Transport Together Mobilising people feeling of “ownership” and use of public transport Walking Together Mobilising people to walk for their health Participatory assessment of sustainability research and policies (citizens conferences) Town exhibitions and events

13. Who may be involved in the future and how?  Exploit the experience of the first “move together” cities to continue to mobilise local populations  Mainstream the experience of the citizens panels to increase participation to research and policy for a better urban mobility and quality of life  Exploit the support of EU to sustainable mobility behaviour campaigns (Action 8 of the Action Plan on Urban Mobility)

14. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ! www.move-together-exhibition.net