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- General Assembly was held in Croatian town of Rijeka on February 20, 2015. Some changes in the Statute were adopted and the 2015 Statement was issued by the Political Committee. Three good urban mobility examples from Rijeka were presented (Rijeka’s promenades, BikeRijeka and new environmentally friendly public transport fleet). Examples of bike projects and bike transport challenges were also presented by colleagues from Slovenia, as well as project on counselling for personal mobility. Representative of City of Koprivnica presented newly established SUMP Competence Centre for South Eastern Europe. After the event, more than 50 participant from Slovenia and Croatia, as well as from other SEE countries had a chance to ride the busses on natural gas and walk along the part of promenade.
- Representatives of the Network participated at CIVINET event in EU Parliament on 13 April, 2015, as well as at meeting at DG MOVE
- Study tour to energy self-sufficient Slovenian municipality Sentrupert was organised on 5 May 2015
- Study visit on best mobility and mobility management practices in Zürich and Luzern – On May 12 and 13, 2015 CIVINET Slovenia-Croatia organised an interesting study visit on the best practices of sustainable mobility in Zürich and Luzern, joined by CIVINET Czech and Slovak Republics. Altogether 17 participants from three countries participated in this very interested and inspiring visit. We have learned the information on Swiss railway system and Zürich Main Railway Station and visited Sihlcity shopping centre characterized by careful limitations to its attractiveness for private car based shopping and well-thought design of alternative transport accessibility and delivery of purchased goods. On the walking tour in the city, the participants learned about calmed traffic and car free and car parking free residential areas. Transport policies and mobility measures were explained by two mobility experts, e.g. master plan Stadtverkehr 2025.
- Conference on improving cycling conditions in Ljubljana, 21-22 May 2015 in Ljubljana, organised by CIVINET, Ljubljana cycling network, REC Slovenia and Kombinat arhitekti
- Participation at the meeting of all CIVINET networks in Szeged, Hungary, 28 May 2015. Our network was represented by Vlado Babic, network coordinator and Andrej Klemenc from Slovenian Secretariat
- Seminar “Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans-SUMP” in Koprivnica, 11 June 2015, organised by CIVINET Slovenia-Croatia, European platform for sustainable urban mobility plans, project CIVITAS DYN@MO and the JASPERS (Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions). Our network was represented by Vlado Babic, network coordinator and three representatives of Croatian Secretariat
- Two-day seminar/ workshop on “Cycling is smart – smart cities can make it even smarter” in Koper, Slovenia, 15/16 Sep 2015
- Public presentation of CIVINET and 2015 Award Photo competition on the theme: “Movement through my city””, Zagreb, Croatia, 21 Sep 2015
- One-day study tour to Ljubljana on pedestrian zone in the city centre, on city logistics and extension of bus lines into suburbia, Ljubljana City Hall, Banquet Hall. Guided bicycle study tour follows,6 Oct 2015
- CIVITAS Forum in Ljubljana, 7 and 9 October, 2015 – meeting of all CIVINET networks, meeting with European Commissioner for Transport, Mrs. Violeta Bulc, workshop on urban cycling network and project SAVA BIKE
- Workshop on cyclotourisam held in October 2015 in Zagreb, organised in cooperation with Danube cycling project
- Conference “Towards a Humane city” – Urban transport 2030 – Mastering Change, Novi Sad Serbia; Prof Janez Koželj, Vice-mayor of Ljubljana and head of CIVINET’s Slovenia & Croatia Political Committee, as a key-note speaker presented Ljubljana’s sustainable mobility transformation; Vlado Babić, member of the Conference’s Programme board, had a presentation on CIVINET Slovenia-Croatia and its impact on several other SEE countries, 5/6 Nov 2015
- New CIVINET Slovenia-Croatia website launched in November 2015: www.civinet-slohr.eu