News & Events

1. Executive summary

The fifth Journal of the COMMUTE project (Collaborative Mobility Management for Urban Traffic and
Emissions Reduction) presents the final developments of the project until its closure on 31 January 2021.

COMMUTE is now over: all actions have been finalised and are now being evaluated. This edition focuses on the implementation and finalisation of key actions, their evaluation and final assessment, as well as the COMMUTE final event. It also provides the latest update on the challenges that the project encountered over the past months. One of the main challenges has been the impact of Covid-19 on the implementation of the actions. Similarly to other European projects, COMMUTE has been affected by the extraordinary circumstances linked to the pandemic. For instance, as a consequence, the public procurement of the cy-cling action has been delayed, and the deployment of the autonomous shuttle has been cancelled. These circumstances also led to a three months extension of the project, and a final event which took place online.

COMMUTE Journal 5 will be followed by a last Journal, which will mark the conclusion of an exciting pro-ject that mobilised and inspired a group of passionate public and private actors. It has been an amazing and resilient public-private partnership, that will for sure inspire other cities in France and beyond.

This is the web-article No. 5 of the GSIP (Growth and Social Investments Pacts) Project, an initiative of the City of Vantaa (FI) to develop an innovative local jobs and skills agenda. It provides readers with a case study about the strong impact of Vocational Education and Training (VET) services designed and offered by municipality VET providers, discussing the role of the Vantaa Vocational College Varia.

The doors are open for you to apply for the International Urban and Regional Cooperation programme, an opportunity for your city or region and local stakeholders to pair up with cities in Asia, Australasia and Latin and North America to exchange on sustainability and innovation, and to create lasting ties.

Building on their 1.5 year joint initiative, UIA and URBACT launch the “Cities engaging in the right to housing” platform providing hands-on practices and reflection through case studies, resources and strategies adopted by cities; and giving them a voice to call for a long-term political commitment to adequate housing.

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Five years into the Initiative’s implementation, 21 projects are closing their activities and delivering initial results. The amazing journey of these projects started when UIA was at the very beginning of its existence. We grew up at the same time, committing ourselves in a common adventure. It is now time to look at their tangible achievements and inspiring results.

Building on the knowledge generated by the 86 UIA ongoing projects, the Initiative is leading, together with its partners and UIA cities, two thematic activities on housing and urban mobility.

Systemic job market changes such as digitalization have been further revealed and increased by the ongoing pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has therefore reiterated the importance of adult learning and career guidance services.