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The German city of Hamburg, the German Taxi Association and several other German cities have come together to discuss Hamburg’s initiative on the electrification of the taxi sector, as well as the common challenges that participants are facing in decarbonising the sector.

As part of Baden-Württemberg’s actions to deliver its climate targets, the German region aims to double demand for public transport by 2030, while reducing car traffic in cities by one-third.

On 7 October 2021, the Connecting Europe Express reached its final destination of Paris after 36 days travelling across Europe - West to East, North to South, and even visiting neighbours outside the EU. This train was specially put together for the occasion of the European Year of Rail 2021, aiming to raise awareness of the benefits of rail and the challenges which still need to be overcome. The train made over 120 stops, crossed 26 countries and 33 borders, travelling on three different gauges along the way.

In June 2021, the Urban Transport Committee (UTC) published its first policy brief on promoting soft mobility in the Mediterranean. The Committee, which promotes sustainable urban mobility planning in the Euro-Mediterranean region, is an initiative of Interreg MED co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, which brings together seven local cooperation projects and some 120 organisations active in twelve Euro-Mediterranean coastal areas.

The 'Phenomena' project focused on noise pollution, by identifying and assessing measures to reduce the detrimental effect of transport noise on health. The project has now released its findings.