Three new materials on the development of battery trolleybuses and sharing mobility in European cities
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The NGO Vision Zero has prepared a translation of three materials on the European experience in the development of trolleybus systems and urban sharing mobility. The translated documents were published on the website of the Association of Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine.
"The publications are part of a project that our organizations are realizing. We choose relevant and information-rich materials for translation that will allow city councilors, specialists from relevant departments and public transport companies to learn about the progressive experience of cities and carriers in other European countries," explained Viktor Zagreba, Chairman of the Board of Vision Zero.
The presentation entitled "VBZ Electric Buses. Overview 2020" describes the introduction of battery trolleybuses as a way to electrify bus routes in the largest city in Switzerland - Zurich. In 2017, the SwissTrolley plus pilot project was launched in Zurich to explore the possibilities of battery trolleybuses on city routes. Three years later, a new type of trolleybus began to run regularly on the city's streets. Read more about the introduction of battery trolleybuses in Zurich here.
The presentation on "Introduction of battery trolleybuses and innovative energy storage solutions in Pilsen" was also dedicated to the introduction of battery trolleybuses, but this time in Pilsen, Czech Republic. It was prepared by Jiří Kohut, the head of the transport department of the Pilsen municipal carrier PMDP, who passed away prematurely in 2023 at the age of 44. In 2017, the first battery-powered trolleybuses started running on the streets of this Czech city, and by 2025, their number should reach 25 units. Pilsen is also actively modernizing its trolleybus infrastructure, including building energy storage stations to balance electricity demand and voltage levels. Read more about the introduction of battery trolleybuses in Pilsen here.
The presentation "Mobile City Title 2022" evaluates the achievements of Polish cities in the development of sharing mobility services. The Mobile City Association has prepared this first ranking of Polish cities friendly to shared mobility, a transport category that has become firmly established in Polish cities, gathering millions of registered users and covering more than 100,000 different types of vehicles in more than 200 cities and towns. The winners in the group of the largest cities are Warsaw, Poznan, Gdansk, Szczecin, and Krakow. The main criteria for the evaluation were four factors: urban transport diversification, regulations and policies, infrastructure, and data and technology. Details on the ranking of Polish cities friendly to shared mobility are available here.
Since 2023, EECU and NGO Vision Zero have been jointly filling the resource base on the Association's website with informative, educational and reference materials on public transport and sustainable urban mobility. As of April 2024, more than 25 materials in Ukrainian are available in the virtual library. Follow this link to know more.