IMPACTS network annual conference took place in Paris from 14 to 16 June 2023 with the topic “Sustainable mobility and transport in leisure mobility and event management”. When we talk about sustainable mobility in our cities today we mostly focus on climate change and what’s to be done to meet this almost overwhelming challenge. But sustainable mobility is so much more. It’s about health and livability for the people, for whom outdoor activities are growing in importance, but it’s also about organizing the traffic caused by the people visiting our cities. In some cities one third of all trips is caused by leisure and event activities. Therefore, this conference focused on this important but often underestimated part of urban mobility policies and strategies. And, of course, with 38 millions tourists hosted in 2019 at Greater Paris scale, Paris was the perfect place to discuss these issues. Being the host city of the Summer Olympics and Paralympics 2024 and having put a strong focus on health aspects in the mobility policy Paris contributed a lot of its own experience but is also keen to learn from other cities. The different sessions within the conference took a closer look at the following topics:
- Health aspects and leisure activities as a part of urban planning and mobility strategies
- Sustainable transport management for great sports events
- E-scooters in city centres: a valuable contribution for sustainable urban mobility or just a nuisance?
- Management of tourist traffic
Here you can view and download the documentation of the 2023 IMPACTS conference:
Conference Agenda
Welcome
How great events transform our cities mobilities
Patricia Pelloux
Deputy Director, Apur, Paris Urbanism Agency
Panel discussion - The “big picture” – how can cities organize event and leisure mobility traffic in a sustainable way and remain attractive destinations?
Chair: Burkhard Horn, IMPACTS Secretary David Belliard, Deputy Mayor of Paris Eugenio Patanè, Councillor for Mobility, City of Rome Lola Ortiz Sanchez, City of Madrid, General Director of Planning and Mobility Infrastructures Simone Rangosch, City of Zurich, Head of Department for Civil Engineering Patricia Pelloux, Deputy Director, Apur, Paris Urbanism Agency
Paris, Rome, Madrid and Zurich
Session 1 - Health aspects and leisure activities as a part of urban planning and mobility strategies (including regional aspects)
Health aspects and leisure activities from a holistic approach to urban space and mobility: strategy and pilot projects from Zurich
Rupert Wimmer
City of Zurich, Department for Civil Engineering, Head of transport and urban space planning
The new Santiago Bernabeu Sustainable Neighbourhood in Madrid
Lola Ortiz Sanchez
City of Madrid, General Director of Planning and Mobility Infrastructures
The legacy of the Olympics for sporting activities on the public space
Bastien Belleil
City of Paris, General delegation of Olympic and Paralympic games and great events
The Rome Jubilee 2025 event: new tramways, new Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and active mobility improvements
Fabio Nussio
Service Mobility Agency for the City of Rome
Site Visit to the "Metro Factory" of Grand Paris
Mr Benoit Dupuis
Executive Director of the Direction Marchés et Pilotage Contractuel, Grand Paris Express
Session 2 - Sustainable transport management for great events
Towards enhanced active mobility for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Yasmina Channaoui
City of Paris, senior project manager, General delegation of Olympic and Paralympic Games and great events
Special Games Berlin 2023: inclusive app solution for passenger routing in public transport during the Special Olympics in Berlin
Imke Steinmeyer
City of Berlin, Head of Mobility Policy and Planning
Mobility Management for the European Football Championship 2024 in Hamburg
Tina Wagner
City of Hamburg, Head of Transport Development Planning
Sustainable Mobility Plan for the 2023-24 Barça Football Season at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium in Barcelona
Adria Gomila
City of Barcelona, Mobility Services Director
Session 3 E-Scooters in city centres: a valuable contribution for sustainable urban mobility or just a nuisance?
The Paris experience
Natalia Ciciarello
City of Paris, Shared mobility project manager, Mobility agency
Pro Position
Orest Oleskiv
City of Lviv, Head of transport office
Contra position
Pedro Fernandez
Head of Dept for International Projects - Mobility and Environment Area - Madrid City Council
Session 4 Management of tourist traffic
How to deal with “overtourism” in popular districts: Insights from Amsterdam
Willem van Heijningen and Mick Werkendam
City of Amsterdam, Directorate Infrastructure Traffic and Transport
Access and parking management of tourist buses in Vienna
Gregor Stratil-Sauer
City of Vienna, Deputy Head of Mobility Strategies
