CER Ticketing Roadmap

By |December 19th, 2021|

CER published a Ticketing Roadmap on 20. September. The following concrete actions are planned until 2025:

More up to date timetables (available to any interested party)
Being able to buy train tickets at least 6 and up to 12 months in advance
More up to date tariff exchange, enabling through tickets
European wide standardized API for selling train tickets
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SESAR innovation days

By |December 12th, 2021|

On 8. December, EPF took part in the SESAR (Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking) innovation days. The event included a series of plenary sessions – involving panel discussions on core topics applicable to smart and sustainable aviation.

On day 2 of the conference, the panel focused on the topic of multi-modality. EPF was invited to present its vision […]

Multimodal Digital Mobility Services

By |December 10th, 2021|

The EC is exploring a new initiative dealing with “multimodal digital mobility services”. Delegated Regulation (EC) 2017/1926 already covers multimodal travel information services; payment and booking will be covered by this new initiative. EPF’s feedback to the Inception Impact Assessment roadmap (submitted on 2. November) is available here. EPF welcomes the EC’s proposal for a Regulation on Multimodal Digital Mobility […]

CountEmissions – EPF response

By |December 17th, 2021|

EPF welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to create an EU framework for harmonised measurement of transport and logistics emissions – ‘CountEmissions EU’, which sets out a common framework to calculate and report transport-related greenhouse gas emissions that can be applied by both the passenger and freight sector.

In order to be able to make an informed choice, passengers need a […]

Night trains, new trends: building a passenger-centric service

By |December 6th, 2021|

On the 2nd of December, Back-on-track Belgium organized a Night train lunch webinar to replace the in-person Conference that has been postponed until March next year, due to the strengthening of COVID-19 measures. Our board member, Emil Frodlund, participated in the discussion, bringing the passengers’ needs into the debate.

Emil stressed the difficulties caused to passengers by the unfair competition […]

Involving passengers to shape the future of mobility

By |November 24th, 2021|

To create a more sustainable and accessible mobility for the future, understanding passenger needs and priorities has to be put on the agenda. Therefore, EPF has strived to bring passengers’ input to different events and conferences during the past months.

On the 12th of November, Project Officer Sandra Lima attended the Seminar “Shaping the Future of Mobility” where she presented […]

INDIMO Pilot Redesign Workshops

By |November 23rd, 2021|

As INDIMO nears the end of its second year, we are putting the project’s tools to the test.
The pilots have entered phase 2 of the project, with the aim of bringing together developers, end-users, user representatives and policy makers to discuss and improve INDIMO’s digital mobility services. This is done through the use of the INDIMO inclusive digital mobility […]

Open letter on the EU’s Urban Mobility Framework

By |November 15th, 2021|

The threats posed by the climate crisis call for immediate and concerted action at all levels of governance, while the green transition must not aggravate existing inequalities.

Amidst important climate negotiations at COP26, the European Passengers’ Federation together with the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), The European Passenger Transport Operators (EPTO), POLIS (the network of European cities and regions […]

EPF’s new project Children and youth empowerment through DecidiUM digital platform

By |November 8th, 2021|

Mobility habits, needs and preferences of children and youth are often forgotten in the planning and decision-making process. The European project CES4Kids focuses precisely on listening and understanding these demands from pupils, as well as empowering new generations to be participants in the co-creation of mobility planning.

Supported by the EIT Urban Mobility, within the framework of the Citizen Engagement […]

17th Florence Air Forum

By |October 30th, 2021|

The 17th Florence Air Forum, co-organised by the Florence School of Regulation and European Commission’s DG COMP Directorate F, took place on October 22. The aim of this high-level event was to examine, together with key stakeholders, the hard impact of Covid-19 on the air sector and to explore possible ways-forward to ensure its recovery. EPF was invited to […]