ElectriCity receives prize in CIVITAS Awards

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Electricity has been awarded second place at the 14th CIVITAS Awards ceremony during the CIVITAS Forum event in Gdynia, Poland. The award was part of the Transformations category and the Urban Transport Administration from the City of Gothenburg was present to receive the award.

"As a CIVITAS member, the Urban Transport Administration is gaining important insight into other cities’ challenges and solutions. We also get the opportunity to share the positive developments that are taking place in the city, which often attracts great interest", says Malin Andersson, Head of Department at the Urban Transport Administration, the City of Gothenburg.

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The CIVITAS awards ceremony unveiled outstanding solutions, technologies and innovations in sustainable urban development in four separate categories: Technical Innovation, Public Participation, CIVITAS City of the Year, and last but not least CIVITAS Transformations, a new category created to highlight exceptional city transformation in sustainable urban development.

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The motivation for ElectriCity receiving the award:
”City of Gothenburg made a great step forward with ElectriCity - a cooperative venture that brought together industry, research and society in development of a complex (next generation sustainable public transport) solution with several positive impacts – reduction of air pollution and noise, including social and urban planning impact. Gothenburg set a new definition for accessibility of public transport.”

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CIVITAS is an international network founded in 2002 and gathers European cities and decision makers in efforts to create clean and energy efficient transport systems in the development of sustainable cities

ElectriCity is creating new possibilities

The citizens of Gothenburg have adopted the electric bus route 55 as a welcomed addition to the city’s public transport. ElectriCity is a cooperative venture bringing together industry, research and society in the development and testing of solutions for next-generation sustainable public transport. The electric bus on route 55 is a direct result of the ElectriCity cooperation. These silent, emission-free buses and the technology developed for safety, comfort and sustainability, changes the possibilities for urban planning. For example, indoor bus stops can be incorporated into building structures and thereby change the city landscape. Furthermore, the new buses could allow for time tables to be extended later at nights and buses could run closer into residential areas.

"To build the future city of Gothenburg, innovative solutions and strong cooperations are needed to create sustainable mobility and an attractive, livable city. ElectriCity is a great example of what we jointly can achieve, something which we are very proud of. I look forward to the exciting development ahead", says Stefan Eglinger, Director General at the Urban Transport Administration, the City of Gothenburg.

More information and mediation of contacts:

Alexandra Wattwil, Press Officer, the Urban Transport Administration, the City of Gothenburg: 031-368 23 09 or 0703-70 72 09.

Malin Andersson, Head of Department, the Urban Transport Administration, the City of Gothenburg: 031-368 25 28 or 0703-237 937.