Urban traffic and pollution are obstacles to a healthy city. This course equips you with tools to tackle these issues through Urban Vehicle Access Regulations (UVARs) like Low Emission Zones and Congestion Charges, covering their impact on traffic and pollution, while exploring real-world examples and best practices for successful UVAR implementation.
In this course, you will be able to:
- Understand UVARs and their role in improving urban mobility.
- Distinguish between various UVAR measures, their specific characteristics and applications.
- Evaluate and incorporate complementary measures to enhance the effectiveness of UVARs.
- Develop, implement and monitor effective and tailored UVAR schemes according to needs.
This course is recommended for transport and urban planner specialists, and everyone else interested in the practical regulation of vehicles in urban areas. It is designed to accommodate participants with varying levels of expertise, making it inclusive for both experienced professionals and those new to the field.
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Lucy Sadler
Lucy Sadler is a world expert in Urban Vehicle Access Regulations (UVARs). She was the head of air quality for the Mayor of London, working on the Central London Congestion Charge and London Low Emission Zone. Lucy has run the European Access Regulation Platform, urbanaccessregulations.eu, since 2007 giving comprehensive European UVAR information as well as working with and supporting cities implementing UVAR schemes. Lucy has been part of all four recent EU UVAR projects, ReVeAL, UVARBox, UVARExchange, UVARTech Mapping
Key Contribution
Civitas ReVeAL project
This course incorporates insights and outcomes from the EU Horizon 2020 Civitas ReVeAL project. The ReVeAL project supports the integration of Urban Vehicle Access Regulations (UVAR) into the standard urban mobility transition approaches for cities across Europe. A toolkit developed by the project, presented in Module 4 of the course, helps cities implement best practices for UVARs.
About the Course
Free & Paid options
You can access and participate in the course for free. If you want to earn a certificate upon completion, you can purchase it. The certificate will be accessible only once the course is successfully completed. Read more here.
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Ratings and Reviews
Eduardo Cabrera
Aunque parezca algo utópico, el control del acceso de los vehiculos a la ciudad no esta alejado de la realidad que todos quisieramos vivir, ya que una politica de implementación de UVAR nos traera como resultado varios beneficios para nuestra ciudad, entre ellos menos contaminación , mejora la calidad de vida , optimiza el espacio urbano y entre otras más, todas estas siendo de carácter positivo
JORGE FERNANDEZ SOTO
You gain a comprehensive view of measures to reduce the outsourcing of car use in our cities. It makes us aware that we can improve our quality of life with a differente urban planning model.
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