European Mobility Week Awards
The EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK Awards, the most significant awareness campaign of the European Commission on sustainable urban mobility, aim to recognize local governments that have been successful in creating awareness about sustainable urban mobility. In this context, communication promoting walking, cycling, public transport, and a multimodal lifestyle is expected to be at the forefront.
Direct active participation is expected from the municipalities that have earned the “Golden Participants” title by registering. Only in this way can they apply for the European Mobility Week Awards with the activities they carry out during the week of September 16-22.
In this context, local governments must have completed the three criteria specified below to apply for this award.
⦁ Organizing sustainable mobility-focused events during the main event week of September 16-22
⦁ Implementation of one or more permanent transportation measures
⦁ Organizing a “Car-Free Day” event
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How to Apply?
Applications for EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK begin after September 22, ending in the last week of October, and are evaluated by an independent jury. Municipalities that place in the top three in each category are invited to the award ceremony held every March and are honored by the European Union Minister of Transportation. This award is a prestigious honor and does not have monetary value.
Applications
mobilityweek.eu
Applications must be submitted in English through the online application form on mobilityweek.eu. Applicants must provide clear and relevant information to all questions about their campaigns. Additionally, they are encouraged to upload documents and photos to showcase their activities and measures. Particularly, visuals that depict the subject/situation, along with relevant web links, can be shared.
To access the European Mobility Week Awards page and learn about cities that have previously received awards, click here.
What are the eligibility criteria?
– An event must have been organized during EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK between September 16-22, and the registration/entry must have been made on the mobilityweek.eu website.
– – During the application process, the participation condition from the mobilityweek.eu website must be signed, and a copy must be shared with national coordinators. The Commission secretariat will conduct eligibility checks and will contact the applicants if necessary.
Measurement and Evaluation Criteria:
After the eligibility check conducted by the European Commission Secretariat, applications will be reviewed by a jury of experts. The jury will evaluate the applications based on the following criteria:
⦁ Execution of activities related to the annual theme,
⦁ Participation in events organized during the week and the scope of activities (e.g., collaboration with NGOs, involvement of stakeholder institutions, participation of city merchants, etc.),
⦁ Visibility in the media (social media, local and/or national press, television, radio),
⦁ Proven environmental and social impact of permanent actions (e.g., increase in the number of individuals avoiding car travel as a result of building a bicycle lane, reduction in carbon emissions, etc.),
⦁ Scope and quality of partnerships established with local stakeholders.
Scoring Criteria:
A maximum of 5 points can be awarded for each criterion:
– If there was no significant change after European Mobility Week: 0-1-2 points,
– Efforts were made to increase awareness, but significant progress was not achieved: 3-4 points,
– Some achievements were made during the week program, but improvement is still needed: 5-6 points,
– The program during the week had many positive impacts: 7-8 points,
– If the campaign effectively achieved a successful result: 9-10 points.
An average score will be calculated for each criterion based on the assessment of each jury member, and the jury will determine the winners by agreeing on the top three finalists.
European Mobility Week
National Awards
Since 2019, every year, the Union of Turkish Municipalities has been awarding municipalities in our country that participate in EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK and meet the criteria of “Week Activities,” “Permanent Measures,” and “Car-Free Day” with independent jury evaluation to support their dedicated efforts and encourage other municipalities.
Evaluated categories include:
In the ‘Week Activities’ category, activities such as posters, social media posts, informative sessions, music events, film screenings, traffic education, and large-scale walks are considered.
In the ‘Permanent Measures’ category, efforts such as the improvement of bicycle paths, construction and maintenance of bicycle parking areas, improvement and maintenance of green spaces, measures taken for the visibility of individuals with special needs in traffic, and the expansion of public transportation networks are considered.
In the ‘Car-Free Day’ event, activities such as making public transportation and bicycle-sharing systems free for the entire day, partial opening of streets and boulevards for pedestrian use only during certain times are taken into consideration.
The municipalities that won the National Award for European Mobility Week are listed below:
Source: www.tbb.gov.tr
