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​Blue Boat Company: canal boats on cleaner GTL

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The Amsterdam shipping company Blue Boat Company makes a transition from boats running on diesel to boats running on GTL (gas-to-liquid)

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Ikea will sell solar panels again

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Earlier Ikea cancelled the sale of panels of Chinese Hanergy

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Smart Cities side-event at Intertraffic Amsterdam

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Wednesday, April 6th

H3B Media and the Thinking Cities Alliance are organising a Smart Cities Side-Event at Intertraffic Amsterdam. The half-day event takes place on Wednesday 6 April, day two of the show, in an especially modified conference room within the RAI and includes a smart city mobility technology tour around the exhibition floor, site visits in Amsterdam, an opening plenary featuring keynote speeches and short films, and 11 parallel Thinking Cities Roundtable Discussions. The event is co-hosted by Thinking Cities magazine and the Amsterdam Smart City innovation platform.

The programme kicks off at 09:30 with a keynote plenary session, with delegates and Roundtable participants gaining special access to the Intertraffic show half an hour before the exhibit floor opens, and will be presented by Kevin Borras, editor in chief of Thinking Cities and Thinking Highways magazines.

At 11:15 the Parallel Roundtable discussions commence, with up to 10 participants per table, together with a moderator and a rapporteur. The subjects up for discussion are: Urban traffic management; Urban traffic monitoring; Urban parking; Traffic safety; Urban distribution; Automated driving: Sustainable Urban Planning; Ecomobility; The Connected Traveller; Mobility as a Service and Smart Cycling. Each Roundtable panel will include a mixture of city representatives, experts, solution providers, researchers and students in order to create as lively a discussion as possible and to offer a diversity of perspectives.

After lunch the event concludes with a closing plenary session featuring a wrap-up of some of the most interesting discussions. Read more information.

Source: Intertraffic
Photo: Intertraffic

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Mill day

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‘Amsterdam Wind’ campaign tries to find people for the first cooperative ‘Amsterdam windmill’

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Event tip: The Circular City 31 Route

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Monday, April 11th 2016

Circle Economy, TNO and Fabric explored the possibilities for a circular economy in Amsterdam and the region. The municipality commissioned this research, named ‘Amsterdam circular’. The construction chain show great opportunities, but so does the chain of food and organic waste. During this night discussions will take place between speakers and the public: how to go on, what are major barriers and how will Amsterdam become the circular leader? Read more information.

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Bike revitalization project started

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Making cycling more attractive for motorists during the morning and evening rush hour is the main goal of the project

On Thursday March 24 Addy Verschuren (alderman Zaanstad) and Yvonne van der Hoff (region manager Havenbedrijf Amsterdam) were the first to receive discounts by cycling in the revitalization project for employees and residents of the area Westpoort/Sloterdijk – Zaanstad. Cycling to receive a discount in regional shops is one of the incentives to get as much motorists on their bike during rush hour.

Cycling more attractive for motorists Making cycling more attractive for motorists during the morning and evening rush hour is the main goal of the project. Cycling infrastructure is improved, existing fast cycling routes are promoted and a rewarding system is created to tempt residents and employees to take the bicycle to go to their job. With a special and free app cyclists keep track of the kilometers they’ve cycled which will be equally converted to a discount The goal is to get 1600 people on their bike to unburden busy rush hours in the north west side of Amsterdam. ‘’We hope a lot of employees from the area will commute by cycling’’, says Verschuren. They can apply for the project through this link and by downloading the app Ring-Ring.

The Bike coalition (FietsCoalitie) The project is an initiative of the Bike coalition (FietsCoalitie), a team of bike-lovers: Havenbedrijf Amsterdam, TNO, Amsterdam Smart City, Count&Create, BRIGHT UP and Ring-Ring. The project is supported by the municipality Zaanstad, cityregion Amsterdam and the program Beter Benutten. The main goal of the partnership is: more cyclists and less traffic jams in the area Westpoort/Sloterdijk and Zaanstad. Together with existing bicyclers like ambassadors, other residents, contributors, associations and employers they want to involve motorists in the project. Through cycling ambassadors, rewarding cyclers with discounts, involving the community, the partnership wants to enhance a structural change in behavior of motorists. They want to change the attitude and behavior that residents and employees have towards commuting and also create more awareness amongst employers, associations and other organizations in the area. Each party has an interest in reducing travel time, making the harbor area more sustainable and contribute to the health of residents and employees.

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