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Connected Cities combines sustainable mobility and spatial development, improving accessibility and quality of life in urban and rural areas.</description>    <generator>Feeder 1.5.8(724) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/</generator>    <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>    <language>en</language>    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:34:43 +0100</pubDate>    <lastBuildDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:34:43 +0100</lastBuildDate>    <atom:link href="http://connectedcities.eu/rss/news.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>    <item>      <title>Street-level desires</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/spatial_metro_book.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[Pedestrian mobility and the regeneration of the European city centre. Cities can be chaotic and confusing places at the best of times – even for local people! Spatial Metro, a project largely funded by the EU, aims to make city visits more enjoyable for pedestrians by making cities easier to navigate, easier to walk around and easier to understand and appreciate. This is achieved in various ways, including illuminating characteristic buildings, providing ‘metro style’ maps as well as appropriate information and signposting for pedestrians and the application of GPS technology. Together with municipalities and universities, five cities (Norwich, Bristol, Rouen, Koblenz and Biel/Bienne) in North West Europe have carried out pilot studies and exchanged experiences. In this publication *Street-level desires*, their findings are shared with the reader.]]></description>      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:55:01 +0100</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">streetlevel-desires</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Guide to Good Pratice Underground Space</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/guide.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[A final Connected Cities Guide to Good Practice Underground Space is available as hard copy and as pdf download. Previous items on the online version of the Guide are transferred to the Showcases page.]]></description>      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:10:38 +0200</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">guide-to-good-pratice-underground-space</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>5th and final magazine available</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/magazines/nt_2008_april_cc.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[The 5th and final Connected Cities special edition of the Nova Terra magazine is available for download including eight articles on the experiences of the INTERREG IIIC network.]]></description>      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:13:39 +0200</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">5th-and-final-magazine-available</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Michel LAMBLIN, programme director INTERREG IVC</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/conferences/paris_programme.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[We received conformation that Michel LAMBLIN, programme director INTERREG IVC will give a presentation during the last conference in Paris at the EIVP on November 30, 2007. The programme includes also a question and answer session with Michel LAMBLIN. You are most welcome to attend and prepare any questions.]]></description>      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:00:32 +0100</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">michel-lamblin-programme-director-interreg-ivc</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Volos/Larissa Dipole will host the Mediterranean Games</title>      <link>http://www.medgames.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=161&amp;Itemid=70</link>      <description><![CDATA[The International Mediterranean Games Committee (ICMG) General Assembly voted on 27 October 2007 for Volos to become Host City for the XVII Mediterranean Games on 2013. In fact the Volos candidacy is shared with Larissa. It is the first tangible success for the Thessaly Dipole concept.]]></description>      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 10:52:46 +0100</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">voloslarissa-dipole-will-host-mediterranean-games</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Preliminary programme Senart and Paris events</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/conferences/senart_paris_programme.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[Preliminary programme for the final Connected Cities events taking place in Senart and Paris is available at the connectedcities.eu web-site.]]></description>      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:26:38 +0200</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">preliminary-programme-senart-and-paris-events</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>New Connected Cities magazine available</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/magazines/nt_2007_sept_cc.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[A new Connected Cities magazine is on-line available at the connectedcities.eu web-site. It addresses Airtrack (the rail link between South East England and Heathrow), HST station improvements, HST studies by SEEDA, the development of the Utrecht railway station area by HKBS, sustainable mobility in Milton Keynes and the opinions of Floris Alkemade (OMA) on projects like Les Halles in Paris.]]></description>      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:24:13 +0200</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">new-connected-cities-magazine-available</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Draft programme London Conference available</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/conferences/london_programme.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[The London Conference is the sixth overall Connected Cities gathering. Events take place from Wednesday 19th September until Friday 21st September 2007. Connected Cities partners are also welcome to participate in the activities that take place as part of the good going week. The good going week coincides with the European Mobility week and includes: Car Free Day on Saturday 22nd September and the London Freewheel on Sunday 23rd September 2007.]]></description>      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:06:01 +0200</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">draft-programme-london-conference-available</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Reducing bicycle theft in The Netherlands with 100.000 bikes</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/</link>      <description><![CDATA[On June 14th 2007, after 100 days in office, the Dutch government (Balkenende IV) pledged to reduce the amount of bicycles stolen each year with 100.000 cases from the year 2006 level. Balkenende IV wants to achieve this reduction by the year 2010. The government claims 750.000 bicycles were stolen in 2006. But according to 'Statistics Netherlands' 909.000 persons (15 years or older) experienced bicycle theft in 2006. Over 13,3 million people in The Netherlands own one or more bikes on an overall population of 16,4 million. That is just over 80%.]]></description>      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:15:13 +0200</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">reducing-bicycle-theft-in-the-netherlands</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Final programme Ancona meeting</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/conferences/ancona_programme.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[The Ancona Conference in Italy will be the 5th overall Connected Cities gathering. Events take place on Monday April 16, 2007 and Tuesday April 17, 2007. An additional excursion to Perugia is scheduled for Wednesday April 18. The final programme is now available.]]></description>      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:24:22 +0200</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">final-programme-ancona-meeting</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Details Ancona conference available</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/conferences/ancona_programme.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[Details on the Ancona conference and workshops are available including programme, getting there, registration and showcases. Please note that the first day is 'public' (Monday April 16) and that the second day is 'partners and guests only' (Tuesday April 17). Partners can invite guests to travel along. Travel expenses and accommodation of these guests are eligible to receive co-funding, their staff costs are not. Depending on where you are located in Europe you can invite your colleagues to travel along with you for 50% or 25% the price.]]></description>      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:00:03 +0100</pubDate>      <guid isPermaLink="false">details-ancona-conference-available</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Programme Ancona Conference</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/conferences/ancona_programme.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[The Ancona Conference in Italy will be the 5th overall Connected Cities gathering. Events take place on Monday April 16, 2007 and Tuesday April 17, 2007. The strategic territorial plaforms or piattaforme territoriali strategiche will become a key issue during public presentations, open discussions, field trip, partner workshops and the meeting with policy-makers. A draft programme is available now.]]></description>      <author>f.d.vanderhoeven@tudelft.nl</author>      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:55:30 +0100</pubDate>      <comments>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/conferences/ancona_programme.html</comments>      <guid isPermaLink="false">programme-ancona-conference</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Phileas bus rapid transit video</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/showcases/phileas_video_1.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[In 2004 a Bus Rapid Transit system was introduced in the Dutch city of Eindhoven: Phileas. The Phileas BRT consist of three main components: a dedicated traffic lane with electronic guidance, a modern barrier free vehicle and measures to make public transport more attractive. Watch the video: Part one of three.]]></description>      <author>f.d.vanderhoeven@tudelft.nl</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:03:56 +0200</pubDate>      <comments>http://connectedcities.eu/guide/phileas_video_1.html</comments>      <guid isPermaLink="false">phileas-bus-rapid-transit-video</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>New Nova Terra Magazine available</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/magazines/nt_2007_feb_cc.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[The third Connected Cities magazine presents two articles that look back on the events that took place in Portugal: [Towards a new mobility concept for cities] and [Covilha: mobility in a mountain town]. We publish two articles from the team working on the Guide to good practice: [Connected edges] and [Tramways in France – born again for urbanism]. Two articles look at the practice of Transport Development Areas: [Space and line] and [High speed investments]. Nova Terra is a not-for-profit magazine, published by the NIROV. Each semester a Nova Terra issue is dedicated to the activities of the Connected Cities network. You can download the full version of the magazine or one of its articles separately.]]></description>      <author>f.d.vanderhoeven@tudelft.nl</author>      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:29:38 +0100</pubDate>      <comments>http://connectedcities.eu/communication/magazines/nt_2007_feb_cc.html</comments>      <guid isPermaLink="false">nova-terra-magazine-february-2007-is-now-availabl</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Kronsberg; Hannover</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/showcases/kronsberg.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[The Kronsberg district (Hannover, Germany) presents a comprehensive example of visionary urban planning and construction. Kronsberg is a settlement with exceptionally high ecological standards, buildings offering above-average quality of accommodation and semi-natural open space design. The district thus represents one of the largest and most advanced settlement programmes of its kind in Europe.]]></description>      <author>f.d.vanderhoeven@tudelft.nl</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:03:42 +0200</pubDate>      <comments>http://connectedcities.eu/guide/kronsberg.html</comments>      <guid isPermaLink="false">kronsberg-hannover</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Superbus</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/showcases/superbus.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[Antonia Terzi, designer of the Superbus, looks into the camera and tells in her broken English: "It is not a low bus. It is not a train on tyres. It is not a stretched limousine. It is not a long car. It is a new vehicle."]]></description>      <author>f.d.vanderhoeven@tudelft.nl</author>      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:03:37 +0200</pubDate>      <comments>http://connectedcities.eu/guide/superbus.html</comments>      <guid isPermaLink="false">superbus</guid>    </item>    <item>      <title>Plan de Ordenación Municipal de Toledo</title>      <link>http://connectedcities.eu/showcases/toledo_video.html</link>      <description><![CDATA[The Toledo Masterplan video is available at the connectedcities.eu web-site as part of the showcase workshops section. The video was shown during the seminar on Tuesday January 16 at the University of Toledo.]]></description>      <author>f.d.vanderhoeven@tudelft.nl</author>      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:29:34 +0100</pubDate>      <comments>http://connectedcities.eu/showcases/toledo_video.html</comments>      <guid isPermaLink="false">plan-de-ordenación-municipal-de-toledo</guid>    </item>  </channel></rss>