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    This e-course has run and moderated during the indicated timeline in the course description. At the moment the content of this course is still available in a self-paced format for all participants who wish to access. The course is no longer moderated and therefore, there is no possibility to get a certificate from this course. In case there any updates regarding this course, it will be published here.

    The current contact for this course in case of any questions is: Ralf Brand – r.brand@rupprecht-consult.eu

    We might launch e-courses in similar topics in the near future, thus, please stay tunned and check regularly our landing page, all new e-courses will be announced here: https://www.mobility-academy.eu/

    Thank you very much for your understanding and we look forward to having you in future courses!

    The Mobility Academy team.



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      The Urban Nodes e-course is about how to improve the efficiency of the transport system in an urban node of the TEN-T core network. Urban nodes are at the intersection of TEN-T infrastructure  and urban infrastructure.

      Your course moderators

      This course is moderated by experts from the CIVITAS SATELLITE consortium. Over the duration of the course, we will visit the platform on a regular basis to read your responses to the exercises and interact with participants – asking and answering questions and encouraging exchange.

      Peter Staelens

      Peter Staelens - is Senior Project Coordinator and responsible for managing the mobility team at EUROCITIES, the network of major European Cities. Peter Staelens has a long standing experience in a variety of topics in the field of urban mobility, including for example transport digitalization, connectivity and automation, urban mobility planning, traffic management, mobility management, urban mobility indicators, shared mobility, local transport regulation, behavioural change and urban freight and logistics both in terms of projects and policy development.

      Anne-Charlotte Trapp
      Anne-Charlotte Trapp - is Project Support Officer working at EUROCITIES on mobility projects including GO SUMP, CIVITAS SATELLITE, SUMI and Vital Nodes for a year. She has experience in European project funding. She holds a Master degree in Euro-Mediterranean Public Policies.  

  • Unit 1 Getting ready for the e-course

    This module talks about how you can use this course to best develop your own knowledge as well as learn and exchange with your fellow participants. It concludes with a task to introduce yourself in the group discussion forum.

  • Unit 2 Legal framework and policy context of urban nodes and TEN-T

    This unit delves into the governance structure and funding opportunities of TEN-T. It concludes with a task pertaining to your own city’s corridor and location in the network.

  • Unit 3 A methodology to better integrate urban nodes in the TEN-T Network

    In this unit, we share some specific of Urban Nodes challenges faced in cities, and then elaborate on the six dimensions of mobility as outlined by the NUVit concept.

  • Unit 4 Why should one act? Identify the added value.

    After identifying the “why” question, this unit provides practical information on tools and methods,

  • Unit 5 What are (potential) synergies between the spatial and network dimension and what strategies might be chosen to obtain value?

    Through concrete examples, this unit describes potential strategies to add value in the context of an urban mobility project.

  • Unit 6 How could the chosen strategy be implemented effectively?

    With the previous two units focusing on “why” and “what,” this unit focuses on “how.” Several approaches are described.