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Municipal policy seminars

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Municipal Policy Seminars

The joint initiative by GAK, KPV, and SGK, in collaboration with Hochschule RheinMain – University of Applied Sciences and Arts, offers online seminars on the topic of mobility and transportation.

Please note that the events will be held in German.

Our Upcoming Events

Promoting Cycling in Municipalities—Current Approaches from Research and Practic

Online seminar, November 11, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Promoting Cycling in Municipalities—Current Approaches from Research and Practic
From Motivation to Monitoring: Managing Parking in Municipalities

Online seminar, December 9, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

From Motivation to Monitoring: Managing Parking in Municipalities

Our past events

Cycling Through the Countryside

Opportunities and Limitations of Promoting Bicycle Use in Rural Areas, June 17, 2026

Cycling Through the Countryside
Autonomous Driving—What's in Store for Cities and Towns?

April 15, 2026

Autonomous Driving—What's in Store for Cities and Towns?

The Mobility Transition in Rural Areas—Nothing Is Impossible!

Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

When it comes to the debate over Sustainable Mobility for the future, the focus is usually on large cities and metropolitan areas. The measures under discussion—such as sharing services, promoting cycling, and the “15-minute city” concept—seem to overlook the realities of small towns and rural areas. Or do they?
This online seminar explores the opportunities and risks associated with the mobility transition in rural areas. The seminar begins with an overview of various approaches in rural areas that have been used to gather experience through pilot projects nationwide. It then focuses on specific initiatives from small towns and villages in Hesse, highlighting both their successes and the challenges they face.

Registration at: https://eveeno.com/mobil-auf-dem-land 

Local Transportation Policy—From Battleground to Substantive Decision?!?

Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

Municipalities are the linchpin of sustainable transportation development. They decide on urban development—which is what gives rise to transportation in the first place—they determine how much public space is allocated to different modes of transportation, and they help shape mobility options such as public transit and sharing services. At the same time, transportation is an issue on which everyone has firsthand experience—both citizens and members of local decision-making bodies. Not least for this reason, debates on transportation policy issues are often contentious. And in recent times, increasingly emotional and ideologically charged discussions have been observed in many places.
What can be done to steer opinion-forming and decision-making processes in transportation policy toward a more objective and fact-based approach? This question will be the focus of the online seminar on local politics in November. Using concrete examples, the seminar will demonstrate how to lay the groundwork for a constructive exchange, where and how committee members can be engaged, and how the administration can contribute to sound decision-making.

Registration at: https://eveeno.com/verkehrspolitik