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Did you miss the Webinar on “Public Space – What is it worth and how can car-sharing help cities reclaim it”? Catch up here!

Did you miss the Webinar on “Public Space – What is it worth and how can car-sharing help cities reclaim it”? Catch up here!

Did you miss today’s webinar? Would you like to follow-up on what you learned or (re-)watch the recording of the webinar? Download the webinar documents here!

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31 Aug 2018
Impact Analysis of Car-Sharing in Bremen – English report published

Impact Analysis of Car-Sharing in Bremen – English report published

The wait is over! In 2017, the independent research institute Team Red Deutschland GmbH carried out an analysis of the “Impact of Car-Sharing in Bremen”. The full report was published in May 2018 in German and now the English version is finally available.

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16 Aug 2018
SHARE-North Partners Join Forces at the 2017 Annual Polis Conference

SHARE-North Partners Join Forces at the 2017 Annual Polis Conference

On December 6th and 7th, the 2017 Annual Polis Conference took place in Brussels. The SHARE-North partners came together for session on Shared Mobility on the second day of the conference in order to present some of their visions and concrete policy measures on car-sharing.

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11 Dec 2017
Last Call to Register for MadCity Happening in Riga – June 1-2, 2017

Last Call to Register for MadCity Happening in Riga – June 1-2, 2017

Today is the last day to register for the Mad City Event, a not-so-common-conference geared at urban planners.

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24 May 2017
Flemish “Green Deal” for Shared Mobility Launched with 80 Signatories!

Flemish “Green Deal” for Shared Mobility Launched with 80 Signatories!

Inspired by the Dutch Green Deal on car-sharing, SHARE-North partners Autodelen.net and Taxistop teamed up with Belgian organisations The Shift and The New Drive and launched the “Green Deal Shared Mobility” with the Flemish Government on March 27th, 2017. The aim of this Green Deal is to accelerate the growth of shared mobility (car-sharing, carpooling and bike-sharing) in Flanders by 2020. This first Flemish Green Deal immediately sets a high standard with 80 participating signatories and more than 500 concrete actions to achieve ambitious goals.

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19 May 2017
Smart commuting: Bringing South West Flanders up to speed and into the future

Smart commuting: Bringing South West Flanders up to speed and into the future

Full house at Leiedal, the intercommunal body for regional development in 13 cities and municipalities in South West Flanders. On 15th December 2016, Leiedal hosted its annual ‘Samenkomst’ or gathering: an inspirational meeting by and for the region. Traditionally, it is an evening on which regional policy makers, stakeholders and contributors are invited to be inspired in a wide number of areas. In a mix of workshops and informative markets, one that generated the most interest, was the session on sustainable and shared mobility at business parks.

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15 Feb 2017
SHARE-North “Dare to Share” Webinar – Sharing vs. $haring

SHARE-North “Dare to Share” Webinar – Sharing vs. $haring

Missed the Sharing vs. $haring webinar today? You can download the presentations here!

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20 Jan 2017
From Ownership To Access: What Behavioural Economists Teach Us About Sharing

From Ownership To Access: What Behavioural Economists Teach Us About Sharing

Aristotle already knew it: “On the whole, you find wealth much more in use than in ownership”. According to the Greek philosopher, private property is a good thing, but it’s even better when people are able to use their goods along with others. Trend watchers predict a shift form ownership to usage. Those who want to promote this development should take notice of recent insights from behavioural economics. Owning but also not-owning goods strongly influence our behaviour. How is that possible? And what does this mean for car-sharing? This blog addresses these questions.

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02 Jan 2017
Peer-to-peer car-sharing: Should we promote it?

Peer-to-peer car-sharing: Should we promote it?

Car-sharing is becoming more and more popular. Especially peer-to-peer car-sharing, which is car-sharing done via an online community, is growing quickly. The fact that it contributes to liveability and accessibility in cities makes it interesting for municipalities to promote car-sharing. But what to do if the vehicles look like ordinary cars? What is the role of cities?

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02 Sep 2016
THE FUTURE OF CAR-SHARING

THE FUTURE OF CAR-SHARING

According to several studies, the market of car-sharing will grow largely in the forthcoming years. The Boston Consulting Group estimated that by 2021, 35 million users will book 1.5 billion minutes of driving time each month and generate annual revenue of €4.7 billion. Europe will be the biggest revenue-generating region, reason enough for Autodelen.net, the Belgian umbrella organisation for of car-sharing, to organise a conference in the city of Ghent on May 13th, 2016.

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19 May 2016