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We are sure the Y4PT Foundation experience will encourage more individuals and istitutions to take risks and give life and sustainability to big ideas.

Imagine…a global network of young people working together for positive changes and sustainable  development around the world.. such a network exist and his name is Y4PT…!

Youth For Public Transport Foundation is now a passionate international non-governmental Youth Organisation (NGO) that promotes the active participation of young people in advocating sustainable mobility  by promoting the integrated use of public transport with the other means of transport in order to seek a greater welfare and a better quality of life of all people around the world.

Our story started in Germany in Karlsruhe, in 2007, where a visionary group of the International Association of Public Transportation (UITP), decided to start involving young people to talk about their perceptions of Public Transport and bring a fresh perspective on the world of Transport, so often considered old: they were thinking, there must be a better way to bring a new attitude, a new concept, to anyone in the world!

After the success of Karlsruhe, the process was replicated in other countries, and after each meeting, more and more young people were involved in finding solutions for current societal challenges and in promoting a better transportation system that provides a positive mobility experience and accessibility to all citizens.

Within 2 years Y4PT reached Latin America, Asia and Africa students and professionals, hundred of them!

We became The Y4PT Young Ambassadors , spread all over the world,  working together because we think and we believe, that no boundaries and no limits should exist in promoting sustainable development to communities worldwide.

Amazing talents can be find anywhere! May be the next Albert Einstein or the next Steve Jobs is living in a remote village in Africa and he/she would be able to come with the next big idea and make the world a better place.

Educated, employed and engaged young people should be all over to use their power to solve the world’s toughest problems.

We listen to good ideas…we help them to grow…we invest our time …to change the face of the world!

Is a really exciting time: we are proud to have generated a new model, we are gathering a world of  interactions per countries, per students , per classes , per young professionals!

We believe in bottom up processes to take place, connecting and committing everyone to invert the pyramid:

One of Y4PT‘s main goals is to promote the active participation of young people in solving transport and mobility issues at all levels and in all scenarios since youth is currently a major category of public transport users and they are inheritors of all outcomes derived from all decisions taken today.

Every young person deserves the opportunity to realize his/her full potential, and, at Y4PT, we understand that is not just a matter of asking them to participate in our adventure, or giving them a platform to express themselves, but is the ability to keep them together for years, founding common interests and deep links between each others, to grow together and feel as a whole being!!

Alessandra Gorini – Thiago Tavares

• Allows the basic access and development needs of individuals, companies and society to be met safely and in a manner consistent with human and ecosystem health, and promotes equity within and between successive generations.
• Is Affordable, operates fairly and efficiently, offers a choice of transport mode, and supports a competitive economy, as well as balanced regional development.
• Limits emissions and waste within the planet’s ability to absorb them, uses renewable resources at or below their rates of generation, and uses non-renewable resources at or below the rates of development of renewable substitutes, while minimizing the impact on the use of land and the generation of noise.

Sohar is a prominent, pleasant and calm  city in the Sultanate of Oman, it has emerged as Oman’s industrial hub due to the massive developments in the Sohar industrial port and the nearby areas.

Sohar University is the first private university in Oman, and provides high-quality  education to residents of Oman and international students in the faculties of Business, Computing  and Information technology, Engineering , Arts and Law and Faculty of English Studies.

The 2^nd UITP AND Y4PT YOUTH SEMINAR for the MENA Region has seen the light to help the Youth in shaping their attitude, perception and behaviour about Public Transport.

Congestion on the roads and accidents are the main threats plaguing the Omani Society  and demand a real concrete intervention.  Provision of good Public Transport is one of the solutions that Governments, Associations, Citizen action groups, and Academic researcher around the globe are recommending to contain such threats!

As more and more PT  projects are emerging in the MENA region it is very critical for the Youth to be involved not only as user but also as work forces that power these projects.

So, we are definitely more than happy to have more Omani young people on board with us, after a first wonderful edition that saw many representatives of Y4PT Oman coming to Dubai for our Biannual Meeting in 2011!

The second Youth Parliament in Sohar, believes and promotes the development of a real Public Transport in Oman to build up a great sustainable future. A greater  mobility in the region and the awareness on Public Transport  will sure rise  through the promotion of a better education, one of the steps the Y4PT Sohar  is willing to promote!

Y4PT Sohar representatives of both edition, (2011 and 2013) will be in Geneva with us, participating at the First International Y4PT Youth Days  on Public Transport , to share their ideas and events and keep everyone updated on their future activities in the Oman Sultanate.

They will present videos and campaigns with their wonderful smiles and positive thinking, showing  how , from scratch, is possible to believe in changes and perceptions!

In what directions should sustainable mobility

move next according to YOUth?

Y4PT wants to know towards what Uth move 2…

SHARE your blitz of IDEO with us! It can be ideas & slogans (less than 140-characters) or short videos (less than 10 seconds, preferably in HD).

The best proposals will be presented during Y4PT Third World Youth Meeting to be held in Geneva in May 2013! You could also win a free pass to attend the event or an official Y4PT T-Shirt!

Also, VOTE for the proposals in which you believe the most. You could win an official Y4PT T-Shirt!

When? From February 1st to February 28th, 2013

Where?  Click right here to access the caPTure (Blitz) of Ideo Home Page

IMPORTANT NOTE

If you are experiencing difficulty accessing the caPTure (Blitz) of Ideo Home Page (server error), click right here to learn how to submit your blitz of IDEO.

15-25 years old  young people, in fact, have been representing  the privileged public of the French National Operation 2012.

The objective has been the one of  reinforcing the loyalty of today’s youth, to make them “perennial” users of  public transport; and  to highlight the benefits they can derive from regular use of public transport instead of the “car reflex”; especially the  urban youth who benefits from a range of travel solutions close to home.

A dynamic Campaign that relies on the value of freedom, autonomy, to show the new generations all the things that a  Public Transport way of moving around allow them to live.

This new signature campaign “which other mode of transport allows you to do so?” values ​​the freedom to move as well the optimization of this precious time the Youth can leverage for its personal, social or cultural life.

Public Transport is revealed as a new  living space.

A website to find all the information: www.journeedutransportpublic.fr

At the unique Y4PT “Youth Labs”, we see first hand what interest’s young people, how they approach their own mobility needs, how they make use of current technologies and take into account economic and ecologic circumstances. The Y4PT presentation at the 18^th Mobilitätssalon focused on our experience from our “Youth Labs” from around the globe, providing the international perspective on the topic with examples from Y4PT projects and product concepts.

We want to thank InnoZ’s Mr. Marc Schelewsky and Mr. Benno Bock for the invitation and for giving us the opportunity to share the important work we do for many years now. This is again a prove that we as Y4PT are the internationally recognized and unique organization that brings together youth and public transport on a global scale.

About InnoZ.

Founded in 2005, the InnoZ is specialized in qualitative and quantitative analyses of transport, mobility and related areas. We generate a wide range of methodologically sound market and environmental analyses and forecasts covering the complex interactions between mobility and changing societies. Working closely with decision makers from businesses as well as politics and public administrations, we develop innovative solutions within the field of mobility.

www.innoz.de

About Y4PT:

Y4PT is the unique point of reference addressing both Youth and Public Transport topics at international level. At this right moment , there is no  other organization that tackles the urban mobility issue from a trustful view.

We are acting as a “think tank” and a “know-how sharing institution, and we promote sustainable mobility through the promotion of public transport in order to seek more welfare and a better quality of life for all young people around the world.

We carry on our wide offer of activities based on four lines of action: Capacity Development and Education, Employment, Advocacy and Communication

www.y4pt.org

Does the private car loose its importance for the younger generations? Are young people more pragmatic in the use and combination of various transport modes (car sharing, public transport, cycling, etc.)?What impact do smart phones and mobile internet have on mobility of young people?

The 18^th Mobilitätssalon at InnoZ in Berlin was searching for answers for these important questions that will for sure effect the transportation sectors future directions in many ways. The development of technology, the rise of new business models and services, and of course education of children in transport and traffic will face a shift in paradigm.

As a professional forum, this 18^th Mobilitätssalon presented a multi-disciplinary panel with experts from science, education, the industry and NGO’s. Four expert presentations were given: Dr. Klaus Dibbern of flinc (2^nd from left), Christian Uhland of HVV (5^th from left), Inga Deibel (4^th from left) and Robert Schönduw (6^th from left) of InnoZ and myself, Kubilay Altun Y4PT Germany  (3^rd from left).

At the unique Y4PT “Youth Labs”, we see first hand what interest’s young people, how they approach their own mobility needs, how they make use of current technologies and take into account economic and ecologic circumstances. The Y4PT presentation at the 18^th Mobilitätssalon focused on our experience from our “Youth Labs” from around the globe, providing the international perspective on the topic with examples from Y4PT projects and product concepts.

We want to thank InnoZ’s Mr. Marc Schelewsky and Mr. Benno Bock for the invitation and for giving us the opportunity to share the important work we do for many years now. This is again a prove that we as Y4PT are the internationally recognized and unique organization that brings together youth and public transport on a global scale.

About InnoZ.

Founded in 2005, the InnoZ is specialized in qualitative and quantitative analyses of transport, mobility and related areas. We generate a wide range of methodologically sound market and environmental analyses and forecasts covering the complex interactions between mobility and changing societies. Working closely with decision makers from businesses as well as politics and public administrations, we develop innovative solutions within the field of mobility.

www.innoz.de

About Y4PT:

Y4PT is the unique point of reference addressing both Youth and Public Transport topics at international level. At this right moment , there is no  other organization that tackles the urban mobility issue from a trustful view.

We are acting as a “think tank” and a “know-how sharing institution, and we promote sustainable mobility through the promotion of public transport in order to seek more welfare and a better quality of life for all young people around the world.

We carry on our wide offer of activities based on four lines of action: Capacity Development and Education, Employment, Advocacy and Communication

www.y4pt.org

Kubilay Altun