Retrat de Manel Ferri Tomàs

Mobility technician

Manel Ferri is a mobility technician in the Technical Office for Climate Change at Barcelona Provincial Council. Co-founder and currently vice-president of the Associació per a la Promoció del Transport Públic [Association for the Promotion of Public Transport] and member of the board of directors of the first car-sharing company in Spain (Avancar). He also sits on the board of ASIMUS and the board of trustees of the Fundació Mobilitat Sostenible i Segura [Sustainable and Safe Mobility Foundation].

He has previously been a member of the board of directors of TMB [public transport operator in Catalonia] and head of the Department of Mobility at the CCOO [Trade Union Commission] in Catalonia and Spain. In 2016, he received the European “Talent in Mobility” award at the Paris Public Transport Exhibition. He collaborates with the CONAMA Foundation [National Environment Congress] and the Spanish National Institute for Safety and Hygiene at Work.

Last Update: December, 2020

Articles by Manel Ferri Tomàs

Il·lustració © Enrique Flores
Tackling climate emergencyOvertaking the old mobility. The car, from host to guest

Cities are currently the scene of the foremost social, environmental and economic challenge posed by sustainable mobility. It is time to apply new formulae, such as vehicle sharing, the...

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