The LENS project focuses on monitoring noise and emissions from light vehicles (LVs) and providing recommendations to control their impact now and in the future. By investigating emissions and noise performance under real driving conditions and developing methods to identify tampered vehicles, LENS aims to inform a range of policy options for regulators, cities and authorities.

However, to achieve this goal, effective dissemination of its findings to cities, users and stakeholders, including citizens’ noise and air pollution initiatives and motorcycle clubs is essential. Therefore, the city and stakeholder group was founded in the beginning of the LENS project, which enables the partners to have direct exchange with experts of citizens’ initiatives, cities and other relevant stakeholders from Europe and even beyond.

The cooperation with the participants of the group has five main objectives:

• Educate stakeholders on the significant scale of light vehicle emissions.
• Provide insight into emission assessment models and potential policy options to mitigate negative impacts.
• Share knowledge concerning advanced detection methods for manipulation practices using Share knowledge on advanced detection methods for manipulation practices using new and improved tools, equipment and methodologies.
• Focus group interviews to explore stakeholders’ wants, needs and challenges.
• Exchange on key policy recommendations derived from the project results

Members of this group are invited to visit all three test sites of the project, participate in physical and online workshops, and are in regular contact with members of the LENS consortium.

The activities of the Cities and Stakeholders Platform include several events. These aim to encourage cities and stakeholders to provide valuable feedback on the tools being developed, thereby increasing the overall usefulness of the LENS results for city administrations, citizens’ initiatives and other stakeholders across Europe.