• New SUMP Topic Guide on Mobility Management now available

    A new Topic Guide on Integrating Mobility Management for Public and Private Organisations into SUMPs has been developed to support urban planners and transport practitioners in promoting sustainable transport in different local circumstances.

  • Athens has its first fully accessible metro station

    Athens has its first fully accessible metro station, after the city's Monastiraki station became fully accessible to passengers with reduced mobility.

  • World Bicycle Day is on 3 June 2023

    World Bicycle Day on 3 June 2023 celebrates the bicycle as a simple, affordable, reliable, clean, healthy, environmentally friendly and sustainable means of transport. As part of this day, the United Nations' General Assembly is encouraging initiatives to organise bicycle rides at the national and local levels as a means of strengthening physical and mental health and well-being, whilst...

  • France plans to invest €2 billion in cycling

    The French Government has published a plan to transform the country's cycling infrastructure and industry.

  • Sofia introduces on-demand bus service for its more remote neighbourhoods

    The Bulgarian capital, Sofia, has become the latest European city to introduce on-demand bus services in their more remote neighbourhoods to complement timetabled public transport services.

  • The EU Urban Mobility Observatory newsletter - May 2023

    In this edition, we highlight the instalment of nearly 500 bicycles from Lithuania to the #BikesforUkraine Campaign alongside World Bicycle Day 2023. We also share the Call for Proposals for #ChallengeMyCity 2023, the Polish translation of the SUMP Decision Makers Summary, and a new toolkit to support the transport sector in improving gender diversity....

  • New SUMP Topic Guide on Mobility Management now available

    06 Jun 2023
    Urban mobility planning
    A new Topic Guide on Integrating Mobility Management for Public and Private Organisations into SUMPs has been developed to support urban planners and transport practitioners in promoting sustainable transport in different...

  • Outlook for connected and automated public transport vehicles reviewed

    06 Jun 2023
    Autonomous and connected vehicles

    The PAV project has published its European Outlook 2023 report on Co-operative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM), which provides an overview of current developments and trends...

  • Athens has its first fully accessible metro station

    05 Jun 2023
    Transport for people with reduced mobility
    Athens has its first fully accessible metro station, after the city's Monastiraki station became fully accessible to passengers with reduced mobility.

  • World Bicycle Day is on 3 June 2023

    03 Jun 2023
    Walking and cycling
    World Bicycle Day on 3 June 2023 celebrates the bicycle as a simple, affordable, reliable, clean, healthy, environmentally friendly and sustainable means of transport. As part of this day, the United Nations' General Assembly is encouraging initiatives to organise bicycle...

  • France plans to invest €2 billion in cycling

    31 May 2023
    Walking and cycling
    The French Government has published a plan to transform the country's cycling infrastructure and industry.

  • Sofia introduces on-demand bus service for its more remote neighbourhoods

    30 May 2023
    Collective passenger transport
    The Bulgarian capital, Sofia, has become the latest European city to introduce on-demand bus services in their more remote neighbourhoods to complement timetabled public transport...
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