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.

WHO urges Europe to rethink mobility to improve health and wellbeing

The Director of the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) Europe office, Hans Kluge, has called on European governments to push for safe and clean mobility solutions to improve safety, address climate change and increase wellbeing.

Webinar explores labour challenges facing the logistics sector

POLIS' Just Transition Webinar Series brought together experts from across logistics to examine the future of jobs in the sector, the challenges ahead and the responses needed.

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....