Resources
21/01/2026
Guideline Framework
Guidance on Car‑Restrictive Measures for Urban Mobility Planning
This framework offers a structured approach for evaluating and implementing non‑economic, physical measures that reduce car use and promote sustainable travel in urban areas. Developed by Norcon...
21/01/2026
Academic Research
Dementia‑Friendly Transport and Universal Design
This report investigates travel experiences and barriers faced by people living with dementia in Norway, focusing on how universal‑design principles can be extended to improve cognitive accessibil...
16/01/2026
Academic Research
Is It Really Too Far to Walk? Overestimating Walk Times and Distances Reduces Walking
This study surveyed 1 297 participants at seven locations in New Jersey to examine how perceived distances and walk times influence walking behaviour. Respondents consistently overestimated bot...
16/01/2026
Academic Research
Perception of Waiting Time at Transit Stops and Stations
Waiting time is a major source of dissatisfaction for transit users. This study investigates how specific stop‑ and station‑level amenities influence passengers’ perceived waiting time. Using re...
10/12/2025
Academic Research
Accessibility Inequality Across Europe: A City Comparison of 15‑Minute Pedestrian Accessibility
The study examines disparities in pedestrian accessibility across 585 European cities (population ≥ 100 000) using the 15‑minute‑city framework, which requires key destinations to be reach...
10/12/2025
Academic Research
Transit‑Oriented Development, Integration of Land Use and Transport, and Pedestrian Accessibility in Lisbon
The paper investigates Transit‑Oriented Development (TOD) in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area by integrating land‑use and transport planning through an enhanced node‑place model that incorporates pe...
10/12/2025
Academic Research
Walking as a Service – Does It Have Legs?
The paper introduces the concept of Walking as a Service (WaaS), arguing that pedestrian navigation delivered via smartphones (e.g., Google Maps) can become a genuine mobility service. Walking offe...
10/12/2025
Academic Research
Pedestrian Mobility in Mobility‑as‑a‑Service (MaaS): Sustainable Value Potential and Policy Implications in the Paris Region
Walking remains largely overlooked in current MaaS solutions, yet it holds considerable promise for fostering sustainable travel behaviours and reducing private‑car reliance. This study examines how...
10/12/2025
Academic Research
Persuasion Profiles to Promote Pedestrianism: Effective Targeting of Active‑Travel Messages
This study proposes novel strategies for tailoring messages that encourage walking, intended for integration into travel‑planning tools, Mobility‑as‑a‑Service (MaaS) platforms and other sustai...
10/12/2025
Academic Research
Netnography Study: End‑Users’ Satisfaction with Public Transport in UPPER Cities
Academic abstract
The UPPER Horizon Europe project aims to accelerate a public‑transport revolution across ten European cities, supporting the EU Cities Mission for climate‑neutral mobility by...
10/12/2025
Case Study
Micro‑Incentives for Sustainable Mobility
R&I activity description
Factual Consulting conducted two large‑scale stated‑preference surveys between September 2022 and July 2024 to quantify how targeted micro‑incentives can mo...
10/12/2025
Case Study
Fare‑Free Public Transport – Tallinn, Estonia
Case‑study description
In January 2013 Tallinn became the first European capital to introduce free public transport for all residents, following a 2012 referendum in which 75 % of voters...
10/12/2025
Best Practice
Bicycle Deal Utrecht Appears to Be Effective – Utrecht, Netherlands
Best‑practice description
Since 2021 the Utrecht municipality, together with Mobycon, has offered a low‑income Bicycle Deal: residents can obtain a quality bike for €30, which incl...
21/11/2025
Best Practice
Eradicating Diesel Buses from Paris’ Public Transport Fleet
Best‑practice description
Since 2015 RATP has pursued the Bus2025 strategy, aiming to replace all diesel‑powered buses with low‑emission alternatives by 2025. The programme targets a flee...
21/11/2025
Best Practice
Optimised Scenarios for Bergen Light Rail Expansion
Best‑practice description
The Bergen Light Rail (BLR) upgraded its 20 km single‑line network into a multi‑line system to boost efficiency, ridership, cost‑effectiveness, and sustainability....
21/11/2025
Best Practice
A Small Town with Big Mobility Challenges
Best‑practice description
Vallirana (near Barcelona) suffered from infrequent public‑transport services, leaving residents heavily reliant on cars. Shotl redesigned suburban mobility by combining...
18/11/2025
Best Practice
Audit and Planning of Lisbon’s Cycling Network
Best‑practice description
Lisbon’s cycling network, launched in 2017, has expanded rapidly but has suffered from uneven maintenance and fragmented implementation. To ensure continuity and effec...
27/10/2025
Tool
PTV Vissim – Microscopic Multimodal Traffic Simulation
PTV Vissim simulates and analyses multimodal traffic scenarios, measuring travel time, delays, queue lengths, emissions, vehicle throughput, passenger interactions, and the operational efficiency of...
27/10/2025
R&I Results
Research and Innovation in Urban Mobility and Logistics in Europe
The “Research and Innovation in Urban Mobility and Logistics in Europe” report, published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) on 8 September 2022, analyses more than...
27/10/2025
Best Practice
Curitiba BRT Modernisation – Integrated Bus Rapid Transit
Curitiba’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, the Rede Integrada de Transporte (RIT), was launched in 1974 and quickly became a benchmark for cost‑effective, high‑capacity public transport. It in...
27/10/2025
Academic Research
Analysing Shared Mobility Markets in 311 European Cities
This study provides a comprehensive analysis of shared mobility schemes across 311 European cities, examining the evolution and expansion of services such as bike‑sharing and car‑sharing. The rese...
27/10/2025
Academic Research
Accessibility of Shared Mobility Services for Disabled People
This academic research investigates the accessibility of shared mobility services for people with disabilities across seven European cities: Bologna, Cagliari, Brussels, Lisbon, Sofia, Stockholm, and...
27/10/2025
Academic Research
Shared Micro‑Mobility and Transport Equity: A European Case Study
This study examines the impact of shared micro‑mobility services—such as e‑scooters and e‑bikes—on transport equity in three European countries: Germany, the Netherlands, and the United King...
19/05/2025
Guideline Framework
Public service obligations for European public transport
Public transportation is a service that is offered on a market, meaning that there is a supply, a demand, and a cost to utilise the service, even if that cost is little or subsidised. Different approa...