Resources
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...
19/05/2025
Guideline Framework
The New EU Urban Mobility Framework
In 2021, EC DG MOVE published its new European Urban Mobility Framework, which suggests actions to encourage EU institutions and member states to create safe, accessible, inclusive, affordable, smart,...
19/05/2025
Policy Briefs
The Clean Vehicles Directive
The Clean Vehicles Directive’s goal is increasing the proportion of low- and zero-emission vehicles in contracts submitted by public entities across the 27 EU member states. The Directive mandates t...
29/04/2025
Policy Briefs
Urban Nodes: Empowering cities and regions to build the TEN-T
The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is an essential driver for the improvement of the movement of people and goods throughout Europe. With the 2023 agreement on the revision of the TEN-T regu...
25/04/2025
Tool
Propensity to cycle tool (PCT)
The Propensity to Cycle Tool (PCT) aims to assist transport planners, policymakers, and researchers in identifying where cycling has the greatest potential for growth in urban areas. It allows users t...
25/04/2025
Tool
Wecity app and platform to encourage sustainable mobility choices
Wecity aims to encourage the use of sustainable transport modes (walking, cycling, public transport, carpooling) by rewarding users with credits for each activity that reduces their carbon footprint....
25/04/2025
Tool
GoodGo app for bicycle theft prevention and incentivising sustainable mobility
GoodGo promotes sustainable transport by encouraging users to use eco-friendly modes of transport (bicycles, public transport) and offers bike theft prevention through RFID-based tracking. It rewards...
11/03/2025
Academic Research
Overtaking in Stuttgart: lateral distance between vehicles analysis
In the context of climate change, it is desirable to increase the share of cycling. One way of doing this is to strengthen subjective safety of cyclists. At present, many people perceive cycling as un...
05/11/2024
Academic Research
Analysis of perceived pedestrian accessibility to railway stations in Bavaria
Walking connects different modes of transport and acts as the main feeder for public transport. Nonetheless, ensuring high-quality accessibility for pedestrians to railway stations is seldom evaluated...
05/11/2024
Policy Briefs
Mobility Hubs: steering the shift towards integrated sustainable mobility
The growing shift toward sustainable, multimodal transportation has made mobility hubs a key pillar in public transport and urban mobility strategies. This best practice focuses on the implementation...
05/11/2024
Academic Research
Transit-oriented development integration of land use and transport, and pedestrian accessibility
The article discusses the integration of land use and transportation planning through the lens of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in Lisbon, Portugal.
It highlights the importance of creatin...
31/10/2024
Policy Briefs
EU-wide Integrated Ticketing
Joint Opinion on EU-wide Integrated Ticketing
EMTA, POLIS Network, and UITP have shared their views on integrating ticketing systems across Europe. Their goal is to support sustainable and digital mo...
30/10/2024
Guideline Framework
Mobility Stations — Guidelines for efficient, user-friendly hubs
The framework outlines the principles and guidelines for the development of mobility stations, which are multi-modal transport hubs designed to improve accessibility and connectivity within urban area...
30/10/2024
Case Study
Microincentives for Sustainable Mobility in Europe
This resource features two stated preference studies aimed at understanding how sensitive:
Car users are to incentives to switch to an Incentivised Multimodal Trip: Aimed to assess the willingn...
30/10/2024
Policy Briefs
Integrating Walking + Public Transport
This policy brief:
Makes recommendations to “increase walking activity and public transport ridership by creating and promoting safe, accessible and comfortable walkable catchments to and fro...
29/10/2024
Guideline Framework
The relationship between universal design and accessibility
The purpose of this document is to help planners, decision-makers and other stakeholders in the planning of public spaces to make them as functional, aesthetic and user-friendly as possible and to cre...
29/10/2024
Guideline Framework
Guidebook for Designing an Accessible Environment
The purpose of this guidebook is to define the accessibility requirements of the surface reconstructions, architectural and interior designs, public transport developments and the services and product...
29/10/2024
Academic Research
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Planning and Implementation: Challenges and Lessons Learned
In the framework of the IP4MaaS project, six MaaS demonstrations were deployed. This paper aims to describe the planning and implementation process of the MaaS pilot in Athens to provide a guideline f...
24/10/2024
Guideline Framework
Guidelines for developing and implementing a SUMP (2nd edition)
The guidelines provide a comprehensive framework aimed at addressing the complexities of urban transport planning. The primary issue these guidelines tackle is the need for sustainable urban mobility...
24/10/2024
Policy Briefs
Planning a long-term zero carbon transition pathway
The SUMP-PLUS Policy Brief #1, released in December 2022, addresses the pressing issue of decarbonizing urban transport as part of broader efforts to combat climate change. In the context of the Europ...
30/09/2024
Guideline Framework
VRN Guide to Shared Mobility
The guidance framework outlined in the document focuses on enhancing the integration and operational efficiency of shared mobility services within urban transport systems. Its primary objective is to...
30/09/2024
Tool
CIVITAS ReVeAL Tool: Implementing UVARs for Safer, Greener, and More Livable Cities
The main objective of the tool is to help cities that are considering putting urban vehicle access regulation (UVAR) measures in place. Such measures can help make cities more accessible, safer, quiet...
21/08/2024
Academic Research
Understanding Pedestrian Access to Public Transport
Public transport journeys include a substantial amount of walking. Around 90 per cent (90%) of public transport users walk to stops and spend about 45 per cent (45%) of the travel time outside of publ...
07/08/2024
R&I Results
Improving public transport in the Glasgow City Region
This report assesses the current performance of the public transport network in and around Glasgow, what improvements could be made and how many more people these could connect to the transport networ...