The Copenhagenize Index 2025 – EIT Urban Mobility Edition
The one-of-a-kind Copenhagenize Index 2025 reveals the 100 cities worldwide that are transforming their streets to develop cycling as a main mobility solution. Six years after its last edition ranking bicycle-friendly cities, and following a pandemic that reshaped our daily mobility habits new questions have arisen: which global cities are truly investing in transforming their streets for […]
Mastering mobility at Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2025
For its fifth year, Barcelona became the meeting point for the world’s leading mobility innovators, researchers and policymakers as the Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress (TMWC) returned to Fira Barcelona from 4-6 November. Co-organised by Fira Barcelona and EIT Urban Mobility, the event ran alongside the Smart City Expo World Congress, welcoming over 27,000 attendees from more […]
Integrating behavioural insights into sustainable mobility planning
Objectives & methodology: This report was developed during a workshop with 15 psychology and mobility experts, complemented with literature review. It aims to: Highlight and understand the main psychological factors impacting people’s mobility decisions Identify mobility offers and demand-side strategies that motivate sustainable behaviour Provide recommendations to public and private entities for targeted interventions supporting […]
Study on return on investment in bike-sharing schemes
A multidimensional impact Bike-sharing schemes save 46,000 tons of CO₂e yearly, but their real value lies in broader societal gains. By replacing car trips, they slash air pollution, preventing 968 chronic diseases and saving €40 million in healthcare costs. They also ease traffic, reclaiming 760,000 hours lost to congestion—worth €30 million in productivity gains. And […]
Mastering mobility with car-free days
Car-free days are deliberately scheduled interruptions of private motor traffic, typically lasting for a full day. During these events, streets or entire districts are cleared of cars and reclaimed for walking, cycling, public transport and community life. The result is an immediate transformation: quieter streets, cleaner air and space for people to enjoy, rather than […]
Mobility Talks 31: Return on investment in bike-sharing schemes
In this Mobility Talks, we will explore the findings of a new study by EY, commissioned by EIT Urban Mobility and Cycling Industries Europe, on the return on investment in bike-sharing schemes. The session will offer insights into the quantification of the tangible and intangible benefits of bike-sharing—spanning health, environmental, and economic impacts—across European cities. The discussion […]
Mastering mobility with urban greening
Around the world, cities have become hotspots for heat, with the urban heat island effect making urban temperatures 10-15°C higher than nearby rural areas during peak summer periods. In the summer of 2025, heatwaves impacted large parts of Europe as early as June, pushing cities beyond their abilities for mitigation. As an estimated 75% of […]
Mobility Talks 30: Public transport innovations
Public transport systems across Europe face mounting pressure to become more resilient, efficient, and inclusive. This Mobility Talks explores how technological public transport innovations and new business models can provide solutions to these challenges. From improved demand management and operations to better data collection and exploitation, we’ll examine how public transport authorities and operators are responding to […]
Mastering mobility with mobility justice
How people move through their cities, or are prevented from freely moving, may seem like a commonplace infrastructural issue but at the core of the issue lies fairness, power and opportunity. Transportation systems reflect decades of decisions informed by political parties and movements, patterns of exclusion and reinforcement of power structures. Mobility justice asserts that […]
Strategic Research Priorities and Gaps 2025 Report
EIT Urban Mobility Academic Research Board June 2025 This first ‘Strategic Research Priorities and Gaps’ 2025 report, from the EIT Urban Mobility Academic Research Board, outlines the urgent and transformative challenges in urban mobility and identifies present and upcoming research priorities in urban mobility in Europe and beyond. Framed around five key focus areas—economic productivity, […]
Mastering mobility with non-exhaust emissions
As cities work to achieve their emissions reductions goals and implement changes for more sustainable transport systems, the focus has long been on reducing vehicles’ exhaust emissions. However, a less visible but increasingly significant source of pollution has persisted: non-exhaust emissions (NEE). Non-exhaust emissions are particles that get released into the air from parts of […]
Study on non-exhaust emissions (NEE) in road transport
Why this study matters More than 96% of the European population was exposed to PM2.5 concentrations exceeding the World Health Organization’s annual air quality guideline limit in 2022 .Road transport is a primary source of particulate matter in urban areas. As exhaust emissions decrease, non-exhaust emissions (NEEs) – particles from brake, tyre and road wear […]
Mobility Talks 29: Efficient public space management for better mobility systems
The growing urban population in Europe means that competition for public space management in cities is increasing. At the same time, existing mobility solutions and new mobility services put even more pressure on streets, sidewalks, and parking spaces. This is true for passenger mobility but also for the movement of goods in urban areas. The […]
Mastering mobility with child-friendly mobility planning
As cities across Europe grow and populations flock to urban areas, inclusive urban planning becomes a requirement. Public spaces, transport systems, streets and sidewalks must be accessible not just to the able-bodied adult majority, but to the entire community, including our youngest residents. Children, often overlooked in planning decisions, experience cities in unique ways, but […]
Mastering mobility: the untapped potential of urban waterways
Throughout history, cities have been established along rivers, canals and coastlines. Vital to survival, these waterways enabled the movement of people and goods for the ever-growing populations that settled there. From the island of Manhattan to the canals of Venice, and further still, to the port of Shanghai, water-based mobility has played an essential role […]
Mobility Talks 28: Autonomous mobility: what can we expect in 2025?
2025 is expected to be a pivotal year for the commercialisation of autonomous technologies, evolving from pilots towards increased availability for a broad range of applications. From shuttles to buses, trains, trucks and cars, it is relevant to dive deeper into the different use cases enabled by autonomous mobility. In this Mobility Talk, our speakers […]
Mastering mobility with inclusiveness by design
Europe’s population is diverse, yet its mobility infrastructure often fails to reflect this reality. Mobility is a fundamental part of daily life – allowing access to work, school, health and governmental services, as well as leisure activities and social connections – and a lack of access can have profound consequences on individual physical, social and […]
Better Mobility Trendreport 2025
The Better Mobility Trendreport 2025 is a collaboration between EIT Urban Mobility, Impact Hub Vienna, and Point&. Based on data from 300+ mobility innovations and 100+ experts across Europe, it highlights emerging trends, identifies new business opportunities, and outlines actionable steps for transformation. Key findings For the Better Mobility Trendreport 2025, mobility practitioners have been […]
Mastering mobility: public space and public health
Research conducted by UN-Habitat has found that ‘well-functioning cities have around 50% of their surface area dedicated to public space.’ Public space offers opportunities for people who live, work, and play in the city to connect with one another, nature and the built environment. Public space design has been found to significantly influence the mental, […]
Gender mainstreaming for inclusive mobility
Mobility and transport are not gender-neutral. The persistent inequalities in both the labour market and household responsibilities also impact gender differences in mobility, particularly in travel patterns. According to Point&’s Report Data & Diversity in mobility, women have more complex and multimodal trip patterns, more safety concerns during travelling and use more public transport than […]
Mastering mobility with the 15-minute city
Throughout history, urban designers and architects have theorised about the ideal structure of cities to meet the unique needs of residents. From Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City, which envisioned compact suburban towns with quick access to both services and natural spaces; to Harris and Ullman’s Polycentric City, focused on more organic growth with nodal points around […]
Mobility Talks 27: How can better mobility planning reduce air and noise pollution in cities
With many European cities struggling to meet the air quality limits recommended by the World Health Organisation or the ones set out in the regulation, measures to reduce air pollution in urban areas are a central part of the sustainable mobility transition. These efforts are often not limited to air pollution, but often have positive […]
EIT Urban Mobility’s Manifesto
EIT Urban Mobility has launched its Manifesto, a strategic document aimed at shaping urban mobility policies as the European Union mandate for 2024-2029 fully kicks-off. Rooted in innovation and collaboration, the Manifesto presents a bold vision for competitive, sustainable, inclusive, and future-ready urban mobility across Europe. Drawing on five years of hands-on experience, EIT Urban […]
Mastering mobility: autonomous vehicles and EU-alignment
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are not just a technological evolution but rather have the capacity to transform urban mobility. AVs’ potential to reduce traffic congestion, emissions and traffic fatalities while enhancing accessibility, represents an opportunity for Europe. Discussions at the Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress session entitled Autonomous Technologies for Improved Mobility held in Barcelona in November, centred […]
