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  • Bram, France

    Bram: cycling beyond tourism, when rural mobility shapes everyday life, by Eliott Jacquot

    In the south of France, the town of Bram is proving that rural areas can lead the way in sustainable mobility. By turning touristic cycling routes into everyday infrastructure, Bram is creating new opportunities for residents — and a stronger, greener local identity.

    Monica Carrera

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  • “Jupike jala”: reducing traffic and encouraging walking in Tartu municipality, by Tõnis Tõnissoo

    Tartu municipality is a partner of the URBACT network Beyond the Urban. Together with colleagues from diferent urban areas around the Europe and inspired by their experiences, we are looking for solutions to our mobility challenges. One important goal is to reduce the use of private cars for short trips. Success in this area can lead to lower air pollution, smaller environmental impact, a more pleasant urban environment, and increased physical activity for residents, promoting healthier lives and more resilient community.

    Monica Carrera

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  • Bus in Bucharest

    Enhancing urban mobility: real-timetransit and traffic (by TPBI)

    The Bucharest-Ilfov Intercommunity Development Association for Public Transport (TPBI) proudly presents maps.mo-bi.ro, an innovative open- data platform designed to elevate urban mobility across the region. This interactive map empowers users with real-time transit data, enabling them to track buses, trams, and trolleybuses as they move across the city. With features such as vehicle IDs, license plates, route shapes, passenger counts, and arrival times, the platform offers unparalleled transparency and utility.

    Monica Carrera

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  • SCHOOLSHOODS project at Elementary School Krásného in BRNO

    Getting a move on: small sustainable mobility actions, big impact

    What makes a city truly walkable, cyclable, or low emissions? While the returns are ambitious, implementing inclusive active mobility projects can feel daunting. Often the perception in city organisations is that change can only be achieved with big, costly actions, as opposed to smaller interventions.

    URBACT

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  • The Art of rural streets rebellion

    The Art of rural streets rebellion

    Rural communities are reclaiming their unique strengths -like trust, proximity, and creativity- to shape mobility and public spaces that are truly rooted in local culture. Instead of importing urban solutions, they’re innovating from within, using simple yet powerful ideas such as ride‑sharing benches and citizen‑run buses.

    Jon Aguirre Such

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  • concert in Hradec Králové

    How to move a crowd: a mobility cookbook for modest cities with big festivals (by Petr Schiller and Ameba Production team)

    Since 2007, the four-day Rock for People festival has been held in Hradec Králové (Czech Republic), with attendance steadily increasing each year. However, last year the city hosted a premiere event that welcomed the same number of visitors in just one day. The key to success was communication and proper coordination among the organizational team’s various components. This article offers a retrospective look at how the transportation situation was managed before, during, and after the events that took place last year at Park 360. In addition to the festival, two concerts by global megastar Ed Sheeran brought nearly 100,000 people to the city—roughly equivalent to its entire population. Yet, everything went smoothly, and the city's regular traffic was not disrupted.

    Monica Carrera

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