Transforming urban mobility has the potential to transform people’s lives. Not only because urban mobility is something many people use to manage and shape their daily lives. Far more is at stake. Our current over-reliance on cars to get around cities has many negative effects on urban populations. These include noise and air pollution, the risk of accidents and the privatisation of public space, to name but a few. Mentioned circumstances require changing systems of urban mobility to allow people and goods to move affordable, fast, comfortably, safely and cleanly, but at the same time enable cities to reclaim public space from cars to make cities better places for people to live, work and play.
Therefore, at EIT Urban Mobility, our mission is to accelerate change towards a sustainable model of urban mobility for liveable urban spaces, and eventually achieving three societal impact goals:
- Improved quality of life in cities;
- Mitigation of and adaptation to climate change;
- Job creation and strengthening of the European urban mobility sector.
As the leading European Innovation Community for urban mobility, EIT Urban Mobility fosters integration by bringing together the key players across the whole value chain of mobility. We facilitate collaboration between cities, industry, academia, research and innovation and put the challenges facing cities at the centre of all our activities. By breaking down the silos between the different players in urban mobility and ensuring a central role for cities and citizens, EIT Urban Mobility aims to have a significant impact on the ground. New innovative ways of moving around the city will greatly improve people’s quality of life, free up public space and give a significant boost to the competitiveness of Europe’s mobility industry. Creating forefront knowledge and breakthrough concepts for sustainable urban mobility and attracting the best European talent to this critical and strategic area will make Europe a leader in urban mobility.
EIT Urban Mobility’s Strategic Agenda 2021-2027 defines our objectives, goals and strategic priorities, and outlines how we work towards their realization within all our programme areas. Furthermore, the document gives an overview of the scope of our key actions and activities, mode of operation, how we engage with stakeholders on a local, national, European and global level and how we deliver on impact as well as financial sustainability within the Horizon Europe programming period.
Download the EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Agenda 2021-2027 here.
