News for topic Mobility

"Cities can react swiftly when new challenges evolve, they have better skills to maneuver the change."- Anna-Kaisa Ikonen, Minister of Local and Regional Government of Finland

Traditionally, transport emissions are estimated using fuel sales data at national or regional levels – a method far too imprecise for meaningful local action. In 2024, Liepaja partnered with cleantech startup GaiaHub and EIT Urban Mobility to challenge this approach. The result: a scalable digital solution that uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to track vehicle flows and calculate street-level CO2 emissions in real time.

Gdynia is part of the SUMPs for BSR project (Interreg Baltic Sea Region), which supports small and mid-sized cities in creating Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans that promote walking, cycling and low-emission travel through practical tools, data collection and pilot activities.

The event opened with remarks from Anders Ekman, a local politician actively engaged in mobility issues in Gävle. He shared experiences of the city working towards reaching the ambitious climate goals, emphasising the importance of influencing the travel choices made by citizens. Like in many other cities, in Gävle, transport emissions and car dependency remain the key barriers to reaching climate goals. 

Project platforms of Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme aim to structure and disseminate outcomes from various projects to create even more innovative, sustainable, and interconnected Baltic Sea region, fostering synergies, enhancing knowledge transfer, and amplifying policy impacts. With this role, project platforms not only maximise the impact of individual projects but also contribute to shaping policies and strategies at regional and EU levels.

Our annual report is here: we have compiled major highlights from the activities of our Sustainable Cities Commission and the UBC member cities over 2024. The report is aligned with the core topics of UBC SAP 2030: water, mobility, energy, resource-efficiency, and biodiversity.

Gdynia organises the autumn-winter edition of the campaign for kindergarten and primary school children, to encourage a shift in transportation habits.

The Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region is the main event for the stakeholders of our area to meet, exchange, network, and plan further activities. This year’s 15th Forum took place in Visby on 29-31 October 2024 and attracted 650 participants at the venue – not to mention the online audience of the livestreams!

This year, the Swedish Government and the Nordic Council of Ministers are hosting the Annual Forum in Visby on the island of Gotland, Sweden, welcoming 650 participants from over 20 countries. The overall themes for the forum are sustainability, resilience and security.   The programme offers

The International Photo Competition on Active Mobility brought attention to the importance of sustainable mobility modes across six project partner cities.

This seminar was titled “Sustainable transformation for resilient coastal city”, focusing on three areas of the hosting city of Gdańsk: two parts of the harbour zone and the area next to the football arena built for UEFA Euro 2012. The aim of the seminar was to provide new functional visions for these areas, prepared by the teams of international experts from UBC member cities in line with the hosting city’s strategic objectives.

In the Baltic Sea region, many cities have the goal of becoming carbon neutral. This requires a harmonized approach to strategic urban planning: climate, energy, urban development and mobility plans need to be in line, striving towards the same vision to reach goals. Traditional transport planning needs to be replaced by sustainable urban mobility planning aiming at accessibility and integrated development of all modes.