News for topic Mobility

Sustainable mobility as a driver of climate action

30th anniversary of sustainability cooperation This year, the Secretariat of the UBC Sustainable Cities Commission is celebrating 30 years from its establishment in the City of Turku, Finland. This date was celebrated at the annual Commission meeting on 7 September 2026, which brought together over 60 city representatives to reflect on achievements and discuss priorities ahead.

The autumn–winter edition of the “I Walk to School/Kindergarten” campaign in Gdynia reached thousands of families and strengthened the belief that alternatives to travelling by car are common and natural.

How can cities move from plans to real change in their transport systems? Across the Baltic Sea Region, many municipalities are asking the same question.

The training materials for independent learning, consisting of webinar and workshop recordings, individual exercises and curated learning materials, are available at the Baltic Sea Region SUMP Competence Centre. The programme was created by the SUMPs for BSR project.

Our Commission joined the EUSBSR Annual Forum on 11-13 May 2026 in Tallinn and shared highlights from our city network with its 500 participants. With cities in the center of the discussions, we oranised a session on urban mobility, supported the discussions on climate resilience, introduced a range of concrete tools in climate budgeting, green procurement and hazardous substances governance, and also run the Networking Village stand of UBC.

The two surveys presented in the webinar were conducted in late 2025 and early 2026. The Survey on Sustainable Urban Mobility and Logistics Planning ran from December 2025 to February 2026, targeting cities and regions across the Baltic Sea Region. The Questionnaire to National SUMP Contact Points ran from October to December 2025, focusing on national‑level representatives responsible for SUMP coordination.

The SUMPs for BSR project has opened a second call for the SUMP Clinic – a free, tailored support for your city — and continues its free—of—charge five-module SUMP Training Programme. With a few Clinic slots still available, now is the perfect moment for cities to join and accelerate their transition toward more sustainable transport systems.

In this webinar, we will present key findings from two mobility-focused projects in the Baltic Sea Region: Survey on Sustainable Urban Mobility and Logistics Planning

On 14 January 2026, the Training Programme, organised by SUMPs for BSR project, officially launched with the first webinar of a five-module webinar-and-workshop series dedicated to Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP). The programme is organised by the SUMPs for BSR project, co-funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme.

The University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald has been nominated as Energy Municipality of the Year 2025. This makes Greifswald one of 12 selected municipalities nationwide!

The training brings together the expertise of the project partners, the Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainable Cities Commission (UBC SCC), the University of Gdańsk, the Institute of Baltic Studies, and UBC member cities of Turku, Gdynia, Cēsis, Greifswald, Panevėžys, and Gävle.