Citizens' inclusive and accessible urban mobility solutions

The development of big data technologies and the digitalisation of public transport systems have been on the rise with the aim of improving innovative mobility solutions. However, certain groups have been left behind for different reasons including lack of knowledge, skills, resources, and interest to accessing these technologies. In order to bridge the digital gap of the older citizens (+65) and their use of digital mobility services, the Workshop on New Mobility Concepts hosted on 5 July 2022 in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) saw the participation of twenty-eight older residents. This workshop aime...
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EPF hosted its annual conference on 10 and 11 June in Copenhagen where European passenger organisations, public transport operators, politicians and EU officials gathered. The conference saw the participation of over 70 participants from different European countries who took part in the seminars and evening events.

The Danish Minister of Transport, Trine Bramsen, opened the conference on 11 June by welcoming the audience to Copenhagen. In her opening remarks, she talked about the green transition, shared transport and reiterated that bikes will play a key role for the first and last mile. Addit...
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Nowadays, user involvement is mostly developed in the context of testing digital applications and innovative mobility solutions. However, this means that certain groups are left behind, as they may not have the knowledge, skills, interest or monetary capacity to access this technology. Additionally, user involvement and co-creation are still often forgotten when developing non-digital public transport solutions.

UMCASE intends to shift the attention of policy-makers and mobility experts to those who often don’t have a voice, providing cities a method to improve their transport solutions and tai...
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