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How transport connections shape everyday journeys: MobiliseHER and GEMINI
A trip across the city can involve a bus, a ferry, a shared vehicle and a walk between them. Transport plans often describe each service separately, but people experience all of them as one journey. If the connection is difficult to find, uncomfortable to wait for or hard to navigate, even a reliable service may not be enough to make the whole trip work. This is a question that appears in two areas of UEMI’s work. MobiliseHER looks at how women and other groups experience urb
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From eBRT2030 to GEMINI: what UEMI projects teach us about adapting mobility solutions
Cities rarely develop mobility projects without looking at what has already been done elsewhere. When a city starts planning electric buses, shared mobility services or new road safety measures, it makes sense to look at places that have already gone through a similar process. The experience of another city can help answer practical questions, show where problems may appear and give teams a better idea of what needs to be prepared in advance. At the same time, projects workin
Sep 184 min read


World EV Day: What makes electric mobility work in cities?
This year, World EV Day is highlighting “Switching Electric: driving down the cost of motoring.” Cost is an important part of the transition, but for cities there are other practical questions too: where vehicles will charge, how they fit existing routes and schedules, and whether they can handle the conditions they will face every day. Much of UEMI’s work with cities looks at these practical questions. How does charging fit into an existing bus timetable? Can an electric del
Sep 93 min read


UEMI Newsletter | August 2026 Edition
We are excited to share with you the latest updates, insights, developments and ongoing projects from the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative. We appreciate your engagement in shaping sustainable urban mobility solutions. Stay tuned for inspiring stories, key milestones, events, and upcoming opportunities to collaborate. Let’s keep driving change together! 🌱🚀 E-Moviliza E-Moviliza held its Fourth Technical Advisory Group Meeting, bringing together key stakeholders to review
Sep 41 min read


Why interoperability matters for urban mobility
Digital tools are now part of many everyday transport services. Passengers use apps to check routes, plan trips and access different mobility options, while operators use digital systems to manage fleets, monitor services and organise routes. Cities also receive information from a growing number of transport providers and platforms. These systems are often developed for a specific purpose, which means they do not necessarily exchange information with other tools already in us
Aug 283 min read


Closing a chapter: TRANS-SAFE’s contribution to safer mobility in Africa
TRANS-SAFE brought together transport professionals, policymakers, researchers and practitioners in Cape Town for its final event, hosted by the University of Cape Town and UITP. The gathering marked the close of three years of work and reflected on lessons from demonstration activities in Cape Town, Kumasi, Kigali and Lusaka. Participants at the TRANS-SAFE final event in Cape Town, marking the conclusion of three years of collaboration and road safety action From local actio
Aug 211 min read


E-Moviliza reviews electric mobility pilot progress
Within the framework of the E-MOVILIZA project, the Fourth Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group for the E-Moviliza project pilot, “Support for the Transition towards Low-Carbon Electric Mobility in Ecuador,” was held as part of ongoing efforts to advance climate change planning and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution in the transport sector. E-Moviliza’s Fourth Technical Advisory Group Meeting brought stakeholders together to review the progress and pre
Aug 133 min read


UEMI Newsletter | July 2026 Edition
We are excited to share with you the latest updates, insights, developments and ongoing projects from the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative. We appreciate your engagement in shaping sustainable urban mobility solutions. Stay tuned for inspiring stories, key milestones, events, and upcoming opportunities to collaborate. Let’s keep driving change together! 🌱🚀 ACCESS The ACCESS team held three validation workshops in Buenos Aires, bringing together public authorities, logisti
Aug 72 min read


From data to decisions: what should electric mobility pilots measure?
When an electric mobility pilot begins, attention usually turns to the most visible milestones. A vehicle starts operating, a charging point is installed or a new service is launched. A pilot should also help cities, operators and project teams figure out how a solution works in real life if it meets local needs and what to do next. For this to happen teams need to know what they want to learn. What information they need to gather. An electric vehicle operating as part of th
Jul 313 min read


ACCESS workshops support digital solutions for urban logistics in Buenos Aires
Co-creation is at the heart of effective urban innovation. As part of the ACCESS project and with the support of the local implementing partner in Argentina, Asociación Sustentar, we brought together public authorities, including the technical team of the Buenos Aires City Government, logistics operators, technology providers, and academia in a series of validation workshops. The workshops included two in-person sessions and one virtual session. They focused on refining digit
Jul 242 min read


GEMINI Academy: learning about shared mobility from European cities
Shared mobility can take many forms, from bike and car-sharing services to mobility hubs and digital platforms that connect different transport options. Behind each service, however, there are decisions about planning, partnerships, technology, operations and the people who will use it. These questions have been explored through the GEMINI project and its Mobility Living Labs in different European cities. The GEMINI Academy was developed to share what the project has learned
Jul 172 min read


Electric mobility after launch: keeping services running
Electric mobility is easy to notice when a new bus enters service, a charging station is installed or a pilot project is launched. What is less visible is the work needed to keep these services running from one day to the next. Once the vehicles are in use, cities and operators have to deal with practical questions. Where will they be parked and charged? How will charging fit into the timetable? Who will handle maintenance? What needs to change when the service does not run a
Jul 102 min read


UEMI Newsletter | June 2026 Edition
We are excited to share with you the latest updates, insights, developments and ongoing projects from the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative. We appreciate your engagement in shaping sustainable urban mobility solutions. Stay tuned for inspiring stories, key milestones, events, and upcoming opportunities to collaborate. Let’s keep driving change together! 🌱🚀 GEMINI and eBRT2030 GEMINI and eBRT2030 were represented at the Transport Research Arena Conference in Budapest, wher
Jul 33 min read


GEMINI partners discuss shared mobility services in Helsinki
Partners from across Europe met in Helsinki for the GEMINI General Assembly, hosted by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. The meeting brought together representatives from the project's 43 partner organisations to review the work carried out so far, exchange updates from the Mobility Living Labs and define priorities for the final months of the project. GEMINI is now in month 37 of its 42 month duration. With all eight Mobility Living Labs operational, the consortium
Jun 222 min read


MobiliseHER EU-India Dialogue on inclusive urban mobility
How can cities design transport systems that reflect the way people actually move? This question guided the discussions during the MobiliseHER EU–India Dialogue on Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Urban Mobility, organised by UEMI together with MobiliseHER consortium partners. Throughout the event, speakers from Europe and India returned to a common concern: mobility systems are often designed around simplified travel patterns that do not reflect the realities of everyday life
Jun 195 min read


GEMINI and eBRT2030 share project results at TRA 2026
The Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference, held in Budapest, brought together researchers, city representatives, mobility experts and project stakeholders from across Europe. At the European Commission stand, the GEMINI project was presented alongside other European-funded initiatives. The project team shared the work of GEMINI’s Mobility Living Labs, with a particular focus on the Copenhagen and Amsterdam pilot projects, through flyers, videos and discussions with visito
Jun 52 min read


Charging infrastructure is also part of how cities work
When cities plan charging infrastructure, the conversation often starts with technical details: grid capacity, installation costs, number of chargers and vehicle types. These details matter. But they do not show whether a charger will actually be useful once vehicles are on the street. A charger can look well placed on a map and still be hard to use. It may be too far from the route. It may require a difficult detour. It may be in a place where stopping is unsafe, inconvenien
May 292 min read


How E-Moviliza is testing electric urban logistics in Quito
Goods move through Quito every day to supply businesses, services and households. In busy urban areas, these deliveries affect traffic, emissions and the way streets are used. Through E-Moviliza, Quito is testing a cleaner model for last-mile logistics using electric vehicles and a cross-docking platform located at the Museo del Agua Yaku, in the Historic Centre. There, goods can be consolidated before being distributed in the final stage of delivery. Testing a cleaner delive
May 212 min read


Why women’s perspectives matter in urban mobility planning
Urban mobility is shaped by everyday details: the distance to a bus stop, the condition of the pavement, the lighting along the way, waiting times, and the cost of changing from one mode of transport to another. For many women, daily mobility often involves several stops within a single trip: taking children to school, going to work, shopping, accessing healthcare services, or caring for family members. These journeys frequently combine different transport modes, and when the
May 152 min read


UEMI Newsletter | April 2026 Edition
We are excited to share with you the latest updates, insights, developments and ongoing projects from the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative. We appreciate your engagement in shaping sustainable urban mobility solutions. Stay tuned for inspiring stories, key milestones, events, and upcoming opportunities to collaborate. Let’s keep driving change together! 🌱🚀 MobiliseHER MobiliseHER has opened a call for tender for the implementation of the MobiliseHER Mobility Lab in Kochi,
May 132 min read
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