E-course: Digital tools for participatory urban and mobility planning
- Thamires Pecis
- Oct 15
- 2 min read
Cities are constantly changing, and so are the ways we plan them. A new e-course explores how digital tools can make this process more inclusive, helping people take part in shaping safer and more sustainable urban spaces.
Created under the ACCESS project and inspired by the TRANS-SAFE and EcoZones initiatives, the course looks at how technology can support collaboration between communities, planners and local governments. It shows that digitalisation isn’t only about innovation, but it’s also about participation, data, and the everyday decisions that make cities work better for everyone.
About the course
The Digital Tools for Participatory Urban and Mobility Planning e-course combines theory and practice to show how digital platforms can be used in real community projects. It introduces tools like Walkability, Route2School, Minecraft, and the EcoZones Toolbox, each one used in different ways to engage people, map challenges and improve mobility.
Across three units and ten short modules, participants explore real examples from different contexts and learn how these tools can support safer, more people-centred planning. In the end, there’s a small mapping exercise, a practical step where each participant applies what they’ve learned using one of the tools introduced.
The course is open to anyone interested in urban mobility and sustainable planning, from students and researchers to NGOs, city officials and community associations. It’s free, self-paced and includes a certificate once completed.
At its core, this course is about collaboration. It looks at how participatory approaches and digital tools can build trust and make decision-making more transparent.The modules highlight the role of Urban Living Labs, bring examples of community actions for road safety, and show how the EcoZones methodology can connect people, data and place in a simple, meaningful way.
More than a technical guide, it’s an invitation to rethink how we plan and live in cities, and to see technology as a tool that brings people together, rather than something that keeps them apart.
The course is available in English and Spanish:
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