UITP Members Celebrate European Mobility Week
What would life look like without buses, trams, metros, or trains? Streets congested with cars, polluted air, people stranded without options. That’s the idea behind UITP’s call “Imagine your city or region without public transport” signed by more than 70 CEOs and it’s also the message our Members across Europe brought to life during European Mobility Week 2025.
This year’s theme, Mobility for Everyone, hits close to home. For millions of people, the lack of affordable, accessible transport means being cut off from jobs, education, healthcare, and social life. And when public transport is underfunded or overlooked, everyone feels the consequences.
Across Europe, UITP Members made this year’s Mobility Week impossible to miss:
Germany
Stuttgart | SSB – Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen AG
On 20 September, Schlossplatz became an interactive showcase of local and regional transport. Highlights included:
- SSB Quiz: Test your knowledge of Stuttgart’s transport network in a playful way.
- Train simulator & ride-on car course: Even the youngest visitors could earn their own SSB driving licence.
- Photo booth: Set in the platform hall of Stuttgart Central Station.
Romania
Bucharest | TPBI – Bucharest-Ilfov Intercommunity Development Association for Public Transport
TPBI delivered a rich programme showcasing inclusiveness, accessibility, and public transport’s role in sustainable mobility:
- Bucharest Mobility Summit: A conference bringing together NGOs, medical experts, and representatives of vulnerable groups to discuss accessibility and social inclusion in public transport.
- Caravan Mobility – #AcityTourForEveryone: A decorated city bus touring central squares and parks, distributing promotional materials and engaging with citizens through music and awareness messages.
- Mobility begins with us: Educational workshops for children in Cișmigiu Park, focusing on cycling, walking, safe road use, and respect in public transport.
- Open for Everyone – Open Days at depots: Guided tours of Bujoreni and Militari depots showcasing the evolution from classic trams and trolleybuses to modern electric buses.
- Mobility for Everyone Goes Underground: An exclusive open day at the Metrorex Central Control Room, offering the public a behind-the-scenes look at metro operations.
- Mobility Lines: Special tram, trolleybus, and bus routes linking cultural and historical attractions across Bucharest-Ilfov, complemented by pilot metropolitan train services.
- Next Station: Everyone: Public visits at Gara de Nord, including the Presidential Train, CFR museum, and demonstration rides on future metropolitan rail lines.
Belgium
Brussels | De Lijn
During European Mobility Week, De Lijn treated families and groups to a special experience with its Family Day Ticket.
For just €12, up to five people were able to travel unlimited on all De Lijn buses and trams for 24 hours. There were no age or family restrictions, making it a perfect way to explore the city and surrounding areas together.
This special promotion encouraged citizens to experience the ease, affordability, and fun of sustainable public transport, whether for a family outing, a day with friends, or simply discovering their city in a new way.
Italy
Cagliari | CTM – Consorzio Trasporti e Mobilità
In Cagliari, European Mobility Week featured a rich programme of events highlighting sustainable urban mobility:
- Conference “Sustainable Mobility Models for Evolving Cities”: Experts and stakeholders explored future transport solutions.
- Roundtable on local mobility: Featuring the President of the Region and mayors of the metropolitan area.
- Viaggianti – Dance-Theatre Performance: Artistic exploration of travel and mobility at a CTM bus shelter.
Bergamo | ATB Mobilità
ATB Mobilità promoted inclusive, active, and sustainable mobility:
- Fuoriscuola – School Meets the City: Primary pupils travelled free on buses, trams, and funiculars while learning about public transport.
- Piedibus: Safe walking bus service for children, promoting autonomy, health, and safer streets.
- BRT Bergamo-Dalmine-Verdellino: Press conference highlighting intelligent systems supporting the new Bus Rapid Transit.
- T2 Tramway Update: Progress on the new Bergamo–Villa d’Almè line, including stops, depots, and cycling paths.
Venice | AVM – Azienda Veneziana della Mobilità; ACTV – Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
The city of Marcon (Venice) explored the future of sustainable, multimodal mobility. The event highlighted the integration of bicycles, public transport, and urban innovation, emphasising a shift from car-centric systems to shared, accessible, and environmentally friendly solutions.
- Active mobility: Bike lanes, bike-to-work/school programmes, and micro-infrastructure integrated with public transport.
- Hydrogen-powered transport: ACTV presented its first fuel-cell buses, part of the Hydrogen Valley Venice pilot, producing green hydrogen for the fleet from 2026.
Turin | Bus Company
Bus Company & Moeves introduced two initiatives integrating public transport and soft mobility:
- Bike Lending: A responsible bike-sharing model where ownership remains defined by the company or community, promoting trust and sustainability.
- Slow Moeves: Vintage muscular bicycles to rediscover city life at a slower, human pace.
Turin | GTT – Gruppo Torinese Trasporti
GTT promoted travel intermodality:
- Bicycle transport on the Sassi–Superga Tramway free with passenger ticket.
- AuToMove self-driving shuttle demonstration: The project is the result of a collaboration between the City of Turin, GTT, the Polytechnic of Turin, the University of Turin, Links Foundation and Piemonte Innova. The self-driving shuttle is an electric vehicle that, thanks to the ability to acquire information about traffic conditions or other significant events directly from the road technology infrastructure, can travel on the road safely.
Rome | Roma Servizi per la Mobilità
Rome hosted 100 events across the city, promoting safe, accessible, and sustainable mobility:
- “Rome is Transforming – The Possible City”: Photo exhibition contrasting past car-choked streets with today’s car-free spaces.
- #RomaGiocaSostenibile – UPPER Project: Conference on Mobility as a Right.
- “Il Campione e la Zanzara”: Travelling bicycle theatre show combining art, culture, and sustainable mobility.
Why It Matters
All these actions tell one story: without public transport, our cities and regions don’t move. Tackling transport poverty means investing in networks that are affordable, accessible, and attractive because mobility is not a privilege, it’s a right.
Over 70 CEOs signed the UITP call, reminding decision-makers: supporting public transport is supporting people. (Add your voice and join the call here).
European Mobility Week 2025 showed the creativity and commitment of UITP Members in bringing this message to life. Now, the challenge is clear: make every week a mobility week, and make sure no one is left behind when it comes to moving around their city.
