Ensuring Mobility for All: Putting Citizens at the Core

This keynote delves into the evolving concept of ‘transport poverty,’ emphasizing the crucial role of citizen-centred mobility planning and management. With insights from a detailed analysis of household transport spending in Spain (2018-2023), it will demonstrate how inclusive transport systems can enhance access for all, benefiting society as a whole—not just vulnerable groups—through smarter, user-driven decision-making.

Big Picture with Many Puzzles – Holistic Approach to Urban Mobility

We have been learning creating cities in Barcelona, and now we come with our own solutions:

1.    Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans connecting the city to the surround subregion

2.    Efforts for modernizing and upgrading public transport

3.    Tactics and policies to reduce car presence in city center

4.    Facilitation of active mobility (walking and cycling)

5.    Efforts of the social council on accessibility and inclusion

Heritage of the Games

This presentation will provide an overview of the 2024 Olympic Games’ achievements regarding the transport network in the Île-de-France Region. Beyond the popular fervor, the games have also helped to develop and modernize the Paris region’s transport network: line extensions have been opened, new trains have been put in service, passenger information has been redesigned, accessibility has been improved and safety has been enhanced.

A Smart and Green City is no Rocket Science

In a world of ever-evolving technology, we tend to look for the next big thing to transform our urban environments. But is it really about the latest tech, or do we just need a more holistic approach when it comes to the smart and green city of the future? Join Mr. Sascha Pallenberg as he takes us on a journey to Taipei, where they’ve created a smart, green city that citizens love living in, showing that a sustainable future is within our reach.