European Mobility Week has been running since 2002 and aims to influence mobility and urban transport issues for the long-term as well as to improve health and quality of life of European citizens.

It gives people space to think about what our urban streets are really for and to debate concrete solutions for tackling urban challenges such as air pollution. Local authorities are encouraged to organize awareness-raising activities around a given theme as well as to launch permanent measures that will improve the situation of sustainable transport in their city.

Local authorities are strongly encouraged to use the Week as a tool to develop their planned actions and to test new transport measures with their citizens. The Week also offers a good opportunity for local stakeholders to get together and discuss the different aspects of mobility and air quality, find innovative solutions for reducing car-use and thus emissions, and test new technologies or planning measures.

To see how participant cities use the campaign to enhance their sustainable transport policies, see our good practice guides, containing description of particular actions.