European Mobility Week has been running now for over ten years, so there is no shortage of inspiration for cities looking to set their campaign programmes. Each year we publish a Best Practice Guide that features short case studies from different European cities that demonstrated good practice during each campaign year. Ideas span innovative campaign activities linked to the annual theme,...

152 Chinese cities will take part in this year's European Mobility Week, making 2013 the country’s first involvement in the campaign. The cities are represented by the Chinese Car Free Day Secretariat, an institution within the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, which organises, promotes and evaluates the annual Car Free Day of China. Each city has been carrying out car...

In January 2013, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, became the largest city in the world to offer free public transport to its residents. Meanwhile, the City of Hasselt (Belgium), which was the first to introduce zero-fare public transport in 1997, recently stopped offering free-of-charge transport for budget reasons. Is free public transport sustainable in times of crisis? The Covenant of Mayors,...