SUMI3
SUMI3 is the third rung on the ladder towards the successful implementation of Sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) in EU cities! The project continues a series funded by the European Commission to prompt critical work on optimised, fit-for-purpose Sustainable Urban Mobility Indicators (SUMIs).
Accessibility is an important Sustainable mobility indicator
Sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs) are the cornerstone of European urban mobility policy. As such, the European Commission strongly recommends that all European towns and cities embrace the concept, regardless of their size.
SUMI3 plays a critical role in this endeavour, ensuring that all relevant stakeholders can rely on effective indicators for monitoring the implementation of SUMPs and providing feedback.
SUMI3 is the third project in a series aimed at supporting the European Commission’s work on sustainable urban mobility indicators (SUMI) for the TEN-T Implementing Act. The project involves the development, optimisation, and testing of indicators for sustainable urban mobility systems. SUMI3 builds on the success of previous projects in the series: SUMI (2017-2019) and ELTIS/SUMI2 (2021-2023).
More specifically, SUMI3 seeks to assess the extent to which urban nodes in the trans-European transport system TEN-T can gather the necessary data to utilise a specific indicator system. The focus is on better understanding:
- Data collection methods
- Frequency of data generation
- Quality assurance
- Data governance
- Related areas
The project will explore these questions through a combination of desk research and semi-structured interviews with representatives from selected urban nodes. Based on these findings, recommendations will be developed to improve data collection. These recommendations may include measures to facilitate data collection by cities in the future, adjustments to indicator definitions to make better use of existing data, or the exploration of alternative data collection methods.
SUMI3 will formulate recommendations to improve data collection
For further information about urban mobility indicators, please contact Marko Stančec or Ivo Cré.
