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This project concluded on 31 December 2025. This website is maintained as an archive of our results.
Active Cities in a Nutshell
Active Cities was a three-year initiative (2023-2025) that sought to redefine urban mobility. The programme focused on creating healthier, more inclusive environments by prioritising active active travel over private car use.
The Problem
| To achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, we need a transition to sustainable, human-centric multimodal systems. Active mobility options like walking and cycling are key to accelerating this transition. |  |
Challenges
 | Car-oriented urban planning discourages active travel; mobility hubs often forget to include walking and cycling options; and urban plans rarely integrate social measures that attract the desired citizens to uptake active mobility. |
Actions
| Active Cities piloted 16 urban planning, multimodal and social innovations that place humans and human-centric mobility modes (walking, cycling) at the core of the cities. |  |
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