CIVITAS Forum 2026

15 – 17 Sept 2026 | Thessaloniki, Greece

Tuesday, 15 September 2026 | 09:00 - 12:15

From projects to practice: advancing SUMPs implementation in the functional city

Location: Thessaloniki Concert Hall, M2 Building, Anagnostirio Room (Parallel Room)Track:Side Event

Delivering Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) requires more than strategic planning. Cities need practical approaches for collecting and using mobility data, integrating public transport and urban logistics, coordinating stakeholders and translating plans into measurable actions. European projects are increasingly addressing these implementation challenges by developing innovative tools, testing new approaches and demonstrating practical solutions in real urban environments.

This interactive workshop will bring together four European initiatives - IR-E REFOCUS, Interreg IPA ADRION 2021-2027 TERRAIN project jointly with IPA ADRION Capitalization Cluster Carbon neutral city transport with LAMO, CITYMOVE, ADCCAM2ZERO, MISSION and SMARTMOBAIR projects, BSR Urban Mobility Platform, and MITHOS - to showcase complementary experiences supporting SUMP implementation within the functional city. The projects will be used as practical examples to stimulate discussion on common implementation challenges and transferable solutions.

7 speakers

  • Head of Transport Development Directorate

    Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

  • Research Associate

    CERTH/HIT

  • Senior Reserach Staff Scientist

    CERTH/HIT

  • Communication Officer

    Interreg IPA ADRION JS

  • Senior Adviser

    Department of Environtment and Transport, City of Oslo

  • Director Policy and Projects

    POLIS

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

    CERTH/HIT