Citizens’ involvement in the LTZ congestion charge

The so-called "Area C" (also known as LTZ) of Milan has 77,950 inhabitants and occupies an area of 8.2 km2, or 4.5% of the Municipality of Milan's overall territory. The activities and services that have been established give the region an exceptional allure. During the core daytime hours, there are an average of 39.000 people per square kilometer there, with a peak of about 140.000 people per square kilometer in the historic center.

This excellent practice relates to the implementation of a congestion fee, which demonstrated a very good participatory project involving the entire local population and achieved excellent results in terms of traffic reduction, increased safety, and decreased pollution throughout the area and in the surrounding areas.

Amadora, Portugal, was a finalist for the European Mobility Week 2021 prize recently, which was sponsored by the European Commission. This Lisbon-area city of more than 170,000 people was recognised as deserving of the honour for putting up significant initiatives to make the city greener and safer. In particular, Amadora's administration was able to establish promotional collaboration plans with nearby merchants and involve all age groups into sustainable mobility activities like bicycle tours and electric car tests. The acknowledgement by the European Commission implicitly recognises Portugal's dedication to increasing two-wheeler use and sustainable tourism.

BICIPOLITANA of Pesaro 

The BICIPOLITANA is an initiative developed in the city of Pesaro (IT) in the framework of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan. It refers to an underground metro that uses bicycles as the cars and bicycles as the rails. The system being employed is common to metros around the globe. Different regions of the city are connected by lines (yellow, red, green, orange, etc.), making it possible to travel quickly without spending any money, causing any pollution, or adding any stress. The Bicipolitana is being built; some lines have already been built, others will be finished soon, and yet others will take more time.

 Development of a Mobility Monitoring Centre for the Metropolitan area in Thessaloniki, Greece

All the municipalities in the Thessaloniki Urban Area, including Thessaloniki, Kalamaria, Delta, Kordelio-Evosmos, Neapoli-Sykies, Pylaia-Chortiatis, Pavlos Melas, and Ampelokipoi-Menemeni, have participated in the implementation of this good practice in the Region of Central Macedonia. With a population of 788,952 people and an urban area of 111.703 km2, Thessaloniki is the second biggest city in Greece. There are more than 777.544 vehicles in the city overall, including motorbikes, big trucks, and private automobiles.

15 minutes Cities

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, is in her second term and is known throughout Europe as a politician who promotes active transportation and discourages driving. In reality, the French capital is making investments in the urban fabric to guarantee that the majority of the city's residents can access the facilities they require—such as shops, parks, and schools—within a quarter-hour of their homes. Translating this into reality requires investing in local public transport, building cycle paths and, in the Parisian vision, even introducing blanket speed limits for cars (in Paris, you cannot drive faster than 30 km/h on most urban roads).

MaxLupoSE: application of mobility management and land use planning guidelines in a network of 12 cities in Sweden. This good practice was implemented in twelve municipalities, representing towns from the north to the south of Sweden, all small- and medium-sized towns. It deals with the integration of mobility management in the planning process, representing a good way to enhance sustainable mobility and an innovative approach. MaxLupo explains and provides examples of policies to better integrate sustainable transport with the land use planning process and the way to better integrate MM with land use planning. Every municipality implemented one or more principles reported in the MaxLupoSE guidelines.

Enel X: Circular City Index

It is a free indicator created by Enel X in partnership with the University of Siena that is exceptional on the Italian scene because it is entirely based on open data. It is able to assess the starting level of urban circularity of all Italian municipalities while attempting to strike the best possible balance between the diversity present on the territory in terms of population and territorial extension. The model was developed following an extensive review of Open Data from national sources, allowing the study to be expanded to include all of Italy. Four important aspects are examined to determine the amount of circular maturity: digitalization, environment and energy, transportation, and waste.