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Cities across the Baltic Sea Region will soon have a new opportunity to strengthen their capacity for sustainable urban mobility planning through a free, five-module online training.

A new amendment to Slovakia’s Road Traffic Law defines a 6 km/h sidewalk speed to guide liability in collisions involving pedestrians, cyclists and e-scooter users.

As part of the CITYWALK 2.0 project, Nyíregyháza encouraged employees and students to swap car trips for cycling.

From October 2025, Hamburg is testing app-based taxi fares that can vary by ±20%. The pilot aims to keep taxis affordable and transparent while giving operators more flexibility in a changing mobility market.

Berlin’s public transport operator BVG has launched a government-backed pilot with five autonomous electric shuttles. Covering 55 km and 80 stops, the trial will test level 4 self-driving minibuses before passenger operations begin in 2026.

A new EIT Urban Mobility and Cycling Industries Europe study finds that bike sharing cuts emissions, eases congestion, and supports jobs across 150 European cities.

A new six-week project will link Gdańsk’s eco-highway with key city-centre routes, improving comfort and continuity for cyclists as part of the city’s expanding active mobility network.

Prague will ban shared electric scooters from January 2026 after residents complained about safety hazards and clutter on sidewalks. The city council approved the measure to address the “chaos” caused by scooters in pedestrian areas, particularly in the historic centre.

‘Have your say’ public consultation on draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 as regards the collection and submission of urban mobility data per urban node in the fields of sustainability, safety and accessibility.