Guidelines for Developing and Implementing a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan. Second Edition (Rupprecht Consult (eds.) 2019)

SUMP development and implementation process, detailed in the guidelines, consists of four phases, of which, Phase 1: preparation and analysis, helps to plan citizen and stakeholder involvement throughout the whole SUMP process. The guidelines help to identify and decide timing, methods and involved citizen groups, the involvement and communication approach through the clear list of tasks and good practice examples from other European cities.

Topic Guide: Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning in Smaller Cities and Towns (Rupprecht Consult (eds.) 2021)

The guide applies the SUMP Guidelines to the planning realities of smaller cities and towns and their specific challenges, including advice on how to involve the public and participation activities in the reality of scarce resources available.

CH4LLENGE Institutional Cooperation Manual: Working jointly with institutional partners in the context of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (2016)

Publication developed within European project CH4LLENGE “Addressing Key Challenges of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning” supports practitioners in dealing with barriers in the following situations: identifying relevant partners, encouraging impacted stakeholders to participate and engage, and delegating and agreeing on each partner’s responsibilities. The manual helps to understanding different barriers planning authorities face when involving institutional stakeholders in transport planning, as well as presents recommendations, methods and local case study examples of how best to approach them.

CH4LLENGE Participation: Engaging Citizens and Stakeholders in the Development of SUMPs (2016)

Publication developed within European project CH4LLENGE “Addressing Key Challenges of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning” supports practitioners in dealing with common participation challenges of SUMP processes, such as limited prior planning experience, resources, and/or capacities, deciding whether internal or outsourcing support for participation activities is required, developing a participation strategy to ensure common understanding between all involved actors to prevent conflict and creating a good representation of impacted stakeholders from all demographics.

Mobility Academy e-courses “SUMP learning programme for mobility practitioners” developed in CIVITAS SUMPs-UP project (2020)

The SUMP Learning Programme for mobility practitioners consists of 7 e-courses on different parts of SUMP cycle. The courses tackle different phases in the SUMP process while for this module the most relevant is “Course 2: Co-creating the SUMP vision“. The course will introduce basic principles for mapping relevant stakeholder for the process. It will also give advice what to take into consideration when cooperating with institutional stakeholders and how to prepare a public participation and communication strategy. The course presents concrete examples of methods and tools that can be used in workshops and events with different stakeholder groups to support co-creation of the SUMP vision.

CIVITAS ECCENTRIC project Topic Guide: Addressing gender equity and vulnerable groups in SUMPs (2020)

This Topic Guide offers support to mobility practitioners and local authorities in understanding where gender equity and inclusivity meet transport planning and how to plan gender-responsive stakeholder engagement and meaningful participation.

Planner’s guide to Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (2020)

This Planner’s guide presents hands-on planning practices and measures to support sustainable urban mobility based on the experiences of cities.multimodal project partners. During the implementation of mobility measures, cities tested different ways to involve citizens. The case studies provide insights into the lessons learned on citizen involvement.

Participatory.Tools

Participatory.Tools developed within Interreg BSR HUPMOBILE project, is a webpage that collects tools and recommendations for the 5-step Stakeholder Engagement Process. The Participatory toolkit contains a library of different methods for participatory and co-creation activities with citizens and stakeholders, as well support for selecting the most suitable methods.

Year-Round Active Mobility Citizen Activation Guide for Practitioners (2024)

The Citizen Activation Guide (CAG) is a comprehensive framework designed to help planners working on urban planning, mobility, or transport-related issues to promote Year-Round Active Mobility (YRAM) by systematically engaging local people. It provides practical steps for planners to engage residents in maintaining active mobility year-round, especially during colder and darker months. The guide consists of three main components WHY, TO WHOM, and HOW and provides a CAG Canvas ensuring a structured and knowledge-based approach.

EU Urban Mobility Observatory Case Studies

Library includes numerous case studies and good practices on a variety of topics, including citizen and stakeholder engagement.