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View this email in your browser Newsletter, October 2025 EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2025: Celebrating Inclusive Mobility Across Europe  EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2025 took place from 16 to 22 September, with 2,771 towns and cities in 46 countries participating - surpassing the total from last year! This year’s theme, Mobility for Everyone, highlighted the importance of making sustainable transport accessible, affordable and inclusive for all.   European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas launched the week with a welcome message and he joined schoolchildren from Austria in celebrating this year's campaign, underscoring the importance of improving accessibility, especially for future generations.  In this newsletter, we share the latest campaign news, including applications for the 2025 MOBILITYAWARDS, EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK at Urban Mobility Days 2025 and bring you the latest MOBILITYACTION in the Spotlight.  Lastly, before you explore the newsletter, we warmly thank everyone who participated in EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2025, helping advance sustainable and inclusive mobility across Europe.  Apply now for the 2025 EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK & MOBILITYACTION Awards! Each year, the European Commission’s annual EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK and MOBILITYACTION Awards shine a spotlight on local authorities and organisations that have demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing sustainable urban mobility.  Applications for the 2025 MOBILITYAWARDS are open until 31 October 2025. Make sure not to miss the deadline and have your efforts this year in advancing sustainable urban mobility fully recognised.  Find eligibility details and application guidelines on the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK website. Finalists will be announced in early 2026, with winners celebrated at an award ceremony in Brussels later in the spring. Submit your application now for the chance to be nominated! Last year’s MOBILITYAWARDS were won by the city of Bologna (Italy) and the organisation Pěšky městem (Czech Republic).   Apply for the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Award here.  Apply for the MOBILITYACTION Award here.  EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK at Urban Mobility Days 2025  EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK took part in Urban Mobility Days 2025 (Vilnius, 30 September - 2 October), which gathered 800 policymakers, planners and mobility experts to exchange on key European urban mobility policy issues.  During the opening plenary, Magda Kopczyńska, Director-General for Mobility and Transport at the European Commission, shared the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK video clip on this year’s theme ‘Mobility for Everyone’, highlighting the goal of making sustainable mobility options available, accessible, affordable, inclusive, and safe for all.  The European Commission's progress report on the European Declaration on Cycling was presented during the cycling plenary session on “unlocking the potential of urban cycling: from policy to practice”.  The #BikesForUkraine campaign was also featured, with Co-Coordinator Anastasiia Makarenko calling for continued support and requesting more bicycles, as reliable mobility options in war-affected areas. To find out more, visit their official website, here.  The EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK stand proved popular among mobility experts, city representatives, and students, serving as a meeting point for national coordinators. Read more about this, here. Reflecting on the 2025 campaign theme: Mobility for Everyone This year, EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK highlighted the barriers many people still face in accessing affordable, reliable transport. This is known as transport poverty, which can limit access to work, education and essential services.  The campaign was launched with a video message from Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, alongside the main campaign video on inclusive mobility.  Through inspiring stories and local initiatives, participants demonstrated how Mobility for Everyone can help empower individuals and strengthen communities across Europe. As the campaign wraps up, we say goodbye to this year’s theme and look ahead to 2026  To revisit the topic, read the 2025 Fact Sheet, here. MOBILITYACTION in the Spotlight: The Slow City Game (Spain) brings sustainable urban mobility to the table  What if learning about safer, more sustainable streets could be turned into a game? That’s the idea behind Slow City Game, a creative, cooperative board game developed in Spain to help children and teenagers explore road safety and sustainable mobility in an engaging way.  Originally designed by students from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), the game has since been adapted by the association P(A)T as an educational tool. The game uses real-life challenges to spark meaningful conversations about relevant topics such as accessibility, the use of public spaces and shared responsibility for safer mobility.  During EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2025, the game was successfully rolled out in several schools across Spain.  Read more about this “MOBILITYACTION in the Spotlight”, here.  Feedback? Questions? Let us know: mobilityweek@iclei.org. EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK is the European Commission’s flagship campaign on sustainable urban mobility, with around 3,000 towns and cities joining each year from 16-22 September www.mobilityweek.eu.   Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.