The European Commission has revealed the finalists for the EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Awards for smaller and larger municipalities, the Award for Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) and the EU Urban Road Safety Award. Each of these awards could be won by a CCD signatory. Valongo (Portugal) and Tampere (Finland) compete for respectively the EUROPEANMOBIITYWEEK Award 2021 and the 10th SUMP Award, while Florence (Italy) has a chance to win the EU Urban Road Safety Award.

Valongo is a finalist in recognition of its variety of mobility measures and activities that engage the public, and for taking a multi-modal approach. This could be Valongo’s second recognition for its sustainable efforts this year; it is also a Green Leaf 2022 winner. Tampere has focused on the essential role of health and safety in sustainable urban mobility, implementing initiatives for vulnerable groups, and highlighting how sustainable mobility plays a role in urban health, equality, and poverty. Finally, Florence has showcased the importance of real-time data to road safety, with a state-of-the-art accident monitoring and analysis system that has led to a significant reduction in road casualties.

All awards are presented in recognition of remarkable activities conducted in 2021, and were held under the theme ‘Safe and Healthy with Sustainable Mobility’. The EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Awards showcase smaller and larger municipalities that successfully promoted sustainable urban mobility during the titular week, which was held from 16-22 September 2021. The SUMP Award rewards excellence in sustainable urban mobility planning; and the EU Urban Road Safety Award celebrates outstanding road safety measures.

The full list of finalists can be found here.