Good Examples
The approaches to sustainable urban mobility planning vary quite widely throughout Europe. The Baltic Sea Region Competence Centre on SUMP brings together the knowledge and good examples of sustainable urban mobility planning from the countries around the Baltic Sea.
The Good Examples database includes examples of complete plans that can be considered as SUMPs as well as examples of different elements of the mobility planning process that are relevant for SUMPs. Both, cities with a lot of experience with integrated planning approaches and cities initiating the SUMP process can learn from the examples.
The mobility-related effects of local service networks were addressed in the Helsinki Region Transport System Plan (HLJ 2011). This identified the need to study the effects of the public service relocations from the point of view of mobility.
Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL), in preparation for Helsinki Region Transport System Plan, HLJ 2011 (SUMP example), carried out a status analysis which allowed the authority to examine how the current transport system is operating, how it is affecting the environment and what its main challenges are.
The status analysis took more time and effort than the city of Turku expected, but it proved to be one of the most fruitful parts of the planning process.