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Adaptive traffic management pre-feasibility study in Tallinn

28.01.2021 17:48

Searching ways to improve urban mobility with reducing congestion, CO2 emission and the number of accidents is a common challenge to all major cities in Europe. The recent emergence of the concept of 'smart cities' will address these challenges. One of the key areas in the development of Smart Cities is transportation, where cities can implement various systems and services for better mobility for their Citizens.

Prize-winning entries of the Linnanniemi competition on display

20.01.2021 16:42

Under the scope of HUPMOBILE project the city of Turku is involved in restructuring its passenger railway connection to the port area. To find a comprehensive overall idea for the area as well as various development alternatives the city of Turku in cooperation with
the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA) and the Finnish Association of Landscape Architects (MARK) has organized Linnanniemi (Castle Town) idea competition in Spring 2020.

HUPMOBILE presented on PLAN 2020

18.01.2021 14:24

HUPMOBILE’s expert partner KTH Royal Institute of Technology in cooperation with the Logistics Association PLAN and Södertälje Science park had organized Research & Application Conference – PLAN 2020 on October 21 in online format. The conference was participated by various stakeholders and speakers and featured 3 parallel sessions – Engineering to Order, Service management and Digitalisation throughout the day.

HUPMOBILE discuss the future of urban mobility

17.12.2020 13:31

HUPMOBILE Online Conference held on November 26 and 27, 2020, welcomed 46 different participants, from 27 cities and 12 countries - ranging from Finland in the north to Namibia in the south, and from Portugal in the west to Malaysia in the east. During both days of the conference, participants were involved in very constructive and engaging discussions.

How ESOF 2020 contributes to HUPMOBILE project

15.12.2020 10:25

For all of us the year 2020 under COVID- 19 pandemic situation is challenging. Indispensable in these times is to intensify our work on mobility behaviour. In particular, we can see even acute needs and higher demand for sustainable and resilient mobility systems.

Mobility Management and The Lifestyle of Residents in Turku region

17.11.2020 08:20

A survey report “Mobility Management and The Lifestyle of Residents” is now out. We invite you to check this report to find out the lessons learnt from the Turku region and the implications to the future of the harbour area.

The City of Turku is announcing the winning entries of the Linnanniemi idea competition

21.10.2020 14:28

“A series of events will bring up new perspectives on the unique Linnanniemi area”

In HUPMOBILE project City of Turku is working on the reorganisation of passenger rail transport in the port area. The surroundings of Turku Castle and the harbour are set to undergo a major redevelopment in the coming decades. Although the change will not be visible just yet, there is an extremely interesting and significant stage ongoing and shaping the future of the Linnanniemi (Castle Town) area.

Riga engages future mobility discussions

19.10.2020 08:15

During three days in mid-September, 2020, the City of Riga hosted the first Baltic Sea Region Mobility Summit, organized in partnership by the three EU Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme projects: cities.multimodal, BSR electric, and SUMBA.

The Benchmarking of Transport Solutions in Baltic Sea Cities publication is now out

02.09.2020 14:40

The Benchmarking of Transport Solutions in Baltic Sea Cities publication is now out. We invite urban mobility planners and visitors of our website to check the best practices and solutions in sustainable urban and peri-urban mobility connected to port areas.

City park with Castle on the background and bikes on the foreground

Turku involves residents in the port area reorganisation

03.07.2020 11:41

Within HUPMOBILE project, City of Turku is working on a reorganisation of passenger rail transport in the port area. The goal is to develop a concept and a detailed plan for new railway access to the passenger harbour in the Linnanniemi (Castle Town) area.