The General Transport Strategy tackles five main future topics: (1) Fast and direct connections to centers: Public transport has to be an attractive option for reaching centers fast and convenient in the region. (2) Multimodal nodes: multimodal mobility hubs as links between the fast connections and the rural areas with smal villages inbetween. (3) Attractive towns and villages active mobility and public space. (4) Clear structures enable mobility solutions in high quality. (5) Mobility management raising awareness and counsciousness for new mobility solutions. To improve the situation 140 measures were selected to be implemented until 2030. Each of them is linked to one of the topics and the responsibilities for who has to implement them are stated clearly.
For the field of walking the second and third topic are most relevant. Actions aim at creating city and village centers which focus on high liveability, short distances, active mobility and the strengthening of local business. Individual motor car traffic is reduced to create secure environments for everyone and especially for children. A measure of high priority is to establish three lighthouse municipalities which serve as role models for others to come. Actions to improve multimodality at public transport nodes mainly focus on bus feeder lines, P+R facilities and better conditions for cyclists to get to the stations.

The policy provides the framework to promote and deliver on walking and cycling initiatives. It aligns with national and regional sustainable mobility policies and climate action plans. While non-statutory, this document has been prepared, reviewed and agreed through the local democratic processes and was approved by the full Council meeting in 2023. The strategy is not time limited. However, Fingal County Council (FCC) must prepare Active Travel delivery plans on a yearly basis and to establish a structure for monitoring and evaluation. The aim is to make walking and cycling an attractive and realistic choice for more people. Ireland’s National Transport Authority fund infrastructure improvements and the multi-disciplinary team to help deliver the strategy but do not provide resources for training and expertise on walking. FCC delivers projects with local funds within the 6 main ‘pillars’ – influencing and inputting to strategic policy and infrastructure, delivering of protected cycle lanes, enhancing public realm in towns and villages, improving overall connectivity across our infrastructure, improving active travel infrastructure and safety around schools – but at the moment very little is measurable as benefiting people walking.

The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Gdansk 2030 (SUMP) is a document applied for strategic mobility planning and instrumental in solving urban transport problems going even further, reaching local and higher-level environmental, social, and economic realms. The main objective of the SUMP plan is to improve urban accessibility and provide high quality, sustainable mobility and transport to, through and within the urban area. The document analyses the situation and development prospects in the fields of active travel, public transport, private cars use, car parking, freight traffic, road safety, transport management, and transport behaviour of the city residents. All those aspects are set in current socio-economic conditions and the city’s spatial development. The SUMP also contains possible actions scenarios and an action plan. The SUMP expresses firmly that the city wants to become less car-dependent and that it sets an objective to shift the pedestrian traffic to a higher level and to reduce the share of journeys made by private cars. It also states that the city should be friendly to active travel modes, first of all to walking, and that it should be accessible, with no barriers for people with disabilities or elderly citizens. Gdańsk has had the SUMP since 2018. Its creation was preceded by a wide-reaching discussion among mobility experts, politicians and inhabitants. The document in its current form was adopted by the City Council.

Our policy instrument, the Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021 – 2027, is a national programme, overseen by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and regionally managed by regional councils, who can adjust and operationalise the programme's policy priorities according to regional specific needs.
The relevant priority of the policy instrument is "Carbon neutral Finland (ERDF)", the aim of which is "to promote energy efficiency and the circular economy and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Funding will also be allocated to measures to prepare for climate change."
The ERDF funding provided by the policy instrument is managed by the project partner, Regional Council of Päijät-Häme.

The SUMP was approved by the city council in May 2023 and now is undergoing public consultation. Adoption is expected before the end of the year. The SUMP provides a framework on which the Municipal Authority is upgrading the level of service for the movement of residents and visitors to ensure a safer, more efficient and environmentally compatible transport and traffic system. More priority is to be given to pedestrians, bicycles, the use of public transport before the car. To support people walking in Heraklion a new system is to be developed to help predict and measure pedestrian flows. Traffic calming is to be used in the city centre and other ‘Urban Mobility Neighourhoods' where there are high pedestrian flows. Schools, market areas, public transport interchanges etc will be reviewed to be more pedestrian friendly in particular. New infrastructure (sidewalks and crossings as well as signs, benches, lighting, shelters, stops, information kiosks etc.) is planned to improve the quality of the experience and new crowdsourcing of data will help the municipality to target investments where there is most need. Smart and Accessible Bus stops are to be installed, that are more inclusive for people with disabilities and an eco-cultural network of accessible themed routes (culture route, shopping route etc) will be identified and upgraded to encourage seamless multimodality between pedestrians and the public transport system.

The main objective of the PI is to create a more sustainable, efficient, and inclusive transportation system in the city. It aims to improve the quality of trips, reduce the negative environmental impact of mobility, decrease car overloading, and promote active modes of transportation.
The PI is characterized by a comprehensive and integrated approach to urban mobility. It also emphasizes the importance of sustainable development by setting ambitious targets for modal share aiming to achieve 30% by cars, 30% by public transportation, 30% by walking, 7.5% by bicycle, and 2.5% by other modes, 50% reduction of CO2 emissions from different modes of transport, and improvement of air quality indicators by 2030.
The PI identifies several priority areas. To achieve its objectives, the PI includes a range of specific measures. Measures or actions under theme No.2 focus on humanization of the environment, safety, and promotion of walking.
The implementation of the PI involves a coordinated and systematic approach, and includes: selection of measures, monitoring system (with clear roles and responsibilities, collaboration and coordination), a clearly established procedure for regular updating (the most recent update occurred in 2021-2022) by gathering feedback from stakeholders, analysing data, integrating new insights and knowledge, and adjusting it to align with evolving policy frameworks, regulations, and best practices in sustainable urban mobility.

The objectives of our policy are: People see that walking is an easy, accessible way of getting exercise; People who are already walking, start walking more often or further and people who now make short trips (1km or less) by car start walking (or cycling) more often. This policy is divided in two pillars and three tracks. The pillars are Healthy and Active & Accessible and Nearby. The first track is Link & Place. In this track we have been developing design principles for walking, we have defined 99 places in which with small improvements we can make walking easier, and we are working on accessibility for people with disabilities. The second track is Awareness and Promotion. We have developed a neighbourhood project which connects community organisations, green initiatives, the local General Practitioner, welfare organisations and allotment gardens via maps with walking and biking routes between green parts of the neighbourhood and with several walking and biking activities. The third track is Knowledge and Research. The campaign 'Will you walk with me?’ gave us insights where citizens find it nice or not so nice to walk in the city. The next version of our policy is planned for the next five years (until 2030). For that discussions with internal and external stakeholders have started and implementation of the updated policy is planned for 2026.

The SUMP is a strategic document which includes the set of operational measures for a new sustainable urban mobility paradigm. The basic principles of the SUMP for the City of Braga are the promotion of sustainability, i.e., the balance between the economic, environmental, and social factors, and also the quality of the urban environment and the territorial cohesion, as mobility is one of the key factors that most affects and enhances the quality of life of citizens. To fulfil this vision, tangible actions are listed, such as those directed to transport systems and their infrastructures and services, and intangible actions, such as the reinforcement of a mobility culture based on awareness and training for changing behaviours, having been defined a set of strategic, transversal, systemic and specific objectives. ‘Braga, the Walkable City’ is the first of the strategic objectives. Supported by commitmetns to cycling, public transpoirt, optimization of roads and better balance to urban logistics.

The SUMP is a reference instrument to support the taking of decisions by the municipality within the scope of its competences regarding transports and mobility. As a strategic document, it does not assume a regulatory character, producing, however, guidelines that can be integrated into municipal regulations in the areas of planning and management of mobility, transports and public space.