Today we are presenting Cuenca as a TUMI Data prototype city.

How Fortaleza is rethinking their waste and recycling programs to improve the logistics of collection through e-Mobility & Data solutions

Looking towards September, the TUMI headquarters are buzzing with preparations to make COP27 all about #JustTransition in the Transport Sector.Have a great read!

on July 2018, a small delegation of the current group working on an e mobility plan for Cuenca (Ecuador) traveled to Santiago de Chile to learn about this citiy's e-transition.

African city delegates came together to participate in a tour through India. 10 Days, 4 Cities, 1 goal: experiencing India’s e-bus operations spectrum.

The Grand Challenge is an initiative to share knowledge and learnings on e-bus adoption in India. It is one successful example of how sustainable mass procurement might work.

Here comes our Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative August Update. Let’s have a look at the latest activities in our different focus areas!

Today we are presenting Bogotá as a TUMI Data prototype city.

Which questions do you consider to be the most important to answer? Let us know by voting at mobility.the100questions.org by July 28. Your vote will help set the tone for cities across the world!

As more Electric Vehicles take to the streets, a German bank has come up with an innovative way to make paying for e-mobility easier.

The New Urban Agenda as adopted at HABITAT-III in Quito in 2016 provides a number of very relevant references to sustainable mobility, find more here:

"RE-CICLO: electric tricycles for recyclable material collection” is a handbook recently published based on the pilot project by the Municipality de Fortaleza with the support of TUMI.

The top ten questions in the 100 Questions “Urban Mobility and Transportation Domain” are published and open for public voting.

Here comes our Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative June Update.

Bogotá has become one of the leading cities for urban cycling in South America. Between 2015 and 2021 alone, cycling infrastructure was expanded by an impressive 33%, from 443 km to 590 km.

What role do women play in improving sustainable transportation? Erika Myers thinks it could be quite a large one — and she’s hoping to empower women to join the Electric Vehicle movement.

With the aim to advance electromobility in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, TUMI & GET.invest are joining forces to mobilise financing for projects in the sector.

The Indonesian capital Jakarta is part of the TUMI E-Bus mission as deep dive cities. The government has set an ambitious goal to phase out fossil fuels and fully electrify its bus fleet by 2030.

How do we get more cyclists on the road? Jill Warren at the European Cycling Federation has a few ideas.

Welcome to the third TUMI Update of 2022!

Announcement: Sustainable Bus becomes media partner of the TUMI E-Bus Mission

Welcome to the second TUMI Update of 2022!

What’s been holding planners back? Let’s look at a few myths about people-friendly cities.

For many women, public transportation plays an important role in maintaining an independent lifestyle.

Insights on gender disparities within mobility with Ines Kawgan-Kagan, who is managing director of the AEM Institute in Berlin and Sonal Shah from Delhi, founder of the Urban Catalysts.

Welcome to the first TUMI Update of 2022!

Insights from Wyson Lungu, CEO and founder of Onyx connect Zambia, on how cycling can empower citizens throughout urban rural communities in Zambia.

Inspired by TUMIChallenges, this article examines 5 ways to increase cycling in the city and touches on the teachings by giving examples from TUMI Cycling Challenges around the world.

This activity is being developed to provide policymakers with a source of information, reference and materials relating to the financing of the transport sector.

It’s December and with this TUMI Update we are wishing you a happy & healthy new year. We are looking forward to an exciting year of 2022 – and we are looking back on a year full of highlights.

Access to affordable, accessible, and safe forms of transportation is one of the keystones in a plan to advance equality.

The Talking Transport Transformation podcast talks with James Theom, director at the Copenhagenize Design Company, about creating safe and inclusive cycling infrastructure in cities.

The E-Bus UpSchool programme, implemented by UITP & supported by GIZ India, is a capacity building programme to address the training needs for increasing uptake of electric buses in India.

The Talking Transport Transportation podcast discusses how to make an impact on road safety in the developing world, with special guest Viktor Zagreba.

This November, we would like to present to you the TUMI update full of exciting news and cooperation potentials. Hope you enjoy the read!

Do you know a phenomenal woman working on the e-mobility transition? Nominate her for the #ElectricWomen Recognition today!

The capacities of Nairobi’s transport system are exceeded by the rapidly growing population. Local start-ups are developing new approaches to address the urban challenges.

Thanks for joining us! TUMI invited key Initiative partners and collaborators to open the gates for the next 5 years ahead.

This September, we would like to present to you the TUMI update full of exciting news and cooperation potentials. Hope you enjoy the read!

Get to know the Carliane's story, a waste picker who changed from carts driven by human force to an e-tricycle for recycling solid waste and find out how the e-tricycle brought safety to her work.

Conheça a história de Carliane: a catadora trocou a carroça de propulsão humana pelo veículo elétrico no reciclagem de resíduos sólidos e a estrutura cicloviária trouxe segurança para o seu trabalho.

How did COVID-19 change peoples' mobility in Lviv? A new study by The Municipal Insitution "City Institute" together with the working group of Lviv's Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP).

In 2019 Melissa and Chris Burntlett moved from Vancouver to Delft to experience the bicycle-friendly city as residents. What is their story of moving to the “cycling paradise”? Let's find it out!

What is the right age to start social engagement in the field of inclusive and sustainable mobility? The increasing number of young advocates shows: the right age is “as soon as possible”!

Bogotá’s Nicolas Estupinan on the importance of data collection for cities that want to make temporary mobility solutions permanent after the pandemic.

Dario Hidalgo, Senior Mobility Researcher at the World Resource Institute shares his insights on questions of mobility and justice. Read about the best-practices of accessible mobility!

Elsa Marie D'Silva created an app that enables women to identify sexual violence hotspots in their cities giving women the possibility to report incidents which are published on the safecity.

New study on Sustainable Electric Mobility: Building Blocks and Policy Recommendations.

Laura Ballesteros, former Undersecretary of Mobility in Mexico City, is talking about empowering women in mobility and the work she does at Mujeres en Movimiento, the Latin American Chapter of WMW.

In most universities, studying cycling traffic is not a usual course offering for students looking to get into fields like urban planning or civil engineering, but it certainly should be!

We spoke to Emmanuel John, a dedicated road safety and transport expert, about the state of public transport in Nigeria during the coronavirus pandemic.

A podcast with an expert is always a good idea. A podcast with an expert followed by an article summing up the crucial points - is a better one! Here is one of those articles with Dr. Jörn Richert.

Since Lviv adopted its SUMP in February 2020 it has set itself on a path of creating a more people-centric city in the next decade.

Do you still believe in the most common myths about cycling such as "Cycling is dangerous" and "Cyclists don't obey traffic rules"? Well, then it't time to dispel the myths!

Executive Programme in Sustainable Transport - Capacity Building Training Workshop for Indian officials

This April, we would like to present to you the TUMI update full of exciting news and cooperation potentials. Hope you enjoy the read!

Over 120 participants from Latin America discuss and plan safe and sustainable cities

Happy International Women’s Day! I would like to present you this March TUMI update with some exciting news and cooperation potentials.

We are pleased to announce that our TUMIVolt partner city Lviv, Ukraine will be presented with an Honorable Mention at the 2021 Sustainable Transport Award ceremony.

We would like to present you this February’s TUMI update with some exciting news and cooperation potentials.

The C40 Cities Finance Facility (CFF) gives you an overview of their recent transport activities, hoping that it can help support other partners and projects, too!

Coronavirus has shown that cities need village qualities. Cars should give way to people.

We are happy to announce the TUMI COVID Challenges!

Happy new year! We do hope that you’ve had a happy and healthy break and are looking forward to our continued cooperation. As 2021 starts rolling here are some news from our side.

Our Onlinecourse is not yet finished! Part two will come on 15.03.2021 and there are many things to look back in part one...

SMART-SUT together with ARUNA started a pilot project running 50 electric rickshaws operated by women and transgender to create jobs and to support green mobility.

The project Capacity Development in the Transport Sector in Liberia has created an illustrative schoolbook for younger school students, focusing on basic traffic rules.

Read the latest update of our TUMI Challenge in Fortaleza, Brazil.

A group of C40 cities are committed to designating large areas as Zero Emission Areas

Read our Newsletter for this Month!

For the third year in a row the sustainable urban transport project supported as a knowledge partner the partner Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to run the Urban Mobility India conference (UMI).

GIZ International Fuel Prices – provides decision-makers with data on fuel prices on a global scale.

Here, we compile sustainable mobility and development focused podcasts for you. Find an overview of podcasts here:

The Global Urban Mobility Challenge is running! In order for your sustainable mobility projects, ideas and approaches to become successful, we want to share some of the lessons we’ve learned thus far!

The TUMI Project ‘’Re-ciclo’’ has held a series of three workshops to support waste collectors appropriate and use the tricycles for their work.

The year offers great opportunities to improve your knowledge of sustainable mobility and to network with international experts. Find an overview of webinars here:

How Singapore Used the Avoid-Shift-Improve Framework to Create a Sustainable City.

Join the discussion on current developments in the mobility sector and what we can expect for next year with Matthew Baldwin! It takes place online on 12th of November from 11:30 to 12:30 (CET).

El uso de la bicicleta y el interés de las ciudades por adaptarse al uso de la misma experimentaron un gran auge como respuesta a la pandemia del COVID-19.

We have compiled some inspiring Twitter accounts on cycling for you!

Through cooperation with associations of municipalities and cities, numerous local authorities from the Western Balkans laid out their sustainable urban mobility strategy.

Kenya’s brightly decorated minibuses, a popular form of public transport, are carrying messages and images on COVID-19 prevention around the capital.

UN-Habitat supported young artists in informal settlements in Kenya's capital Nairobi to paint murals on how to protect yourself against COVID-19.

The city of Rustavi seized the opportunity to promote cycling at the end of May 2020 when the City Council adopted a 10-year Cycling Strategy.

COVID Mobility Works offers the key platform to support policy making, innovation and research for more sustainable mobility action during the COVID Crisis.

The Collaborative Modeling Group of COVID and Mobility in Colombia investigated how to increase the operational capacity of public transport while maintaining adequate infection control.

Some findings and reports so that the debate on the occupation of public transport is nourished and a greater balance is sought between the different professions that deal with Covid-19 and transport.

Algunos hallazgos y reportes para que se nutra el debate sobre la ocupación de transporte público y se busque mayor balance entre las diferentes profesiones que tratan el Covid-19 y el transporte.

TUMIVolt offer a position as advisor for E-Mobility in Cuenca (Ecuador).

Kruševac (Serbia) is the winner of the European Mobility Week Award 2019 for larger municipalities.

Las primeras observaciones sobre las probables implicaciones del brote de COVID-19 en los impactos a largo plazo sobre nuestro comportamiento individual en los viajes y el transporte público.

Bu yazı, COVID-19 yayılmasının fərdi səyahət davranışımıza və ictimai nəqliyyatımıza daha uzunmüddətli təsirlərə dair ilk müşahidələri təqdim edir.

ეს სტატია წარმოგიდგენთ პირველ დაკვირვებებს COVID-19- ის გავრცელების სავარაუდო გავლენის შესახებ ჩვენი ინდივიდუალური მოგზაურობის ქცევაზე და საზოგადოებრივი ტრანსპორტით.

This article presents first observations on the likely implications of the COVID-19 outbreak on longer-term impacts to our individual travel behavior and public transport.

Transform Lviv together with TUMI in October 2020. We invite transport practitioners from around the world to engage with us during a unique online experience!

The E-Rickshaws Project in Singra, Bangladesh is becoming a promising response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

As primeiras observações sobre as prováveis implicações do surto de COV-19 sobre os impactos a longo prazo no nosso comportamento individual de viagem e transporte público

The Shenzhen Bus Group’s Experience gives insight into their expereinces and response on the 2019 SARS-CoV-2 outbreak.

Recommendations for Nigeria's Public Transport Systems from Engr. Emmanuel John, Sustainable Urban Mobility Expert, Director of Administration and Strategy, Transportation Growth Initiative, Abuja.

To combat an epidemic, it is essential to avoid or reduce travel or the need to travel (especially of non-essential traffic).

The urgent need for transformative action towards sustainable mobility for all on a local, national and global level is well known, but there is a lack of implementation.

TUMI's WomenMobilizeWomen has been honoured with the GIZ Gender Award 2020 for its work towards a gender-sensitive and inclusive transport sector.

Worldwide, women experience harassment on public transport. During Awareness Week, we link harassment experiences with approaches on how to foster security for all when using public transport.

Vote for your favorite of the three shortlisted cities in the run to host TUMISummer2020: Cape Twon, South Africa; Lviv, Ukraine and Marrakesh, Morocco.

We are happy to share our 1st newsletter about Mobility in Mongolia in Mongolian language with you! Find a 360 ° video & photo gallery and a how-to implement the ASI approach and much more.

The New Urban Agenda as adopted at HABITAT-III in Quito in 2016 provides a number of very relevant references to sustainable mobility, find more here:

Mayors and mobility planners will need to work hand-in-hand to create mobility systems centered on the needs of people. This document aims to support the development of qualified staff.

The theme of the course was "Building Capacity of Stakeholders towards Urban Mobility Reform in Africa".

Experts and decision makers from IsDB’s member countries and partner countries of GIZ in West Africa came together to discuss how urban mobility can integrate responses to climate change.

The German government pledges a large investment for environmentally-friendly mobility in India in the next 5 years to replace carbon fueled vehicles with electric modes of public transport.

Within the framework of European Climate Diplomacy Week 2019, Hoi An City People’s Committee, in collaboration with the German Embassy and GIZ organized the Youth for Climate Cycling Event in Hoi An.

Be the hosting city of the #TUMISummer School 2020! Apply from TUMI's 3rd birthday 17th Ocotber 2019 until 17th December 2019.

Action towards Climate-friendly Transport (ACT) is the largest global coalition to catalyse transport as an enabler of sustainable development in line with the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement.

The IsDB Climate Change and the Infrastructure Divisions and GIZ conducted an internal IsDB training on “Climate Proofing of Energy and Transport Projects” in Istanbul, Turkey from 9-11 September.

TUMI and VREF cooperated for the first time to hold the TUMI-MAC Shift conference in Addis Ababa that will bring research and practice on sustainable mobility closer together than ever.

Association of German Women Entrepreneurs, Deutsches Verkehrsforum, IHK, Berlin Partner, GIZ – Leading industry associations elect the 100 female leaders in the mobility sector.

Support the Action towards Climate-friendly Transport Initiative (ACT) with #IACT to show that we need more transport action in the fight against climate change. 

IsDB and TUMI Training on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Beirut, Lebanon

GIZ and WCA organize a training workshop for practitioners from city councils in the department of urban planning, transport and traffic as well as decision-makers around the world.

Together with VREF, TUMI is hosting a workshop on urban mobility and access in Sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers, decision-makers and practitioners are invited to submit their ideas.

180 international e-mobility experts charge the electric mobility future together with TUMI in Leipzig!

The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency chose the Slovenian capital Ljubljana for a study trip on urban mobility.

TUMI partner KfW is supporting the Brazilian Development Bank with a credit line of 265 million Euros for updating the transport systems in two cities.

Become part of #TUMISummer2019

The TUMI StartUp Accelerator supports our goal to establish smart digital mobility as a fundamental element of sustainable development worldwide. It just held its mid-term pitches.

TUMI publica la primera publicación de "Mujeres Extraordinarias en Transporte"

TUMI - Remarkable Women in Transport Publication is online

With the TUMIVolt Conference we set the stage for a new global market place for electric and digital mobility.

The ShiftSaigon Hackathon by TUMI brought together local developers, transport planners, researchers and data scientists to create solutions for real-world mobility challenges in Ho Chi Minh City.

You have submitted over 50 innovative ideas for the Global Urban Mobility Challenge 2019!

The TUMI Team wishes you a happy and healthy new year 2019.

Organized as part of India‘s Urban Mobility India (UMI) conference, the TUMI Hackathon brought together more than 40 entrepreneurs, programmers, urban planners, civil engineers, and designers ...

In December 2018, for the first time, the climate summit will take place in Katowice. Find out about the highlights here.

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and GIZ jointly organized their ninth training in Jakarta, Indonesia from 07.- 08. November!

With our series of 360° pictures, you can experience best practice examples of urban planning & mobility in an interactive way.

With our series of 360° pictures, you can experience best practice examples of urban planning & mobility in an interactive way

With our new series of 360° pictures, you can experience best practice examples of urban planning & mobility in an interactive way.

With our new series of 360° pictures, you can experience best practice examples of urban planning & mobility in an interactive way.

The first Open Streets Exchange between African cities in Cape Town, South Africa shall develop a stronger network between streets enthusiasts in different African cities.

We transform urban mobility by supporting 10 cities with up to EUR 200k for pilot projects to start a mobility transformation in your city.