Energy efficient urban and sub-urban public transport, complemented by shared mobility

Call UE del programma Horizon Europe (HORIZON), bando "Supporting the implementation of the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission" (HORIZON-MISS-2026-04). Tipo di azione: HORIZON Innovation Actions. Stato: aperta. Prossima scadenza: 08/10/2026 (single-stage). Testo ufficiale (in inglese): Scope: Public transport is firmly at the centre of sustainable urban mobility policies at EU level and across Member States, in complementarity with active mobility and shared mobility services. However more needs to be done to make sure that urban and suburban public passenger transport, including coaches, and urban mobility service car fleets are energy efficient and attractive, contributing to climate neutrality targets as well as to cleaner and healthier urban and sub-urban environments. In addition, an optimal integration of public transport with other/new shared mobility services can increase its uptake by offering services that are complementary, offering coherent solutions allowing interconnection between mass transit and “last-mile” solutions. Designing urban and sub-urban systems that are energy-efficient and attractive and are tailored for complementary mobility options requires different thinking: e.g. new approaches to integrated urban planning; changes to or upgrades of infrastructure and redistribution of public space; better use of data and technology solutions to enable effective multimodality, including leveraging AI solutions; targeted local policies to promote and…