How are CEE cities preparing for the next phase of urban mobility? A new study looks at how 18 cities across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are preparing for the next phase of sustainable urban mobility.
The CEE Smart Cities Mobility Sprint 2026 is a joint initiative by PwC CEE, New Mobility Association (PSNM) and EIT Urban Mobility. It builds on the CEE Smart Cities Mobility Index from 2024. This new edition looks at how cities respond to new regulatory expectations and what actions they take to ensure compliance.
The findings help us to map the way forward for the sustainable development of our cities. City authorities, national governments, research institutes and the private sector working to solve mobility challenges can all draw on them, as they work on the same mobility challenges. The results also show where cities stand today and where support is most needed.
New rules for urban mobility, different starting points
Planning for sustainable urban mobility is no longer optional. Under the revised Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Regulation, 431 cities designated as urban nodes have to adopt a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) by the end of 2027. A SUMP is a long-term plan that covers passenger and freight transport across the whole city region. Air quality rules are also getting stricter: the revised Ambient Air Quality Directive sets new limits for 12 pollutants, to be met by 2030. (....)