As urban trips are on average just 5 km long, there is a lot of potential for shifting trips to micromobility: smaller and greener vehicles. Micromobility includes small human or electric-powered transport modes for short urban journeys, such as cycling, scooting and walking. However, to promote micromobility, there is the need for safe infrastructure and improved road safety: the number one concern for vulnerable road users using micromobility.
Micromobility: Cool, Fast, Green – and better for people and planet.
We just launched our online platform www.micromobi.eu, where we share the lessons learned from our MICROMOBI project, which brought together partners from Malta, Cyprus, Palermo (Italy) and Ljubljana (Slovenia) to share, experience and learn from good practices in promoting micromobility.
On the online MICROMOBI platform, anyone with an interest in mobility can find resources such as inspiring videos, educational quizzes, infographics and our toolkit: Micromobility Made Easy: An Urban Transition Toolkit. In the Toolkit available on the platform, we share practices from the partner cities and countries who stand at the beginning of the micromobility transition, as well as those with more experience. We cover what micromobility is, its benefits and barriers, and how to promote micromobility. These are highlighted by good and bad practices from cities across Europe to inspire positive change, to illustrate that the transition to micromobility and away from a car-centric culture is possible, and to learn from mistakes.
In the second part of the Toolkit, we zoom in on the lessons learned from Ljubljana as a lighthouse example: including how to create safe and direct infrastructure, how to integrate with other modes of transport, and how to build a movement supporting this transition!
👉 Dive into the MICROMOBI Toolkit and learn more about how to make the transition to micromobility happen !
Want to know more about our work on micromobility?
👉 Read our micromobility breakfast workshop blog post to learn how communities are powering the transition!
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MICROMOBI NEWS
The MICROMOBI Toolkit: Empowering Sustainable Urban Transport
The project is aimed to develop skills and raise awareness on the topic of micromobility, smallhuman or electric powered mobility devices suitable for short urban trips.
Breakfast Workshop Brings Bus Instructors and Micromobility Users Together for Safer Roads
Last Thursday, we came together for a Turkish cooking session. We prepared our dishes, played games, and finally tasted the delicious food we made!
What are the challenges of micromobility?
What are the challenges that micromobility users face? To learn more about micromobility visit www.foemalta.org/projects/micromobi
A Festive Bike Repair Cafe at University of Malta
On Tuesday 3 December Friends of the Earth Malta together with the Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development and a bike mechanic from The Cyclist organised a Bike Repair Cafe on campus at the University of Malta.
Why do people use micromobility?
Find out why Sergio moves around on rollerblades, Jonathan takes his kids to school by cargo bike, and Nazlican goes to work with an e-kick scooter. Let’s celebrate the multiple benefits of micromobility
Why do people use micromobility?
Find out why Sergio moves around on rollerblades, Jonathan takes his kids to school by cargo bike, and Nazlican goes to work with an e-kick scooter. Let’s celebrate the multiple benefits of micromobility
What is micromobility?
Meet Martina, Jonathan, Corinne and others to find out how they move around their city on their bike, on foot, wheelchair, scooter, roller skates and even a cargo bike!
Looking back at our Urban Cycling Skills Training & Group Ride
As the Erasmus+ funded project comes to its concluding months, in September Friends of the Earth Malta participated in the final transnational meeting of Blooming Schools hosted by Station Europe in Bucharest. The project aims to increase awareness and biodiversity especially in secondary schools by empowering young people to take action for nature.
Micromobility: Part of the solution, not the pollution
Monday 16 September marked the start of European Mobility Week (EMW) – the European Commission’s yearly awareness-raising campaign on sustainable urban mobility. However, we observed complete radio silence from our government, when the urgency to promote sustainable mobility in Malta has never been greater.
Micromobility: Part of the solution, not the pollution
Monday 16 September marked the start of European Mobility Week (EMW) – the European Commission’s yearly awareness-raising campaign on sustainable urban mobility. However, we observed complete radio silence from our government, when the urgency to promote sustainable mobility in Malta has never been greater.
Call for Volunteers: Be an actor for a day in our Micromobility videos
Last week, we explored micromobility in Ljubljana! The capital of Slovenia is well known for its walking and cycling-friendly policies, as it boasts the largest pedestrianised urban area in Europe.
Micromobility in Ljubljana
Last week, we explored micromobility in Ljubljana! The capital of Slovenia is well known for its walking and cycling-friendly policies, as it boasts the largest pedestrianised urban area in Europe.
