Since SUMPs-Up kicked-off in September 2016, it made significant headway towards realising the objective it set out to achieve. The Users' Needs Assessment drew responses from 328 cities from 27 European countries and provided insightful data on SUMP take-up needs, challenges, thematic priorities, areas of expertise, and knowledge gaps in cities. The information steered other SUMPs-Up activities and was continuously referred to in the development of supporting tools and services. Another key SUMPs-Up output is the CIVITAS Tool Inventory, an online database jointly developed by SUMPs-Up and CIVITAS SATELLITE that provides local authorities with a range of tools and methods to support urban mobility planning. The Inventory was continuously updated with new tools since its establishment and presently includes over 220 tools.
Throughout its lifetime, SUMPs-Up worked closely with its City Partners to implement and monitor the progress of several good practice measures and procedures. They were summarised and published as part of a package of high-quality “Fact Sheets on best practice procedures and measures”.
Among the most prised endeavors of SUMPs-Up is the SLP, which stimulated and helped to accelerate SUMP take-up by engaging planning authorities in a series of participant-driven learning activities. A total of 5 SLP courses, each spanning 6 months, were carried out. SUMPs-Up products were greatly exploited during these courses, being both key reference materials and tools for cities to use to tackle SUMP-related problems.
To convey some key lessons from the evaluation process and show how SUMPs boost local mobility planning, a “Glossy brochure on five case studies on SUMP development and impact” was composed, as a collection of SUMP profiles of 5 Leadership Group cities.
To enable a wider group of mobility experts and practitioners to benefit from project results and knowledge, a variety of learning opportunities were offered throughout the project, including face-to-face workshops, webinars, and a series of e-learning courses. The theme of some of these activities included the updated SUMP Guidelines, SUMP Self-Assessment Tool, and financing and funding options for sustainable urban mobility.
Moreover, the project worked with 4 countries in which a need for national support was identified - Bulgaria, Italy, Romania and Greece. Workshops and webinars involving high-level representatives were organised to discuss methodologies used to elaborate a national SUMP-supportive programme.
As part of the SUMP 2.0 process, 5 SUMP Topic Guides were developed or co-authored.
Extensive effort was dedicated to updating the SUMP Guidelines to improve its usability and reflect recent mobility trends. This involved an elaborate consultation process with Europe's SUMP stakeholders. A separate Annex to the SUMP Guidelines was created and includes a longer description of the 63 city examples highlighted in the main document.
The project updated and enhanced the SUMP Self-Assessment Tool with a fully-revised questionnaire. The new version of the Tool allows cities to evaluate their planning activities and places a stronger emphasis on providing recommendations for improving these activities.
While the elements above comprise the key works and results achieved by SUMPs-Up during its lifetime, the list is far larger than the space allocated here allows for.
