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TUMI Update April

Dear Friends of TUMI, Ten years ago, TUMI set out with a simple premise: that the way cities move people shapes everything else – opportunity, health, equity, climate. This April update is a small reflection of how much ground that idea has covered. In this edition, we’re looking ahead to our annual conference in Berlin […]

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TUMI Update April
1 April 2026

TUMI Update April

Dear Friends of TUMI, Ten years ago, TUMI set out with a simple premise: that the way cities move people shapes everything else – opportunity, health, equity, climate. This April update is a small reflection of how much ground that idea has covered. In this edition, we’re looking ahead to our annual conference in Berlin […]
Constructive Demand Destruction: Rethinking Transport to Save Oil
24 March 2026

Constructive Demand Destruction: Rethinking Transport to Save Oil

Fabian Becker, Daniel Moser, Armin Wagner March 2026 As fuel prices skyrocket and supply chains fracture, the transport sector faces a fundamental challenge: how to decouple economic activity from oil consumption overnight.   In this context, the term “demand destruction” refers to a sustained reduction in the consumption of a commodity caused by economic pressures […]
Traffic Committee Meeting: Approval of MoVe Yaoundé Project reports Milestone reached for Urban Mobility in Yaoundé
26 February 2026

Traffic Committee Meeting: Approval of MoVe Yaoundé Project reports Milestone reached for Urban Mobility in Yaoundé

The MoVe Yaoundé project has reached a decisive milestone. On 10 February, the Traffic Committee met at the headquarters of the Yaoundé Urban Community to approve the technical reports aimed at bringing about lasting improvements to urban transport in Cameroon’s capital. This session marks an important step towards the implementation of concrete actions for smoother, […]
TUMI Update March
26 February 2026

TUMI Update March

Dear Friends of TUMI, In this March update, we get ready for International Women’s Day 2026 to keep pushing mobility systems that take into account everyone’s needs and perspectives throughout the whole policy cycle: from relaunching our Self-Assessment Tool for Gender-Responsive Public Transport, to discussions about the role of women in the public and private […]
TUMI Update February
27 January 2026

TUMI Update February

Dear Friends of TUMI, 2026 marks a special moment for TUMI – 10 years of working with partners around the world to make transport more sustainable, inclusive, and human-centred. As the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport begins, this anniversary invites both reflection and renewal: a chance to look back at what has been achieved, and […]
Next Decade Loading: What COP30 Means for How the World Moves
3 December 2025

Next Decade Loading: What COP30 Means for How the World Moves

This blog article is part of the Next Stop campaign by Sana’a Khasawneh. Follow along on our socials for more input from our Remarkable Young Voices in Transport.  Like many young transport professionals, I wasn’t able to attend COP30 in Belém due to funding limitations. This experience is familiar across our field: the people closest […]
TUMI Update December
26 November 2025

TUMI Update December

Dear Friends of TUMI, This edition of the TUMI Update brings together stories from our projects: the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport is launching on December 10; the Remarkable Young Voices for Transport India edition was published, highlighting inspiring youth voices transforming sustainable transport; and Women Mobilize Women keeps moving forward with two community events […]
AEW2025: Momentum, Innovation, and a Vision for an Inclusive Future
25 November 2025

AEW2025: Momentum, Innovation, and a Vision for an Inclusive Future

Africa’s transport sector is changing fast – and e-mobility is at the heart of this transformation. Across the continent, electric mobility is already creating new economic opportunities, building local value chains, and contributing to global climate goals. And some countries are emerging as true pioneers. Ethiopia became the first country in the world in 2024 […]
TUMI Update November
28 October 2025

TUMI Update November

Dear Friends of TUMI, This edition of the TUMI Update brings together stories from our projects: Our 9th year anniversary was an opportunity to celebrate our achievements so far; a new report on Fostering Climate Resilient Active Mobility for All teaches us about climate hazards effect on active travellers; the E-mobility Course reached week 5, […]
Logistics for Climate Action: A Conversation with Mark Major
9 October 2025

Logistics for Climate Action: A Conversation with Mark Major

Logistics plays a crucial but often overlooked role in tackling the climate crisis and driving sustainable development. At the Kuehne Climate Center (KCC), Mark Major and his team are working to make logistics “part of the solution” — not only by reducing emissions, but also by enabling climate action at scale in low- and middle-income […]
TUMI Update October
8 October 2025

TUMI Update October

Dear Friends of TUMI, This edition of the TUMI Update brings together stories from our projects: Our Podcast series “Next Stop” explores how transport shapes cities, communities, and everyday lives; new publications including a report on Gender and Public Transport in South Africa; a free 12-week moderated course run of our two self-paced e-mobility trainings to strengthen knowledge worldwide; a New […]
Small Steps, Big City
24 September 2025

Small Steps, Big City

A blogpost by Sana’a Khasawneh. Find an audio version of “Small Steps, Big City” here. When I was 18, I got my driver’s license. My father bought me a car so I could drive to university. Every morning, I joined the same ritual as thousands of others: the eight o’clock traffic jam. Students rushing to […]
TUMI Update September
1 September 2025

TUMI Update September

Dear Friends of TUMI, This edition of the TUMI Update brings together stories from our projects: Our free Data Fundamentals for Sustainable Mobility course returns to strengthen knowledge worldwide; cities like Bengaluru are imagining inclusive mobility futures through Futures Literacy Labs; and international events such as Walk21 and Transport and Climate Change Week keep the global conversation moving forward. At […]
Sunflowers for Cecilia 🌻
26 August 2025

Sunflowers for Cecilia 🌻

A tribute as part of the Next Stop Campaign You can hear an audio version of this blog article here and in the video below.  Some people live like sunflowers, always leaning toward the light, offering warmth and resilience to everyone around them. Cecilia Melgar was one of them. Cecilia was a young environmentalist and […]
Transport Associations in Germany – Insights from several decades of regional integration and cooperation
7 August 2025

Transport Associations in Germany – Insights from several decades of regional integration and cooperation

In May 2025, the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) celebrated its 30th anniversary. Originally established to consolidate and coordinate public transport across the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main metropolitan region, RMV is now one of Europe’s largest transport associations, covering approximately 14,000 km² and serving over 6 million people in cooperation with around 160 transport operators. Germany pioneered the concept of transport […]

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