Lviv, Ukraine

TUMI E-Mobility supported the City of Lviv in developing an integrated E-Mobility Plan to support the city’s vision of reducing the air and noise pollution in the city by 20% and increasing the use of electric public transport by 40 % by 2025.

The Pilot

The city of Lviv in Ukraine is located in the Western part of the country, close to the border with Poland. Lviv’s city structure is typical of European cities. It is more or less compact and dense, with a radial structure and a clear organization and hierarchy of streets, well-distributed functions and mostly self-sufficient neighbourhoods.

The agglomeration of Lviv has up to 1 million inhabitants (including 725 thousand of Lviv residents). According to the data of mobile operators, 150,000 residents from other settlements commute to and from Lviv on a daily basis. Public transport is the main type of transportation in Lviv. Over 50% of residents use it on a daily basis. While many trips in the city are undertaken by Marshrutkas (Minibusses) the city also operates Tram lines and Trolleybusses.

Photo exhibition: Ukrainian feminist voices

Discover the power of feminist voices amidst the war in Ukraine. This photo exhibition was featured in the 2023 TUMI Conference.

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Mobility activities

Lviv Urban Mobility Forum 2023

From 26 to 29 April, the Lviv Urban Mobility Forum gathered more 150 participants in Lviv. For three days, experts, representatives of government, business and NGOs from Ukraine and abroad shared their experiences in developing and strengthening sustainable mobility, learned best practices and developed a plan for further work.

Public transport in Lviv. History and statistics 2022

This report provides a comprehensive overview of implemented projects and statistical information on public transport and transport infrastructure in Lviv. It highlights the progress made in the city over the past 10 years, including the reconstruction of streets, construction of tram and trolleybus lines, and the purchase of modern rolling stock. The report also explores the historical background of public transport in Lviv, inviting readers to learn more about the city's development and the state of its public transportation system.

Tactical urbanism as a way of prototyping street space

In the autumn of 2022, a corner of the city of Lviv was made more livable: it seemed to be an inconspicuous space in a transit zone, but already now we can see the first results of low-cost interventions and receive positive feedback from users. Based on their experience of working on the public space at the intersection of Lychakivska and Solodova streets, Marta Buriak and Pluzhenko from Rubber City talk about the challenges of dealing with the urban environment and about tactical urbanism as a tool.

2022 European Mobility Week in Lviv

EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK (EMW) is the European Commission’s flagship awareness-raising campaign on sustainable urban mobility. This year’s European Mobility Week took place in almost 3.000 cities in 51 countries all around Europe.

Despite the ongoing war, 5 Ukrainian cities took part in the initiative. In Lviv, participants were able to enjoy a variety of activities to promote sustainable urban mobility in the city: thematic city tours, presentations, discussions, quizzes, and workshop opportunities about tactical urbanism.

Case Study Report Lviv

Lviv – From Streets for Cars to Streets for All
In early 2021, the City of Lviv, Ukraine has been selected as the honorable mention recipient of the Sustainable Transport Awards. The case study report, co-produced with TUMI, presents lessons learned of Lviv’s transformative journey. Lviv’s STA recognition reflects a decades-long process toward reclaiming streets from cars, for people.

Lviv best city in the category "Mobility"

The Center for Environmental Initiatives Ecoaction, a Non-Profit civil society organization, brings together experts and activists for joint action to protect the environment. Ecoaction has launched the "Better City" - Contest 2021, in which Ukrainian cities can apply to compete against each other in the categories "Air" and "Mobility."

Lviv, together with the city of Chernihiv, won the first prize within the group 250,000+ inhabitants, in the category "Mobility".

Picture: Mykhaylo Lenchuk - City Institute, Lviv; Orest Oleskiv - Head of Transport Office; Marta Pastukh - GIZ TUMIVolt, coordinator of projects in Lviv.

The City of Lviv receives 2021 STA Honorable Mention

We are pleased that our TUMIVolt partner city Lviv, Ukraine was presented with the Honorable Mention at the 2021 Sustainable Transport Award Ceremony in February.

Lviv Mobility Research 2021

COVID-19 changed people’s daily life. These changes have also influenced the mobility behavior of citizens: from daily routes to traveling outside their community. The Municipal Institution "City Institute" together with the working group of Lviv's Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUTP) conducted a mobility research (Sociological Survey and Modal Split) funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH during the cold season of Lviv in 2021.

Report on the results of the survey on public transport in Lviv 2022

This study focuses on the importance of studying people's behavior and factors that influence it in order to make informed decisions in the long-term planning of passenger transportation. Specifically, the study aims to obtain data on the user experience of public transport passengers in Lviv and the surrounding settlements to improve public transportation in the area. The introduction of an automated fare collection system and the need for more efficient route planning are key considerations in this study.

Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP)

Since Lviv adopted its SUMP in February 2020 it has set itself on a path of creating a more people-centric city in the next decade.

First Stakeholder Meeting December 2021

The development of an E-Mobility Plan for Lviv started in August 2021 and was finalized by July 2022. The plan aims to provide a concept for electromobility and mobility from renewable energies as well as an action plan that includes use cases for Lviv by 2035. Different levels of city administration are involved in the development, and experts support the stakeholders in the development. The plan considers public transport, municipal fleets, and mobility hubs as much as private electric transport, light mobility and e-cargo bikes.