Past MOBILIZE Summits
Since 2016, MOBILIZE has hosted summits in Yichang, China; Santiago, Chile; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Fortaleza, Brazil; and Pune, India. The strategies showcased by these cities promote people-oriented cities, reduce transportation greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, and improve safety and access for cyclists and pedestrians. Due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the Annual Summits have pivoted to an online format for MOBILIZE Virtual.
Bogotá, Colombia, 2022
Bogotá earned their second Sustainable Transport Award for its commitment to increasing access and safety for the city’s most vulnerable. Participants from various countries gathered to learn from the city's response to COVID-19 through rapid cycling infrastructure and rethinking the use of transit and public space. Read the Bogotá Case Study.
Watch the 2022 STA Video Series.
Read the Peshawar Case Study.
Read the Tartu Case Study.
Jakarta, Indonesia, 2021
Jakarta became the first Southeast Asian City to win the Sustainable Transport Award. Participants from various countries gathered to discuss the theme "Sustainable Transport and Resiliency, Short Term and Long Term Actions" and to learn from Jakarta’s Jak Lingko program that has advanced seamless, interconnected transportation.
Watch the 2021 STA Video Series.
Read the Jakarta Case Study.
Pune, India, 2020
50 countries, 191 cities, 1075 participants came together virtually to tackle this year’s theme of “Building Collective Action for the Next Decade” and to learn from Pune, India in their accel- eration and commitment to all sustainable transit modes, particularly with significant growth in pedestrian infrastructure.
Watch the Mobilize Virtual 2020 event.
View the Agenda.
Fortaleza, Brazil, 2019
20 countries, 46 cities, 226 participants came together to learn from the increasing mobility by building over 100 kilometers of dedicated bus lanes, over 240 kilometers of cycling paths and creating a rigorous road safety program ofered by Fortaleza and discuss the theme around “Reclaiming Streets for Access and Mobility.”
View the Agenda.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2018
31 countries, 61 cities, and 230 participants came together to learn from the mobility and access lessons ofered by Dar es Salaam and to discuss the theme around “Making Space for Mobility in Booming Cities.” Dar es Salaam became the first African city to launch a BRT system, earning the city the 2018 Sustainble Transit Award.
View the Agenda.
Santiago, Chile, 2017
20 countries, 52 cities, and 185 participants came together to learn from the mobility and access lessons ofered by Santiago through its “complete street,” green infrastructure, and cycling projects. Attendees participated in discussion around the theme of just and inclusive cities.
View the Agenda.
Yichang, China, 2016
The inaugural MOBILIZE summit took place in Yichang, China, celebrating the city’s accomplishments in bus rapid transit and new walking and cy- cling infrastructure. The event gathered more than 174 participants includ- ing representatives from ITDP, the City of Yichang, the Asian Development Bank, ICLEI, VREF, Chinese transport and urban development government agencies, civil society, and transport practitioners and decision makers from cities across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
View the Agenda.
