CIVITAS Replication and Deployment programme

Interactive E-Publication: First Cycle outcomes (October 2023 – August 2025)

The outcomes of the first cycle of the CIVITAS Replication and Deployment Programme are now available in a brand-new interactive e-publication.

This resource brings together the Deployment Plans developed by each Challenge City, including detailed roadmaps that turn local ambition into actionable implementation steps. The publication not only showcases how the cities worked with their peers and experts, but also makes these insights accessible for any European city ready to take inspiration.

Become a Champion City – Apply Now for the CIVITAS Replication and Deployment Programme (2025–2027)

Are you leading the way in sustainable urban mobility? Have you implemented measures and solutions on Road Safety, Behavioural Change or Mobility Hubs? The CIVITAS Replication and Deployment Programme is launching its second cycle (2025–2027), and we are looking for 12 Champion Cities to guide peers across Europe in tackling real-life urban mobility challenges.

This cycle focuses on three key topics, each linked to specific challenges defined by participating Challenge Cities:

Road Safety & Security

• Stuttgart, Germany ( 7-9 October 2026) is looking into strategies to improve safety around schools by addressing poor visibility at crossings caused by parked cars—especially dangerous for children under 14.
• Reġjun Tramuntana, Malta (20-22 May 2026) is ready to target unsafe traffic patterns caused by non-local vehicles using narrow residential and historical streets as shortcuts, with plans for data-driven, low-traffic interventions based on air quality and CCTV monitoring.

Behavioural Change and Mobility Management

• Kifissia, Greece (10-12 November 2026) aims to shift short, car-based trips to walking and cycling through awareness campaigns, shared mobility schemes, and nudging strategies.
• Gaziantep, Türkiye (28-30 April 2026) seeks to reduce car dependency by reinforcing its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy (GAUS) with evidence-based planning, mobility management tools, and soft measures such as school travel plans and citizen engagement.

Mobility Hubs

• Florence, Italy  (16-18 June 2026) would like to improve multimodal connectivity in constrained urban spaces, particularly around Santa Maria Novella Station, by integrating tram lines, hubs, and experimenting with MaaS.
• Osmangazi, Türkiye (6–8 October 2026) plans to develop people-centred Mobility Hubs in its sloped, historic core, connecting them via low-emission corridors and co-designed solutions that prioritise walking, shared mobility, and inclusive access.

The CIVITAS Replication and Deployment Programme in a nutshell

The CIVITAS Replication and Deployment programme will engage 36 cities in total over its duration. It will be implemented in two cycles, each of which will engage eighteen cities: twelve Champion cities and six Challenge cities. The first cycle will run between October 2023 and August 2025, when the first set of deployment plans will be published. The second cycle will run between January 2025, when the second call for applications will be opened, and February 2027, ending with the release of the second set of deployment plans.

Together, the cities involved in the programme will work on addressing specific challenges in sustainable urban mobility identified by the Challenge Cities. Replication will then focus on organisational issues, operational schemes, enabling technologies, business models, collaboration, stakeholder engagement, supporting public policies, and institutional frameworks. At the end of the programme, each of the twelve Challenge cities will develop a deployment plan outlining in detail the roadmap to solving their challenge.

Activities

Six Challenge cities and twelve Champion cities will be selected for each cycle of the programme. The six Challenge cities will be matched in three twinning pairs based on the complementarity of their respective challenges. Each Challenge city will also be matched with two Champion cities, who will share their best practices, expertise, and advice with the Challenge city to help them address their challenges. Through this twinning and matching, each Challenge city twin pair will benefit from the expertise of four Champion cities in total and will be able to discuss and brainstorm their strategies and deployment plan with their twin Challenge city and selected external experts.

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