MobiliseYourCity supports cities and countries in developing implementation-oriented, investment-ready plans for inclusive and low-carbon mobility.

At the city level, this means supporting Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. At the national level, it means supporting National Urban Mobility Policies and Investment Programmes.

Between 2015 and 2025, donors invested almost EUR 30 million to shift mobility planning from car-centric approaches to integrated, participatory governance.

Over the last decade, this assistance enabled 33 cities to develop SUMPs and 11 countries to prepare NUMPs. By December 2025, 16 SUMPs and 9 NUMPs were already moving into implementation.

The total estimated cost of implementing all measures identified in the analysed SUMP and NUMP action plans is around EUR 30.3 billion.

The full implementation of 27 analysed SUMPs would require EUR 22.3 billion. The full implementation of 10 analysed NUMPs would require EUR 8 billion.

Most of these needs relate to public transport infrastructure, including metro lines, BRT corridors, cable cars and depots. Other investments support walking, cycling, public space improvements and paratransit modernisation.

The measures identified in MobiliseYourCity-supported SUMPs and NUMPs are expected to contribute to climate, safety and accessibility benefits.

If implemented, the analysed plans are expected to reduce 109 million tons of CO₂eq by 2035 compared to business as usual, save 3,419 lives annually through improved road safety, and improve access to public transport for 9 million people.

MobiliseYourCity also tracks how much finance these plans have successfully mobilised from international, private and domestic sources.

Sixteen cities and ten countries have leveraged around EUR 4.4 billion for implementation, with EUR 2.7 billion secured in 2025 alone.

This growth reflects the increasing maturity of completed SUMPs and NUMPs. By embedding projects in formal plans, cities improve bankability and align investments with long-term strategies.

Public transport infrastructure still dominates leveraged finance, representing about 43% of total secured finance and exceeding EUR 3.8 billion as of 2025.

International financial institutions are the main source of financing, representing 77% of total leveraged finance. Loans account for 81% of all leveraged financing, while countries receive 75% of the leveraged funds.

Some investments were already in progress when the plan was developed. While these still shape the urban mobility landscape and may be reflected in action plans, they cannot be fully credited to the planning process.

This is why MobiliseYourCity distinguishes between leveraged finance and associated finance. Together, these categories show how structured planning supports the organisation of investment pipelines.

The Global Monitor 2026 shows that SUMPs and NUMPs are most useful when they are treated not as final documents, but as the beginning of a delivery pathway.

They help cities and countries diagnose mobility challenges, build a shared vision, identify measures, estimate investment needs and structure financeable pipelines.

Planning remains central to MobiliseYourCity’s work not because planning is the objective, but because planning, when connected to implementation and finance, is one of the most effective ways to turn climate and development goals into concrete urban mobility projects.