SUMP Process

To achieve the goals of accessible, sustainable, and inclusive 15mC neighbourhoods in urban outskirts, a structured planning approach is essential. The Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) process provides a comprehensive framework to guide cities through the development and implementation of effective mobility strategies. This page outlines the four key phases of the SUMP process, each designed to address specific aspects of urban mobility planning.

Begin at step one, or use the four phases below to jump straight to the step you are working on now.

1

Preparation and analysis

Set up who plans, agree the ground rules, and read the real mobility situation in the outskirts.

1Set up working structures

2Determine the planning framework

3Analyse the mobility situation

2

Strategy development

Turn that reading into a shared vision and a small set of measurable targets.

4Build and jointly assess scenarios

5Develop vision and strategy with stakeholders

6Set targets and indicators

3

Measure planning

Choose the interventions that fit the area and secure the means to deliver them.

7Select measure packages with stakeholders

8Agree actions and responsibilities

9Prepare for adoption and financing

4

Implementation and monitoring

Put the measures in place, watch what happens, and feed the lessons back into the cycle.

10Manage implementation

11Monitor, adapt and communicate

12Review and learn lessons

The four phases run as a cycle. Review and learn lessons feeds back into the next round of preparation and analysis.

Go deeper

See the process in practice across the six DREAMS Living Labs, or read the canonical framework this journey adapts, the EU SUMP 2.0 Guidelines on the EU Urban Mobility Observatory.

Sources. EU SUMP Guidelines, Second Edition (Rupprecht Consult, ed., 2019), via Eltis and the EU Urban Mobility Observatory. DREAMS living-lab evidence, Deliverable 3.1, Accessibility Modelling Framework.