Are you a European city wanting to test new mobility innovations, seeking tailored solutions to the mobility challenges you face? #ChallengeMyCity is a service for European cities to test innovative mobility solutions that target their needs and can be integrated into their long-term mobility strategy.

Benefits for cities:

• Helps cities deliver against the political agenda through tailored workshops that identify challenges aligned with the city’s long-term strategy.
• Gives cities the resources and the opportunity to test solutions quickly, with no obligation for procurement.
• Provides cities with an all-in-one service, covering all aspects from challenge definition to pilot implementation, and impact assessment. 

How does it work? 

The programme is delivered in 4 phases:

1. Analysing the needs of the city to determine 3 urban mobility challenges.
2. Funding 3 innovative solutions with up to 180.000 € that can be tested in 6-8 months.
3. Involving citizens to test and respond to solutions and bring visibility to the city’s initiative.
4. Evaluating the impact of the tests to understand the viability of the integration of the solutions in the city in the long term. 

Are you a mobility provider looking for a live test of your solution? Join #ChallengeMyCity!

This year’s edition of #ChallengeMyCity is dedicated to the cities of Braga (Portugal), Larissa (Greece), and Heraklion (Greece). Each city has identified a set of mobility challenges and is seeking solutions from businesses and entrepreneurs who can provide innovative proposals to tackle them.  

#ChallengeMyCity provides enterprises of all types and sizes with a market-ready solutions with the opportunity to grow their successful business ventures and scale up their products and services.  

Benefits for awarded solutions:

• Up to 60.000€ in funding to implement a 6–8-month pilot.
• Networking opportunities with public administration and other solution providers.
• Support to implementation by EIT Urban Mobility and city officials.

Challenges in Braga (Portugal)

• Challenge: Enhancing bike safety and monitoring cyclists´ flows
• Challenge: Understanding and promoting active mobility in the city centre
• Challenge: Improving monitoring and use of on-street parking spaces
• Challenge: Encouraging alternative transportation for school commuting to decrease private car usage

Applications deadline: 8 May 2023 at 17:00 CET

More information about the Call for Proposals #ChallengeMyCity 2023 – Braga can be found in the official web page.

Challenges in Heraklion (Greece) 

• Challenge: Creating micromobility hubs through secure bicycle parkings
• Challenge: Management and control of parking spaces for persons with reduced mobility (PRM) and logistics
• Challenge: Control of motorised vehicle access in the pedestrianised area of the city centre
• Challenge: Electric-powered micro-vehicle for PRM passengers’ mobility in the pedestrianised city centre

Challenges in Larissa (Greece) 

• Challenge: Creating micromobility hubs through secure bicycle parkings
• Challenge:  Collection of environmental and traffic data
• Challenge:  Management and control of parking spaces for PRM

Applications deadline: 29 May 2023 at 17:00 CET

More information about the Call for Proposals #ChallengeMyCity: Heraklion & Larissa (Greece) can be found in the official web page.

Find more details about each challenge in the Call Manual.