The 2019 EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK Participation Report has been released, providing a statistical overview of the year’s campaign. The report identifies participation rates in each country, allowing the reader to see participation trends over the past decade. The report concludes with an analysis of the statistics provided, contextualising the data and offering advice to ensure the campaign continues to succeed.

With 3,135 towns and cities participating from 50 countries, 2019 proved to be the most successful edition of the campaign yet. As in previous years, Spain, Austria, and Hungary were among the top three countries in terms of participation. The top spot went to Spain this year, registering an additional 89 cities in comparison to last year. The second and third spots went to Austria and Hungary respectively.

Besides these three, there were some remarkable showings from elsewhere, with Russia doubling its participation figures from 132 in 2018 to 264 in 2019. There were also marked improvements in participation levels over last year in several countries, including Poland (+42), Turkey (+38), Germany (+27), Greece (+24), Portugal (+13), Belarus (+12), the United Kingdom (+9), and Sweden (+9).

Overall, 17 countries broke previous records, a figure that includes two newcomers to the campaign, and 22 countries improved upon or equalled last year’s participation figures.

In addition, this year’s campaign saw an increase in the number of towns and cities organising Car-Free Day activities, with 1,374 events organised, and increases in the number of permanent mobility measures, with 15,613 permanent measures being implemented - a huge increase of 6,765 from last year and the highest since we began monitoring seven years ago.

Campaign highlights from across the world are displayed on pg.34 of the report, giving the reader a selection of good examples to draw on.

To view the report, click here.