Exactly ten years ago, in the autumn of 2015, Mobilissimus was launched with the aim of bringing a positive contribution to urban transport and shaping more liveable and sustainable cities. When we were founded, we chose the slogan "Sustainable urban mobility planning and consulting," which has remained with us ever since. Today, this approach is championed by 13 dedicated colleagues with backgrounds in economics, civil and transportation engineering, landscape architecture, urban planning, and sociology. This diversity forms the basis of our multidisciplinary approach.
We plan and think on a local, regional, national, and European level. We believe that transportation planning cannot be done solely from behind a desk: we travel to cities and regions, spend a lot of time on site, and directly experience the everyday challenges for which we seek solutions.
Our areas of expertise cover a wide spectrum: conceptual and strategic planning, project preparation and implementation support, data collection and analysis, professional consulting and cooperation, community planning, awareness raising and communication. Our leading experts and staff have a deep understanding in all areas of mobility, from public transport and active mobility to road transport and urban logistics. This is precisely why we are able to represent an approach that spans across professions and sectors and encourages us to devise, implement, and follow up on complex solutions.
We contributed to the introduction of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) methodology in Hungary, and Eger and Dunaújváros were among the first cities in Hungary to embark on the preparation of their sustainable urban mobility plans, with Mobilissimus providing professional support to both cities. In Zalaegerszeg, we planned demand-responsive transport in addition to SUMP.
In Nyíregyháza, we also started our joint work with SUMP planning and laying the foundations for the renewal of the public transport network. As a result of this, in a partnership that has lasted for almost 10 years, we have been continuously monitoring the structural changes in the city and the needs of transport users with our network and timetable plans. Today, the group of lines using the 90’s indicative is connecting major employers, routes connecting distant parts of the city, regular timetables, and the Gyerebusz service on night buses are all part of the everyday service.
We have also revamped bus transport in Siófok: direct school buses have been launched, there are continuous connections to trains, and during the high season, there is frequent service on the coast, with buses also running at night in the busy resort area. In Esztergom, we designed the first bus network with alphabetical characters, which now provides a unified service together with inter-urban lines.
We have also worked on the renewal of public transport in Szeged, Székesfehérvár, and across the border in Ruse, Oradea, and Brașov, among others.
We have planned and continue to plan extensively in Budapest and its surroundings, including the capital city, its districts, and even on behalf of the BKK. We have conducted passenger counts and surveys on several occasions, and this year we developed the concept for the kerbside zone that will form the basis for the renovation of the Grand Boulevard, which is a novel initiative not only in Hungary but also at European level.
The similar yet unique challenges of the settlements in the capital's agglomeration often require a more detailed approach than regional and city-level concepts. Thus, we developed several urban and institutional neighbourhood traffic and parking concepts in Szentendre and participated in their often challenging community consultation process in close professional partnership with the local government. We have also worked in the agglomeration in Törökbálint, Fót and Vecsés, among others, as well as on cycling, ticketing fares and P+R strategies affecting the entire agglomeration.
In the field of active and micro-mobility, we developed regional cycling strategies and main cycling network plans for Csongrád-Csanád and Bács-Kiskun counties (HU) and Timiș County (RO), as well as cycling network plans for Dunaújváros and Vecsés at the municipal level. We have played a role in the development of EuroVelo13 and in the survey of numerous cycling tourism routes, which we carry out with the expertise of two EuroVelo route surveyors accredited by the ECF. We also put our network planning and related GIS experience to good use as external lecturers in the active mobility development engineering program at Széchenyi University and as consultants for European and domestic projects.
We have always believed in thinking at international scale: in addition to working with Hungarian cities, we have participated and continue to be part of many European research and development projects. PROSPERITY supported the development of national SUMP support programs in ten European countries and offered customised training courses for cities, while we have since applied the participatory planning techniques tested within the framework of SUNRISE in numerous projects.
Through the Interreg Central Europe partnerships (SHAREPLACE, EfficienCE, DREAM_PACE, CE4CE, NXTLVL Parking, GreenPATH), we help Hungarian cities and learn best practices from our international partners. Testing effective models of demand-driven transport, improving energy efficiency, rethinking inner-city parking regulations, and adapting innovative elements of public transport to our cities are all part of the above EU projects.
We are also active participants in the CIVITAS European sustainable transport initiative: Mobilissimus performs the secretarial tasks of Magyar CIVINET, coordinating the community of cities that use Hungarian (among other languages) and are committed to sustainable urban transport. Magyar CIVINET has already organised more than 30 events and numerous successful study trips. In Ljubljana, for example, decision-makers and experts from Hungarian member cities were able to experience personally the benefits of the extended downtown pedestrian zone and hear first-hand how the mayor's personal communication and changing habits due to public utility construction helped bring it about. We welcome all new member cities and organisations.
In recent years, we have also been working in the URBACT expert network, which has allowed us to learn more about the transportation challenges of several cities in the Balkan countries and help develop climate-conscious mobility projects. In addition to sharing knowledge, we also apply the experience and best practices gained from international cooperation to our work in Hungary.
Recently, we have become increasingly active not only in Hungary but also in the region, and building on our experience gained in several Romanian projects, we established our subsidiary, Mobilissimus.ro, in 2023.
In our changing world, we work in areas that constantly require up-to-date knowledge, preparedness, and innovative approaches. No two tasks are alike, no two clients are the same, and no two end results are identical. Mobilissimus strives to provide its partners with customised solutions based on its expertise and valuable insights. We believe that credibility, reliability, and quality must be part of everything we do. That is why the continuous development of our colleagues, knowledge sharing, and capacity building in the field of sustainable mobility are important to us. We participate in and present at numerous professional and scientific conferences at national and international level, and our colleagues regularly teach university courses on mobility or participate in the development of teaching materials.
We are grateful to all our partners, clients, and colleagues who have been with us over the past ten years. The results of our joint work not only make us proud, but also contribute to making our cities more sustainable, liveable, and lovable places, with healthier and happier communities.
Special thanks go to Metropolitan Research Institute - MRI, which provided the professional foundation for many of us, where we not only learned about the approach to urban development and the supportive professional environment, but also carried it forward.
The first ten years have given us a wealth of experience and results – we are excited to see what the next decade has to bring.