NextGenMobility Urban Living Lab kicks off in Oradea!
On 31 August, Oradea Metropolitan Area (ZMO) and ABPR — Business Promotion Romania gathered key local stakeholders for the first Urban Living Lab (ULL) meeting under the NextGenMobility project. The mission: improve urban accessibility for students and better connect hard-to-reach neighbourhoods using creative, sustainable mobility solutions.
The first ULL Oradea meeting · 31 August 2026
Around the table
A huge thank you to all our participating partners:
- OTL
- CJ Bihor – Arhitect Șef
- Asociația Pedalăm
- ADI Transregio
- PMO (Primăria Municipiului Oradea)
- Universitatea Oradea
- Fundația Comunitară Oradea
- Uniunea Studenților din Oradea
- ORC – Oradea Running Culture
A productive first feedback session with local stakeholders
What we discussed
We had a productive feedback session tackling student subscriptions, active mobility integration, covered bike racks at transit hubs, passenger safety education in schools, and urban planning design.
What comes next
We look forward to our next session in October, where we'll dive into our research framework.
About the DUT Partnership
Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) is a European partnership, co-funded by the European Commission, that helps cities tackle the urban transformation needed for a sustainable future. It works along three transition pathways.
NextGenMobility runs under the 15-minute City pathway, on the topic of inclusive and youth-centric mobility systems — putting research directly to work in real cities through its Urban Living Labs.