The event will provide a platform for decision-makers, stakeholders and experts to explore the scale of transport poverty across the EU, analyse its root causes, and share innovative policy and funding solutions.
It will explore what EU-level instruments like the Social Climate Fund, Cohesion Policy or the Recover and Resilience Facility can achieve to reduce transport poverty and provide alternative and affordable transport services across all territories.
Finally, the conference aim is to foster dialogue on enhancing public transport accessibility and affordability, promoting multimodal solutions, and leveraging EU funding instruments to support local and regional authorities in addressing transport poverty.
The conference underscores the importance of immediate, collaborative action to ensure local public transport systems contribute to a fairer, greener, and more inclusive Europe.