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Held on 11-12 of November 2025, the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) training in Riga, Latvia, was a capacity building event for 30 committed urban transport specialists. The event was the fourth event in Phase II of the SUMP training events; all events are run by the EIB on behalf of DG MOVE.

The event included a total of 9 training modules (3 core and 6 electives) on SUMP-related topics that provided a detailed overview of the challenges and best practices in establishing SUMPs.

The training began with introductions by Elīna Šimiņa-Neverovska, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Transport, along with EIB Head of Riga Office, Paulina Brzezicka, and EIB Senior Transport Engineer, Paul Riley, followed by a tour de table. The training was provided by Christiaan Kwantes, Kristina Gaučė and Mark Finer.

During the first day trainees reviewed the basics of SUMP methodology and practice, explored the link between strategic plans, programming, pipeline and project preparation, and discussed the interface between local and strategic transport. The day finished with discussions on multi-modal plan scenario building in SUMPs, and demand management.

The second day covered sessions on indicators, targets and monitoring, demand and accessibility through the SUMP and collective passenger transport. The training session ended with a discussion on active modes and micromobility, before the final wrap-up, including speech from Director of the Public Transport Services Department, Annija Novikova, and conclusions.

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