SMALL held its final roundtable and partner meeting

From 22 to 24 April 2026, partners of the Interreg North Sea SMALL project gathered in Amsterdam for the project’s final roundtable and partner meeting.

Hosted by Vervoerregio Amsterdam, the events gathered municipalities, mobility experts and project partners to reflect on lessons learned and discuss the future of inclusive shared mobility after the project ends in September 2026.

The roundtable: Communication, good practices and the SMALL Inclusive Shared Mobility Planning Guide

The roundtable was organised by POLIS, in collaboration with Mpact and Rupprecht Consult. It focused on communication strategies and inclusive mobility planning. Workshops, city presentations and discussions explored how to make shared mobility more accessible and understandable for different audiences. Participants also exchanged experiences from successful initiatives in Renkum (NL) and Barcelona.

The afternoon sessions focused on inclusive planning and long-term implementation. Cities and mobility stakeholders discussed how accessibility can become part of long-term mobility strategies, while interactive workshops encouraged participants to identify practical actions for future deployment.

Additionally, the roundtable included a workshop dedicated to presenting the SMALL Inclusive Shared Mobility Planning Guide: a series of practical tools and methodologies for integrating inclusive shared mobility into Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs).

Pitch Your Project: A session on shared experiences and lessons learnt

The “Pitch your project” session allowed each partner to present ideas and ambitions for continuing their initiatives after September 2026, the final month of SMALL. They shared lessons learned from their pilots and reflected on sustainable financing models, governance structures and scaling opportunities for inclusive mobility services. A replication workshop also explored how successful SMALL initiatives—including bike taxis, school bike fleets and integrated mobility services—could be adapted and implemented in other cities and regions.

Looking forward

As the SMALL project enters its final months, the Amsterdam Roundtable and Partner Meeting provided an important moment to consolidate insights gathered over the last four years and strengthen the partnerships created through the project.

Inclusive shared mobility requires long-term collaboration between public authorities, mobility providers, healthcare actors and local communities. While the project will officially conclude in September 2026, the exchanges in Amsterdam clearly demonstrated that the ambition to make shared mobility accessible for all will continue beyond SMALL.