Two months have flown by, and it is time to wish Benoît Lebrin all the best as he heads back to Belgium and his PhD research at KU Leuven. Benoît joined the Mobility Lab through the SUNSET doctoral training network, working under the joint supervision of Ate Poorthuis and Age Poom. During his stay, he…
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Welcoming a New Member to Our Lab for the Next Two Months!
For the next two months, we are pleased to welcome Benoît Lebrin to our lab. Benoît joins us through the SUNSET doctoral training network and is working under the joint supervision of Ate Poorthuis and Age Poom. During his stay, Benoît will be continuing his PhD research while also actively contributing to our lab’s activities.…
Spring semester 2025/2026
The 2025/2026 academic year has come to an end, and we would like to take a moment to look back at our teaching activities. This post focuses on the spring semester, while the autumn semester is covered in our earlier post. This spring, our teaching ranged from mobile data and AI to green spaces and…
EIT Urban Mobility Doctoral Training Network Annual Forum
After the Mobile Tartu Conference, our team continued straight into the next event from June 11–13, when the EIT Urban Mobility Doctoral Training Network Annual Forum took place in Tartu. We were very happy to welcome Doctoral Training Network PhD researchers, their supervisors, alumni, network coordinators at the Technical University of Munich, EIT Urban Mobility…
Mobile Tartu 2026
How can better data and scientific knowledge create more sustainable and just mobility systems? This question ran through nearly every keynote, presentation, discussion, and informal conversation during our recent Mobile Tartu 2026 conference, which brought 150 researchers, planners, policymakers, and practitioners from 26 countries to the University of Tartu between 7–10 June. Across four days, the…
Looking back at the online lecture series “Mobility Analysis and Planning for Human-Scale Cities” 2026
The public online lecture series “Mobility Analysis and Planning for Human-Scale Cities” was held for the fifth time this year. If you missed a lecture or would like to watch it again, all recordings are available on our website and YouTube channel. The 2026 programme featured five expert speakers from diverse backgrounds, with a focus…
Reflections from a month at Mobility Lab
Over the past month, we had the pleasure of hosting Adam Stražovec, a PhD student from Palacký University in Olomouc, in our lab in Tartu. Adam engaged well with our team and brought positive energy to the lab throughout his stay. Now that he has returned to Olomouc, we are sharing some photos from his…
How can universities help cities build better cycling and walking policies?
Cities across Europe are aiming to make urban mobility more sustainable, healthier, and more inclusive. Walking and cycling are central to this shift. Yet turning research into real policy change is not always straightforward. In a recent scoping review published in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Michele Donnini and Age Poom explore how academic knowledge supports…
Ethnic exposure in activity places: a study using survey and GPS-tracking data
In what activity places are ethno-linguistic minority and majority in Tallinn more exposed to each other, and where are they more separated? A new article by our Lab members Siiri Silm, Veronika Mooses, and Ago Tominga, together with Tiit Tammaru (CMUS), examines ethnic exposure across the full range of activity places. The study advances activity‑space…
A new project is starting
Under the leadership of Siiri, a new project has been launched: SMob4All: Sustainable Mobility for All: Potential, Barriers, Enablers As the name of the project suggests, its aim is to study sustainable mobility that is accessible and inclusive for all. To this end, the project seeks to create new knowledge on sustainable mobility practices and…