Sofia

The overarching objective is to address the growing traffic flows causing congestion and traffic jams as
everyday occurrences in Sofia. Mobility data sharing, particularly through journey planners involving public
transport and green shared mobility, aims to reduce traffic and enhance the overall living environment. This use case specifically focuses on connected green and shared mobility journeys. Sofia aims to deliver Mobility as a Service (MaaS) by implementing a multimodal solution that combines public transport with green on-demand mobility services. A new mobility app/service for journey planning will be developed, leveraging data sharing between Sofia Urban Mobility Centre (UMC) and shared mobility providers offering e-scooters, e-cars, e-bikes, etc. Buffer parking zones around metro stations will be considered to provide a service for both Sofia’s citizens and those living outside but working in the city.

Sofia’s motivation for its use case is rooted in the city’s history of traffic-related air pollution issues, consistently ranking among the most polluted cities in Europe. The main contributors to air pollution are traffic  and domestic heating. Mobility data sharing, especially through journey planners involving public transport  and green shared mobility, is seen as a crucial step to reduce traffic and improve the living environment. The  use case will be marked successful if it can involve at least three operators of green shared mobility services,  seeking to identify new business models and services based on shared data. Additionally, the city aims to  engage other cities in Bulgaria.