The DUT project Inclusive Mobility Interventions for Young Adolescents and Livable Urban Spaces (i-MOBYL), officially started in February 2026 for 3 years to study and co-design behavioural interventions to encourage active mobility of adolscents (11-15 y.o; collegiens en France). We are delighted to be working with international partners from Netherlands (TU/Eindhoven), Switzerland (FHNW Basel), Austria (University of Salzburg) and UK (University of Surrey). In Paris we are collaborating with Laurence Duffort, Camille Hugbart and their team at CAUE75 (Conseil d’Architecture, d’Urbanisme et de l’Environnement de Paris).

Description

Urban and transport planning often overlook young adolescents (YA) and their everyday mobility experiences. Promoting active and multimodal travel among YA (ages 11–15) is essential, given the decline in their physical and mental health and the formative role of these years in shaping lifelong habits. i-MOBYL addresses several key scientific and societal challenges:

• Underrepresented users: YA and their communities are rarely engaged in shaping urban mobility policies.
• Lack of co-creation: Existing visions are not co-created with YA or translated into measurable objectives.
• Limited empirical evidence: Empirical data on YA’s activity patterns and travel behaviour across their daily urban systems are scarce.
• Weak intervention design: Few initiatives are tailored to YA or grounded in behaviour change theory. •
• Implementation barriers: Local authorities are not involved in intervention co-creation.
• Assessment and transfer gaps: Limited understanding of intervention performance and lack of mechanisms to transfer and adapt YA-focused mobility planning across contexts.

Team Télécom Paris:

• Marilina Pellegrini, researcher
• Stéphane Safin
• Béatrice Cahour
• and myself

Project partners:

• Dena Kasraian and Gamze Dane (Lead; TU Eindhoven, Netherlands)
• Michael van Eggermond and Dorothea Schaffner (University of Applied Sciences of Northwester Switzerland - FHNW, Basel))
• Martin Loidl (Universität Salzburg, Austria)
• Eleanor Ratcliffe (University of Surrey, UK)
• Ursula Witzmann-Müller Mobilitat (Austria)
• Punkt vor Strich GmbH
• Stadtgemeinde Salzburg
• Tranquil City Limited
• Conseil d’Architecture, d’Urbanisme et de l’Environnement (CAUE) de Paris
• Guildford Borough Council
• Learning Partners Academy Trust _Kings College Guildford

Funding

i-MOBYL is funded under the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) partnership scheme, and we (in Paris) are financially supported by ANR Projet-ANR-25-DUTP-0008.

Links

• ANR
• DUT
• CAUE