Our vision is for Ireland to develop as a European and global leader in sustainable mobility by placing the needs of transport users at the heart transport policy, enabling innovation, promoting public health and supporting climate action.

MPI seeks to partner with policy makers to advance policies that enable the growth and advancement of Ireland’s sustainable mobility sector. We were founded to ensure that effective policy at national, regional and local level combined with new technology, supports better mobility and helps tackle the major challenges of congestion, air quality and climate change.

Successful sustainable mobility policy will support public and private mobility operators in developing new mobility services that appreciably diminish private car use, reduce emissions and congestion, while providing affordable and convenient mobility options for growing numbers of citizens living in towns and cities.

Effective integration of multi-modal approaches to transport, incorporating public, private and active modes of travel can further support healthier lifestyles integrating walking and/or cycling into more multi-modal journeys traditionally taken by private car.

As the economy recovers post-Covid, shared mobility can support the decoupling of economic growth from increased transport demand. Shared mobility options can facilitate living and working in an urban setting without reliance on traditional private car ownership. While there is some evidence of younger generations in cities embracing such an approach, wider usage of shared and active travel modes, through an effective MaaS approach, could greatly support a more sustainable transport system.

Improved sustainable mobility is not solely an urban requirement. There needs to be an improvement made to active travel and public transport in rural areas as well and acknowledgment that the differing features between urban and rural areas means solutions are required to deliver the fundamental change required in the nature of transport in Ireland .