Active mobility and walking/cycling promotionprimary
2 projects
Central to both FLOW (walking and cycling opportunities) and SCALE-UP (multimodal hubs, clean mobility).
Organization
TRAJECT NV
Belgian mobility consultancy specializing in sustainable urban transport, active mobility promotion, and behavioural change strategies for European cities.
Innovation consultancytransportBESMEThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
3
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€610K
Unique partners
70
What they do
Their core work
Traject NV is a Belgian consultancy specializing in sustainable urban mobility, active transport, and behavioural change strategies for cities and regions. They help municipalities and transport authorities design and evaluate interventions that shift citizens toward walking, cycling, and multimodal travel. Their work spans from promoting pedestrian and cycling infrastructure (FLOW) to integrating sustainable transport in port cities (PORTIS) to scaling data-driven mobility solutions across urban areas (SCALE-UP).
Core expertise
What they specialise in
3 projects
All three projects — FLOW, PORTIS, and SCALE-UP — address urban mobility challenges from different angles.
Behavioural change for mobilitysecondary
1 project
SCALE-UP explicitly targets behavioural change and user-centric approaches to shift travel patterns.
Multimodal transport integrationemerging
1 project
SCALE-UP focuses on multimodal hubs and connected urban poles, indicating a move toward integrated transport systems.
Transport evaluation and governancesecondary
1 project
SCALE-UP includes evaluation methodologies and governance frameworks for urban mobility interventions.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Walking, cycling, port-city mobility
Recent focus
Data-driven multimodal urban mobility
Traject's early H2020 work (2015-2018) focused on specific active mobility modes — promoting walking and cycling (FLOW) and integrating sustainability into port-city transport (PORTIS). By 2021, their scope broadened significantly with SCALE-UP toward data-driven, user-centric mobility solutions encompassing multimodal hubs, behavioural change, and governance. The progression shows a clear shift from mode-specific interventions to systemic, data-enabled urban mobility transformation.
Traject is moving from single-mode active transport toward integrated, data-driven urban mobility platforms — making them increasingly relevant for smart city and MaaS (Mobility as a Service) initiatives.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European16 countries collaborated
Traject always participates as a partner rather than leading consortia, which suggests they bring specialized mobility expertise to larger teams rather than managing complex multi-partner projects. With 70 unique partners across just 3 projects, they operate in large Innovation Action and Research consortia (averaging 23+ partners per project). This makes them experienced at contributing within big, multi-city demonstration projects — a reliable team player comfortable in complex consortium dynamics.
Despite only three projects, Traject has built a remarkably wide network of 70 partners across 16 countries, reflecting participation in large pan-European urban mobility demonstration projects. Their network spans most of Western and Southern Europe with strong connections to city authorities and transport research organizations.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
Traject brings a practitioner's perspective to EU mobility research — as a Ghent-based SME, they bridge the gap between academic transport research and on-the-ground implementation in cities. Their consistent focus on the human side of mobility (behavioural change, vulnerable user groups, user-centric design) distinguishes them from technology-driven partners. For consortium builders, they offer practical expertise in making sustainable transport solutions actually work for citizens, not just on paper.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- SCALE-UPTheir most recent and thematically ambitious project, combining data-driven approaches with behavioural change and multimodal hub design across connected urban areas.
- FLOWTheir largest single funding (EUR 237,425) and earliest H2020 project, establishing their core identity in walking and cycling promotion.
- PORTISDemonstrates their ability to apply sustainable mobility expertise to specialized urban contexts like port cities.
Cross-sector capabilities
Urban planning and smart citiesPublic health through active mobilityClimate action and emissions reductionDigital transformation of transport services
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