TRIVECTOR TRAFFIC AB

Their core work

Trivector Traffic is a Swedish transport consultancy that helps cities plan and implement sustainable urban mobility systems. Their core expertise lies in Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) — the EU-standard frameworks cities use to shift travel patterns toward walking, cycling, and public transport. In EU research projects, they act as applied practitioners who translate research findings into workable city planning tools and facilitate peer-learning networks between municipalities. Beyond mobility planning, they bring growing expertise in integrated smart city solutions that connect transport with energy systems, electric mobility infrastructure, and citizen co-creation processes.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Trivector's earliest H2020 work (2016) was narrowly focused on SUMP methodology dissemination: promoting take-up, activating cities, and running peer exchange programmes — the work of a specialist consultancy helping municipalities adopt EU mobility planning standards. By 2017 their involvement shifted markedly toward integrated smart city systems, adding electric mobility, energy storage, renewable energy, business modelling, and citizen co-creation to their scope. The direction is clear: from transport planning methodology specialist toward a broader urban sustainability integrator who bridges mobility, energy, and governance in one city-level system.

Trivector is moving from transport planning methodology toward integrated urban platforms that combine mobility, energy systems, and citizen participation — making them an increasingly relevant partner for consortia working at the intersection of transport and urban energy transition.

How they like to work

Trivector has never led an H2020 project — both participations are as consortium partner — which suggests they prefer contributing bounded, specialist expertise rather than taking on project management responsibility. With 70 unique partners from 13 countries across just 2 projects, they have operated inside very large, city-network-style consortia typical of urban mobility and smart city initiatives. This profile makes them a reliable, low-friction partner to bring in for applied transport or planning expertise without the overhead of a coordination role.

Despite only two projects, Trivector has touched 70 unique consortium partners across 13 countries — an unusually wide reach that reflects the large, multi-city consortia of IRIS and SUMPs-Up. Their network is pan-European, weighted toward municipalities, urban innovation agencies, and research institutes involved in sustainable mobility.

What sets them apart

Trivector occupies a specific niche that is underrepresented in EU transport research consortia: a practitioner-oriented SME consultancy that works directly with cities on mobility planning, rather than a university or large engineering firm. This gives them credibility with municipal decision-makers and the ability to translate research outputs into plans that cities can actually adopt. For consortia that need a bridge between research partners and real-world implementation, Trivector fills that role without competing for the coordination role.

Highlights from their portfolio

• IRIS
  The largest of Trivector's H2020 projects (€501,340, running to 2023), IRIS tackled the full scope of smart city integration — combining transport, energy storage, electric mobility, and citizen co-creation — signalling Trivector's ambition beyond pure mobility planning.
• SUMPs-Up
  A flagship European programme for scaling Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans, SUMPs-Up reflects Trivector's foundational expertise and positions them as a recognised practitioner in the EU's core urban transport policy instrument.