Transform Transport Portfolio

About Transform Transport

Transform Transport is a non-profit research foundation based in Milan (Italy) focused on innovation in mobility and transport planning. It explores innovative, inclusive, and sustainable mobility solutions for shaping the future of society and cities worldwide.

It is grounded on 35 years of Systematica’s expertise in the field, and explores how disruptive technologies, increasingly and rapidly influencing urban mobility, can have a positive impact on cities.

This is done under the framework of a multidisciplinary approach that looks at people, places and technologies in an integrated approach.

Transform Transport collaborates with public and private bodies and actively participates in academic partnerships to foster open dialogue and share knowledge and expertise with students.

It also develops in-house research studies focused on its three main areas of research – urban mobility metrics, livable streets and inclusive mobility – disseminating them to urban actors, the scientific community and the open public through self-printed publications, peer-reviewed articles, conferences, workshops and speaking events.

Encouraging the shift towards sustainable urban mobility strategies is one of the main challenges of European cities, since they are increasingly facing problems of traffic congestion, road safety, energy dependency, and air pollution linked to the urbanization global trend.

As highlighted by the 2030 UN’s Agenda for Sustainable Development, urban mobility should be designed to be more inclusive, with attention to the needs of all users.

Urban Informatics is an evidenced-based approach that, thanks to the recent development of advanced ICTs and the increasing availability of digitally widespread data sources, has led to innovative assessment tools and metrics that can provide valuable support to city decision makers to focus on specific communities, their behaviors and needs.

Our Research Approach

We are a non-profit organization established to improve the quality of our cities and people’s lives. We are committed to exclusively focus on research initiatives that can have a positive impact on our society and environment.

We acknowledge the complexity and diversity of mobility challenges in different environments. Our team has extensive experience in a wide array of different social, geographical and climate contexts around the globe.

We tackle complex challenges through an experimental approach, including multidisciplinary expertise within the process. We collaborate with Universities, research centers, technology providers and municipalities

Our Mission

Our core mission is to address complex mobility challenges by combining rigorous, data-driven research with a multidisciplinary approach that integrates people, places, and technology. We aim to foster livable urban environments that prioritize accessibility, safety, and quality of life for all citizens, ensuring that mobility systems are sustainable, equitable, and user centered.

Operationally, Transform Transport combines strong in-house expertise with cutting-edge technological resources, such as AI-powered video analytics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and advanced data processing platforms.

This technical capacity allows us to conduct comprehensive analyses and deliver evidence-based recommendations that inform urban policy and practice at local, national, and international levels.

Transform Transport in numbers:

• 4 years experience

• 50+ research projects

• 6 funded projects

• 35+ papers

• 20+ institutional partners

INDICATORS

Expand Mobility Indicators Database

ANALYSIS

Refine Optimization Functions

INCLUSION

Enhance User Centric Methodology

VALIDATION

Validate Results Through Testing

How to read the complexity of our cities and make informed decisions?

Urban Mobility Metrics

Urban Mobility Metrics

How to read the complexity of our cities and make informed decisions?

Our goal is to define a robust methodology capable of investigating an endless variety of contexts, identifying the most relevant mobility patterns and metrics that are yet to be revealed.

How to design or retrofit our streets to become centers of social life?

Livable Streets

How to design or retrofit our streets to become centers of social life? We are increasingly aware of the crucial role played by our streets, sidewalks, parks and squares: this capillary infrastructure can fight climate change, curb inequalities and connect a rich diversity of people. We are extensively studying best practices and seeing how these can be improved.

Inclusive Mobility

How to design transport service and infrastructure taking into consideration the needs of all the city users?

Inclusive Mobility Transform

Transport

How to design transport service and infrastructure taking into consideration the needs of all the city users?

Within the UN’s SDG 11.2-Sustainable Transport for All, our goal is to study how urban mobility should be designed and planned to be more inclusive for women, children, elderly and persons with impaired mobility.