Regional Mobility Commission

The Regional Mobility Commission has a threefold mission.

• It contributes to creating a vision and formulating guidelines for mobility, road safety and public road development, in particular by supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of the Regional Mobility Plan by formulating recommendations.
• It acts as a meeting platform and a forum for information, awareness-raising and exchange between stakeholders on mobility issues.
• It issues advices. While any member of the Regional Government may request the advice of the Commission, it is free to address any issue relevant to its purpose. It also formulates its advices either at the request of the Government or on its own initiative.

These advices are based either on presentations or on the work of the specialised sections. These presentations are given by members or guests from other regional organisations or ministerial cabinets. When advices are debated, a consensus is always sought, which reflects a common vision of mobility, respecting the concerns of all. The unanimous approval of almost all advices also gives them greater weight when read by the applicant.

In general, and in particular in the field of mobility, consultation is a key element for the success of projects and is worth carrying out as early as possible.

The work of the Commission is organised as plenary sessions as well as through five specialised sections. However, only the plenary session is mandated to adopt advices for the Regional Government.

People with Reduced Mobility

The “People with Reduced Mobility” section brings together representatives of different disabilities (motricity, vision, hearing, etc.) and representatives of the public authorities (Brussels Mobility, Administration for Spatial Planning and Housing, Brussels Environment, STIB, etc.).

The work and proposals provided by this section are essential because they are based on a combination of expertise and the experience of the various parties. Mobility issues are discussed in a comprehensive and concerted manner.

The section regularly reviews the progress of the integrated accessibility strategy of the STIB and the Region. It ensures that the specific characteristics of disabled people are integrated into the road and transport infrastructure in order to respect the principles set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which the Region has ratified. In this way, it actively contributes to improving accessibility for People with Reduced Mobility to buses, trams and the metro in Brussels.

It also deals with parking issues for disabled people. On the initiative of its members, it questions the political authorities on certain specific problems. Its work regularly gives rise to advices issued by the plenary Commission.

Active Modes

Active modes are all modes of transport requiring only muscular power to move around (pedestrians, cyclists, People with Reduced Mobility).

The general objective of the Active Modes section, which was set up in 2013, is to discuss development projects (in particular those subject to planning permission) in the Brussels-Capital Region with all the various active users, i.e. People with Reduced Mobility (including people with disabilities), pedestrians and cyclists, with a view to drawing up constructive concerted recommendations. In most cases, these recommendations are made before the projects are finalised, so that they can be integrated by the project manager (e.g. before the application for planning permission).

Bicycle

The Bicycle section focuses on the general elements of cycling policy. It monitors the Bike Observatory and changes in cyclist behaviour. It also monitors issues affecting cyclists, such as how cycling coexists with other modes of transport, parking.brussels' bicycle parking masterplan, cycling events and the role of women in cycling policies.

Goods

The Goods section focuses on urban logistics policy and projects. Its main task is to bring together actors from the public, private, associative and academic spheres, with the aim of exchanging views on goods transport in Brussels. This forum for exchange is essential in enabling everyone to better understand the needs of different types of actors. It also enables relevant players to share information and call on this group to build a project, a plan or receive feedback on it.

Social Inclusion

This section was set up in early 2024. It brings together some twenty organisations focusing on the mobility of people at risk of or in financially precarious situations.

It was born out of a desire to take better account of vulnerable or low-income groups in projects or policies that have an impact on mobility. Indeed, in recent years, social issues have emerged with particular force in the public debate around mobility policies (local mobility contracts, the roll-out of the low-emission zone, the proposed kilometre tax, etc.).

Households on modest incomes often face precariousness alongside other issues that impact their mobility: the digital divide, staggered working hours, complex mobility chains, etc. It was time to give them more space in the debate.

You can find all the advices of the Commission and its annual report on our Dutch or French page.