The association Sevilla City One, Southern Metropolis, and the Andalusian Business Federation of Bus Transport (FANDABUS) have signed a memorandum of understanding that opens a new stage of collaboration aimed at promoting sustainable mobility in the city of Seville and its metropolitan area.
Sevilla City One will act as a key intermediary between the road passenger transport companies represented by FANDABUS, the various public stakeholders in the mobility system, and the citizens and businesses integrated into Sevilla City One. This establishes a space for dialogue between two complementary perspectives, turning this alliance into a driver with real capacity to promote the transformation of the metropolitan mobility model.
FANDABUS thus becomes the first mobility-related entity to formally join this project, which has already been working since its inception on analysing metropolitan mobility challenges.
In this regard, FANDABUS also expresses its interest in “participating in future reports” of the initiative, contributing its expertise, as it believes that “for the development and socio-economic progress of the Metropolitan Area of Seville, mobility in general, and the public transport system in particular, are of great importance.”
For its part, Sevilla City One values this incorporation as a strategic synergy that strengthens its commitment to collaborative metropolitan planning. As a result of this dialogue, the association will transfer the specific proposals arising from this exchange to its analytical documents, as well as share them with the various stakeholders involved in mobility planning and management.
Rafael Miranda, President of Sevilla City One, states: “Mobility is a key element in metropolitan development and must be addressed through collaboration and shared planning.”
A metropolitan vision of mobility
Seville is at a key moment of transition towards a more efficient and sustainable mobility system, driven by structural projects such as Metro Line 3, the Tranvibús, the Alcalá de Guadaíra tramway, and other initiatives that are redefining connectivity in the metropolitan area.
In this context, the business cluster is closely monitoring these developments and actively participating in strategic planning forums, such as the latest review of the Metropolitan Transport Plan for the Seville Area, which brought together administrations, operators, socio-economic stakeholders, and citizens. In this forum, Sevilla City One was part of the participating associative network.
The contributions gathered in this process highlighted the importance of moving towards a more integrated, efficient, and coordinated mobility system at metropolitan scale, enhancing intermodality, promoting active mobility, and strengthening coordination between transport modes and municipalities.
It is worth highlighting the presentation of the report “Seville Metropolitan Area: Molecular Growth towards the 2035 Horizon,” which included a round table discussion on the main growth drivers of the metropolitan area, including mobility.
The expert Manuel Moreno, President of ITS Andalucía and Vice President of ITS Spain, a leading organisation in intelligent mobility in Spain, took part in this meeting.
Collaborative governance of metropolitan mobility
Sevilla City One reinforces its commitment to public-private collaborative governance. The interaction between both organisations creates a space for dialogue between actors with different roles within the metropolitan mobility system.
This collaboration will contribute to advancing towards a more integrated, efficient, and sustainable system, lines of work that will be addressed from a constructive perspective, aimed at modernising the system and promoting territorial cohesion and equity.
