Welcome to the official page for the 2025 New Shared Mobility Summit! Join us as we build a Change Community — a more connected and cohesive network accelerating the shift to people-centered mobility. Here’s everything you need to know about the event.
September 11-12, 2025
(includes virtual pre- and post-events)
Chicago, Illinois
A New Way to Convene Leaders
We see convenings as strategic opportunities to build momentum and accelerate action toward safe, reliable, and affordable transportation for all—whether or not they own a car.
The need to move beyond fossil-fueled, car-centric systems is even more urgent. Shared mobility pilots have demonstrated the demand for new, shared mobility options. Our goal now is to increase the availability of shared mobility options and public transit, creating an ecosystem that reduces car dependence. This requires trust, alignment, and deep partnerships across stakeholders and sectors.
That’s why we’ve overhauled our annual summit. In 2025, we want to bring you an event that provides the time that communities need to connect and move at the speed of trust.
The New Shared Mobility Summit will bring together ten teams of Change Leaders from ten metropolitan regions across the US. The New Summit is designed from the ground up to build more connected and cohesive Local Change Teams to fight climate change, advance equity, and strengthen communities.
We Call Them Change Leaders
Change Leaders are driving the shift to people-centered mobility.
They work across the transportation system—from policy and funding to infrastructure and innovation.
They design multimodal solutions, develop new technologies and services, and produce insights through research and evaluation.
They are planners, engineers, advocates, and policymakers—leading teams in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Together, they’re moving us away from auto-centric systems toward shared, equitable, and sustainable mobility. We believe we can accelerate the system shift by connecting and building solidarity among the Change Leaders.
Meet the Change Teams
The New Shared Mobility Summit will bring together ten teams of Change Leaders from metropolitan areas across the US.
Twin Cities/Greater Minnesota
Greater Atlanta
Detroit/Greater Michigan
Greater Seattle
Boston Area
Atlanta
Chicago I
Chicago II
LA
Fresno
Denver
The New Shared Mobility Summit is Different
1. We will invert the power. We know there will always be more expertise and knowledge among the attendees than in any speakers’ panel. Instead of one-way lectures, our Summit will center on questions, conversations, and discussions.
2. We won’t have speakers. We will have active participants and resource persons. Participants will share, ask, and interrogate. Resource persons will reflect and guide. The most important place will not be the podium; it will be the center of the room, in the middle of substantial and challenging discussions.
3. We will break walls and build community. Our Summit will not be limited to the two days participants will come together in person. We will design for engagement and learning before and after the in-person event. Some in the form of small groups. We will host online conversations and build virtual communities to mobilize real-world impact.
4. We will make it accessible. If we have the right support, we won’t charge conference fees and will provide travel stipends to those who need them. Travel and registration costs are prohibitive for many community organizations and public sector leaders. This is an equity problem. It perpetuates under-representation and limits the voices of BIPOC and marginalized communities.
Why Partner with Us for the New Summit?
The New Summit offers you the opportunity to connect deeply with cross-sector teams from 10 communities. You will:
- Cultivate new relationships with influential Change Leaders in new communities you are targeting
- Deepen relationships with Change Leaders in your communities to strengthen your partnership and grow opportunities
- Learn about the goals and challenges of communities across the United States
- Share your expertise and consultation as a resource for communities that are eager to learn and implement new solutions
Interested in becoming a Partner? Contact us for more information on opportunities.
Thank you to our Partners!
Interested in Learning More?
We’d love to talk to you about the New Shared Mobility Summit. Email us at sumcsummit@sharedusemobilitycenter.org.
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