About Do The Right Mix
Bridging institutional European transport frameworks with actionable, real-world evaluations for daily urban commuters.
Our Institutional Heritage
Do The Right Mix was originally established as the official multi-year campaign of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE). Supported through the Intelligent Energy Europe programme and closely tied to European Mobility Week, the initiative was created to promote sustainable urban mobility across EU member states.
Its core objective was straightforward yet vital: encouraging European citizens to combine multiple transport modes—walking, cycling, mass transit, and electric micro-mobility—rather than relying on single-occupancy private motor vehicles for daily urban trips.
Evolution into an Independent Resource
Today, dotherightmix.eu operates as an independent reference publication and digital research hub. While European metropolitan areas have dramatically accelerated low-emission initiatives and multi-modal transit networks, daily commuters frequently face fragmented regulations, competing commercial hardware claims, and complex regional ticketing structures.
Our mission is to translate high-level European mobility frameworks into practical, objective tools and evaluations that commuters can rely on every morning.
What We Cover
Our editorial coverage and research focus on four interconnected areas of sustainable urban transport:
- Micro-Mobility Hardware & Luggage: Rigorous evaluations of folding electric bicycles, urban commuter scooters, belt-drive drivetrains, and weather-sealed transit luggage tested specifically for intermodal durability, train storage, and bad-weather reliability.
- Urban Access & Low-Emission Zones (LEZs): Clear, regularly updated compliance guides for Europe’s 320+ urban access regulations, including the French Crit’Air vignette, London ULEZ, German Umweltzonen, and Italian ZTL systems.
- Regional Rail & Flat-Rate Transit: Practical analyses of integrated national tickets—such as Germany’s Deutschlandticket and Austria’s KlimaTicket—unraveling boundary rules, carriage restrictions, and intermodal cost savings.
- SUMP Methodologies: Authoritative guides documenting Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) guidelines, municipal case studies, and Vision Zero infrastructure policies driving European decarbonisation.
Editorial Independence & Testing Principles
We believe that sustainable transit choices must be economically rational and mechanically dependable to achieve widespread adoption. Our evaluations prioritize:
- Mechanical Longevity: We assess components against rain, winter road salt, and daily wear, favouring sealed gearboxes, carbon belt drives, and serviceable batteries over disposable gadgets.
- Regulatory Accuracy: Municipal access schemes and ticket entitlements are verified against official governmental gazettes and transit authority statutes.
- Transparent Economics: We balance retail costs against realistic multi-year maintenance expenses, battery lifecycle replacements, and parking avoidance.
Institutional Compliance & Contact
For technical inquiries, academic research partnerships, or editorial correspondence regarding our mobility guides and interactive calculators, reach out through our official contact channels:
Editorial Desk: editorial@dotherightmix.eu
Planning & Policy: contact@dotherightmix.eu