From Literature to Practice: Designing a Comprehensive Mobility KPIs' Framework

Urban mobility management faces a significant disconnect between theoretical monitoring frameworks and practical management realities. Although academic literature identifies thousands of candidate indicators, existing frameworks remain fragmented and often overemphasize motorized transport at the expense of holistic sustainability and qualitative social dimensions. This research aims to bridge theoretical constructs with practical application by designing an adaptable framework for monitoring urban performance. The methodology follows a three-stage mixed-methods approach, comprising a systematic review of 2.540 candidate indicators and a practitioner survey involving diverse European cities to assess data availability and strategic priorities. The principal results highlight the synthesis of 64 commonly selected KPIs, representing 31% of the total catalogue, while identifying critical thematic imbalances where ecological impacts and network performance are frequently underrepresented compared to socio-economic metrics. This research contributes to product and process modelling within the built environment by establishing structured methodologies and data structures. By providing a context-sensitive approach to data management, the framework is designed to support real-time monitoring and evidence-based decision-making throughout the infrastructure lifecycle and is intended for application in real-world, data-constrained urban mobility environments.