By organizing the 2015 Festival, the City of Johannesburg triggered a behavioral change from private car use towards ecomobility and kick-started the process of decongesting Sandton, the central business district of Johannesburg. Through measures such as the establishment of dedicated public transport lanes and ten park-and-ride facilities, the Festival successfully reduced private car usage in Sandton by 22 percent, while walking increased by five times along West Street. The modern rapid rail network, Gautrain, increased its ridership from 8.1 percent to 9.7 percent between July and October 2015. Arising from a partnership with the minibus taxi industry, 100 taxis provided free minibus taxi services as feeders in and around Sandton. The Festival attracted so much attention globally that the hashtag #joburgecomobility had approximately 26 million impressions.

Suwon set the wheels of change in motion by organizing the world’s first month-long presentation of innovation and forward-thinking urban transportation culture. 4,343 residents in Suwon city used a combination of walking, cycling, public transport and various other ecomobile modes for the entire month of September. About 10.3 million USD were invested in Haeggung-dong neighborhood for an extensive regeneration program, including street and façade improvements, the transformation of street lanes to encourage pedestrian use, the creation of green pocket parks and various initiatives under the “City Renaissance Housing Improvements” program. Throughout the month, more than 1 million visitors from 50 countries visited the city. Today, an EcoMobility Bureau is continuously engaging the residents to replicate the success of Haegung-dong in other parts of the city.