Recorded live in Las Rozas during the ICF Top7 Intelligent Communities event and produced as part of the CIVINET Iberia project, this episode features Sofia Pires Bento, Coordinator of the National Strategy for Active Mobility at Portugal's Institute for Mobility and Transport (IMT). Sofia traces her journey from geography and rural development to leading the national push for walking and cycling-centered cities. She explains that active mobility means humanizing streets-safety, lighting, inclusion and public health-rather than simply adding bike lanes, and shows how cultural change, public participation and a national framework can accelerate decarbonized transport. It shares tactics for reducing car dependency, lessons from Portugal's pioneering pedestrian strategy and insights from a collaborative network of over 200 municipalities. His message is clear: successful smart cities move people, not vehicles.

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