PRO.MOTION aimed to facilitate energy efficient transport in residential areas and housing projects. A key element was involving residents as well as key stakeholders in housing and transport from the very beginning, in order to create solutions appropriate to the project's tasks.

The conditions for more sustainable mobility patterns from home are both very promising and conflicting at the same time. Instead of the car, bicycles, public transport and walking could be chosen for each trip. Then, the finding of a parking space would not be an issue and other decisions may be taken freely as well. Nevertheless there are severe problems since, compared to the car, the accessibility of the alternative means of transport varies considerably. While the car is parked in or very close to the home, bicycles often need to be carried in and out of the building or are parked outside without protection from the weather. Public transport might require a walk of at least several hundred metres, as well as the purchase of a ticket.